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