What if #7
 

Doesn't it stand to reason you would have fouled your prop well before any
of this anyway?


On a floating line?

RB

What if #7
 

What if #7
 

Bingo! BB wins the cupie doll! Anybody here ever tried this trick? Even if
you do it on purpose,

Yes, I have tried it. Not easy to grab, but possible.
The story I told is true. The sailor was a woman who was singlehanding.
No cupie doll for you.

RB

What if #7
 

Cheers
Marty

We have to assume that in this case the line was caught and
held...make it 100' long if you wish.


Exactly, and what's more, it really did happen.

RB

What if #7
 

and it's poly line, too.


wrote in message
...
On 30 Jun 2004 02:09:42 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

The Boat: Cape Dory 36
Conditions: Fair, boat speed 4.5 knots on a reach

What a disaster! You were sailing alone, 400 miles offshore. No land or
vessels
in sight. Your Autohelm 4000 autopilot engaged you sat down for a meal
when you
heard a strange noise. Back on deck you see that part of the backstay
adjuster
is coming loose. You get to work and place your foot on the aft railing.
The
boat lurches from a gust and wave. It's a one in a million shot, but it's
happened. You've fallen off the boat!!!!
You spin fast in the water and grab the 15 foot long line you were
trailing.
Slowly, chocking on water rushing over you, you manage to pull your self
to the
stern. It's exhausting, but you make it to the stern. Only you can't pull
the
ladder down!!! You can't get aboard. The rush of cold water is wearing
you down
fast.

What can you do????


RB

Highly unlikely that you were able to grab a 15 foot line at that speed,
much
less hang on and pull yourself back to the boat. By the time you hit the
water
and spun, the line was already gone.

BB

What if #7
 

Then let's assume that it's boob**** on the end of said line, and go back to
sleep

zzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzz.

SV


OzOne wrote
We have to assume that in this case the line was caught and
held...make it 100' long if you wish.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

What if #77
 

Do you trust your wife enough to drive the boat while trying this in the
middle of the ocean?

Scotty


"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
wrote:

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Highly unlikely that you were able to grab a 15 foot line at that speed,
much
less hang on and pull yourself back to the boat. By the time you hit the
water
and spun, the line was already gone.

BB

Bingo! BB wins the cupie doll! Anybody here ever tried this trick? Even
if you do it on purpose,
just to see, it's pretty much impossible even with a 25 foot line. Before
anyone hangs a line of
their stern and thinks that this is a substitute for proper seamanship
they should try it, with someone
still on the boat to drive of course, your illusions of safety will be
quickly evaporated.

Cheers
Marty

What if #7
 

Just for fun, drag a 200 foot rope behind a boat that is traveling at
4.5 knots.


Bill, I can. So can Suzanne and a few of the girls. We pull people behind the
boat for fun, usually with a seat cushion. Pulling yourself back is possible.
I'll prove it to you when we meet, if you like.
In any case, the story was true.

RB

What if #7
 

On 30 Jun 2004 02:09:42 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

The Boat: Cape Dory 36
Conditions: Fair, boat speed 4.5 knots on a reach

What a disaster! You were sailing alone, 400 miles offshore. No land or vessels
in sight. Your Autohelm 4000 autopilot engaged you sat down for a meal when you
heard a strange noise. Back on deck you see that part of the backstay adjuster
is coming loose. You get to work and place your foot on the aft railing. The
boat lurches from a gust and wave. It's a one in a million shot, but it's
happened. You've fallen off the boat!!!!
You spin fast in the water and grab the 15 foot long line you were trailing.
Slowly, chocking on water rushing over you, you manage to pull your self to the
stern. It's exhausting, but you make it to the stern. Only you can't pull the
ladder down!!! You can't get aboard. The rush of cold water is wearing you down
fast.

What can you do????

Kick the rudder?

Cheers!


Remco

What if #7
 

or toss the end of the
line over a lifeline and use that as a 2:1 purchase.

I don't think a line around anything once would be a 2:1 purchase.
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