On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:23 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

The biggest risk to open boats is swamping and capsize. That can
happen right at the dock in storm conditions.

I think I'll give up on the patch kit idea for a while.
No real interest, since the chance of needing it is slight.
Now, anti-capsize. That's interesting.

Time to start talking about inflatable amas deploying from
the gunnels in swamp/capsize situations.
And manual bailing methods when batteries are wet.

Manual bailing is easy. One gallon plastic jugs with the bottom cut
out work very well.

Automatically deployable amas may take a little more engineering.
:-)

One thing I've sometimes seen on Whalers and Carolina Skiffs is to
ring the boat with fair sized inflatable fenders. This is usually
done on boats that are being used as tenders or for sailing
instruction but it might provide a useful increase in flotation and
capsize resistance for any boat.

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:06:27 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:23 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

The biggest risk to open boats is swamping and capsize. That can
happen right at the dock in storm conditions.

I think I'll give up on the patch kit idea for a while.
No real interest, since the chance of needing it is slight.
Now, anti-capsize. That's interesting.

Time to start talking about inflatable amas deploying from
the gunnels in swamp/capsize situations.
And manual bailing methods when batteries are wet.

Manual bailing is easy. One gallon plastic jugs with the bottom cut
out work very well.

Automatically deployable amas may take a little more engineering.
:-)

One thing I've sometimes seen on Whalers and Carolina Skiffs is to
ring the boat with fair sized inflatable fenders. This is usually
done on boats that are being used as tenders or for sailing
instruction but it might provide a useful increase in flotation and
capsize resistance for any boat.

There you go. Might just tie inner tubes to the sides my skiff.
Just have to careful with the fishing hooks and gaff.

--Vic

On 10/17/09 6:42 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:06:27 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:23 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

The biggest risk to open boats is swamping and capsize. That can
happen right at the dock in storm conditions.

I think I'll give up on the patch kit idea for a while.
No real interest, since the chance of needing it is slight.
Now, anti-capsize. That's interesting.

Time to start talking about inflatable amas deploying from
the gunnels in swamp/capsize situations.
And manual bailing methods when batteries are wet.

Manual bailing is easy. One gallon plastic jugs with the bottom cut
out work very well.

Automatically deployable amas may take a little more engineering.
:-)

One thing I've sometimes seen on Whalers and Carolina Skiffs is to
ring the boat with fair sized inflatable fenders. This is usually
done on boats that are being used as tenders or for sailing
instruction but it might provide a useful increase in flotation and
capsize resistance for any boat.

There you go. Might just tie inner tubes to the sides my skiff.
Just have to careful with the fishing hooks and gaff.

--Vic



Contact the surf rescue guys at the St. Johns, Florida rescue
department...the ones who yank idiots out of the inlets. They have or
had a Carolina skiff with large openings cut in the sides to pull aboard
fatigued swimmers. I don't recall that boat ever swamping or turning
turtle. Might be the fire department that has jurisdiction...

--
http://tinyurl.com/ykaa4k7

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:47:44 -0400, H the K
wrote:


Contact the surf rescue guys at the St. Johns, Florida rescue
department...the ones who yank idiots out of the inlets. They have or
had a Carolina skiff with large openings cut in the sides to pull aboard
fatigued swimmers. I don't recall that boat ever swamping or turning
turtle. Might be the fire department that has jurisdiction...

Those DLX models are wide beam and very stable. Probably less prone
to capsize than v-hulls.

--Vic

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On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:06:27 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:23 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

The biggest risk to open boats is swamping and capsize. That can
happen right at the dock in storm conditions.

I think I'll give up on the patch kit idea for a while.
No real interest, since the chance of needing it is slight.
Now, anti-capsize. That's interesting.

Time to start talking about inflatable amas deploying from
the gunnels in swamp/capsize situations.
And manual bailing methods when batteries are wet.

Manual bailing is easy. One gallon plastic jugs with the bottom cut
out work very well.

Automatically deployable amas may take a little more engineering.
:-)

One thing I've sometimes seen on Whalers and Carolina Skiffs is to
ring the boat with fair sized inflatable fenders. This is usually
done on boats that are being used as tenders or for sailing
instruction but it might provide a useful increase in flotation and
capsize resistance for any boat.

There you go. Might just tie inner tubes to the sides my skiff.
Just have to careful with the fishing hooks and gaff.

--Vic

Have you sen the Walker Bay boat option?
http://www.walkerbay.com/products/ri...ghy/index.html
At first I think the inflatable portion was added to the stock boats... but
it may be different now.

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:25:06 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:




Have you sen the Walker Bay boat option?
http://www.walkerbay.com/products/ri...ghy/index.html
At first I think the inflatable portion was added to the stock boats... but
it may be different now.

Don't know much about dinghies, but those look good.

--Vic

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On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:25:06 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:




Have you sen the Walker Bay boat option?
http://www.walkerbay.com/products/ri...ghy/index.html
At first I think the inflatable portion was added to the stock boats... but
it may be different now.

Don't know much about dinghies, but those look good.

--Vic

Yeah, but the inflatable ring only serves to take space. The boat would
be just as stable with a hard ring not inflated... The distance from
center is what counts, not what it's filled or not filled with...