Suits vs Rafts
 

Roger Long wrote:
"Gary" wrote

Further to your notes, most boats abandoned in favour of liferafts
are subsequently found floating and fine.

They say, "If you are not stepping UP into your liferaft from the deck
of your sinking vessel, you are getting off too soon."

Very true, but make sure the raft is not tied to the boat, they make useless
submarines.

Suits vs Rafts
 

My solution is that the boat I am building is unsinkable... No life
rafts.. No survival suits... Just stay with the boat...

denny

Suits vs Rafts
 

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:05:05 GMT, "Dennis Pogson"
wrote:

make sure the raft is not tied to the boat

Bad advice. The raft needs to be tied to the boat from the time just
before it is deployed/inflated until the last person is aboard. There
is a knife as part of the raft equipment to cut it loose, and the
tether attachment is designed to break before the raft can be pulled
under.

If you do not tie the raft to the boat it will either not inflate when
you throw it overboard, be blown away, or both.

Suits vs Rafts
 

Denny wrote:
My solution is that the boat I am building is unsinkable... No life
rafts.. No survival suits... Just stay with the boat...

denny

Is it fire proof?

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Jeff wrote in :

Is it fire proof?


None of them are......(sigh).

Been aboard a burning steel ship. Took 8 hours to put that fire out.
"Navy, it's not just a job, it's an adventure."

Painted steel burns amazingly hot.....

Suits vs Rafts
 

Denny wrote:
My solution is that the boat I am building is unsinkable... No life
rafts.. No survival suits... Just stay with the boat...

denny

What are you going to call it?
Titanic?

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On 2006-03-29 07:09:58 -0500, "Denny" said:

My solution is that the boat I am building is unsinkable... No life
rafts.. No survival suits... Just stay with the boat...

denny

Even if your boat is unsinkable, if it gets holed, the boat may fill
with enough water to make hypothermia a significant threat. A survival
suit is probably still a good idea. Arrogance or hubris is likely to
get you killed... look at the Titanic...

Suits vs Rafts
 

Larry wrote:
Jeff wrote in :


Is it fire proof?



None of them are......(sigh).

Been aboard a burning steel ship. Took 8 hours to put that fire out.
"Navy, it's not just a job, it's an adventure."

Painted steel burns amazingly hot.....

but it's the paint that is actually burning yes?

Suits vs Rafts
 

Gary wrote:
Denny wrote:

My solution is that the boat I am building is unsinkable... No life
rafts.. No survival suits... Just stay with the boat...

denny

What are you going to call it?
Titanic?
that was the obvious one eh? I got badkarma vibes just thinking about
making a joke out of that one.

Suits vs Rafts
 

In a steel boat of ship few people can afford electric cable made to
Military specifications.
The fire on board is not your worst enemy it is the fume produced by burning
electrical cabling insulation.

"prodigal1" wrote in message
...
Larry wrote:
Jeff wrote in :


Is it fire proof?



None of them are......(sigh).

Been aboard a burning steel ship. Took 8 hours to put that fire out.
"Navy, it's not just a job, it's an adventure."

Painted steel burns amazingly hot.....

but it's the paint that is actually burning yes?