Falling overboard.... we have a friend whose mom was sailing with friends near nightfall and fell overboard--probably too many martinis. It took time to get that big boat turned around and they could not see her. She had no life jacket-- and they had had nothing to toss in to spot her by when she fell. However, she took off part of her bright pink bikini and waved it, and they found her. Could have been a very sad ending. Its all fun on the water until.... I went off a dock once and could barely make it back to land--cold water. It's like a belt around the chest. Life jackets dockside can be smart, too! Burt On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 4:49 PM, George Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com> wrote:
my tether is the same a 3' & 6' I have a heavy eye bolt attached to the bulkhead going into the cabin on the starboard side about 6" away from the CB line. As I have a roller fuller now (2 yr.) no need to go forward much unless the fuller jams (& it has).
All other comments apply as well.
George 96 M15 #602 Merry Helen II
George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 3:17 PM, <casioqv@usermail.com> wrote:
On my M15 I use a harness and tether regularly. I just tie the heavy nylon docklines tight from the bow to stern cleats, and clip into that so I don't need any extra hardware or rigging. I tie the ends together in a continuous loop around the boat, so in the unlikely event a cleat ripped out of the deck, I would still remain attached to the boat.
I think the main reason to use webbing instead of rope is it's supposed to be safer for stepping on, but the rope ends up running along the very outside edge of the boat, where you cannot really step on an M15 without it rolling excessively anyway.
Sincerely, Tyler
----- Original Message ----- From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman. xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 7:48:53 AM Subject: M_Boats: Sailing Harness & Tether
Hello Montgomery Sailors, I finally bit the bullet and shelled out the dough y'day for a West Marine sailing harness and tether. The harness has double D rings, and the tether is double, one 3', the other 6'. My question to the group is to see what if any Monty sailors in the 15 or 17 sail with a harness, and if so, to see what on the boat they attach themselves to. I was out on the Choptank last year having the time of my life, literally, in my M15, on a galloping exhilarating beam reach, but felt a tad bit insecure not being connected to anything. If anyone's ever been tossed (out of the cockpit, into the deep, blue sea) feel free to relate your experience, with or without wearing a harness & tethered to boat. Thanks! - Brad