Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:31:17 -0400, prodigal1 wrote:

Charles Bollinger posted html to usenet:

What exactly is your problem? There are a lot of people using
Sospenders who probably found it informative. I did.

You missed the point. I guess there are many in here who haven't been
around usenet as long as they've been around boats. Usenet conventions
discourage the posting of binary images or html to usenet. There are
several reasons why, for those of us who are referred to as "geeks",
this is called a "bad thing". Just trust me on this one. The OP seems
to know what I'm referring to. Posting the URI alone would have been
correct.

Hard to inflate it when one is unconscience. This ranks right up
there with the paranoia about seat belts trapping one rather than
saving ones life. The probability of having a self-inflating PFD
trapping one rather than saving one is pretty small.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Everett" wrote in message
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Sospenders Inflatable PFD'sThe US Coast Guard Auxiliary does not permit
any automatic inflation vests an safety patrols due to the potential
safety hazard of being trapped in a vessel underwater when it inflates in
a tight area. Manual inflation allows one to get clear of the vessel
before inflating.

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:57:20 -0400, prodigal1 wrote:

You missed the point. I guess there are many in here who haven't been
around usenet as long as they've been around boats. Usenet conventions
discourage the posting of binary images or html to usenet.

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Didn't see the image, I believe my news server deletes them on
non-binary groups.

Doug Dotson wrote:
Hard to inflate it when one is unconscience. This ranks right up
there with the paranoia about seat belts trapping one rather than
saving ones life. The probability of having a self-inflating PFD
trapping one rather than saving one is pretty small.

I agree... and I think that the USCG does too since I've seen Coasties
on patrol wearing auto-inflate models.

One thing to beware of though... do NOT wear an inflatable under foul
weather gear. I know of a couple of people who have had problems,
including one who literally had to stab through his jacket with a
marlinspike... and quickly, because he was suffocating. Another case
I've read of suffered a broken rib.

Technology can solve lots of problems, but it always brings it's own
problems along.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

I believe it is still the only brand that is USCG approved. At least
it was when we bought ours. The instructions say not to wear them
under any other clothing and I think there is a tag on the device
also that says so. Interesting that I was just talking to someone that
had the same thing happen. You would think people would have
enough common sense not to do it.

Doug
s/v Callista

"DSK" wrote in message
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Doug Dotson wrote:
Hard to inflate it when one is unconscience. This ranks right up
there with the paranoia about seat belts trapping one rather than
saving ones life. The probability of having a self-inflating PFD
trapping one rather than saving one is pretty small.

I agree... and I think that the USCG does too since I've seen Coasties on
patrol wearing auto-inflate models.

One thing to beware of though... do NOT wear an inflatable under foul
weather gear. I know of a couple of people who have had problems,
including one who literally had to stab through his jacket with a
marlinspike... and quickly, because he was suffocating. Another case I've
read of suffered a broken rib.

Technology can solve lots of problems, but it always brings it's own
problems along.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

You would think people would have
enough common sense not to do it.

Doug
s/v Callista

You have to remember that "common sense " is not that common.

Neil
T/Y Waione