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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Wed Aug 18 1999 - 16:20:05 EDT
On Thu, 08 Apr 1999 21:35:32 -0700, you wrote:
>Don't forget the little green 'thingies' that come with the asprin
>thingies. (technical terms) the green thingie keeps the ripcord from
>activating accidently
>
Bob and I had a practice last weekend. First we left the slip and
since there wasn't too much wind to confuse things, I practiced
backing. I'd tell Bob where I intended to go (mostly using the
little 'no wake' markers as a guide), and then see if I could get the
boat to go there. I feel a little more confident now, although if the
space is tight, he'll probably still do it.
Then we had an anchoring practice where I did the anchoring and he was
at the helm instead of v.v. like usual. Then I (under his direction)
put out the dink and tried the little portable ladder that we got on
it. Doesn't fit over the dink sides - they are too wide (bummer).
I put on a dive skin over my bathing suit (to protect against sea
nettles) and my Sos-spenders, and jumped in the water. We wanted to
see if they'd inflate. They did. I then tried to climb in the dink
using the ladder. It kept going under the dink, and I couldn't use
it. I had previously tried climbing back on the boat with it, but the
lowest rung is above the waterline, and I can either get my foot on it
or pull myself up, but not both.
Next Bob handed me the end of a halyard to clip onto my Sospender
harness and winched me back aboard. He first tried using a line that
he made to clip onto the jacklines to make a crotch strap, but that
was really painful to me, so I took it off, and just kept my arms
down. Even so, this wasn't a really comfortable, even when I helped
using my hands and feet. It was also hard for Bob (I weigh over 230
lbs).
He decided that it would not be possible for me to winch him aboard
until he found a method with a little more mechanical advantage (using
the jib sheet winches for instance), but he jumped in too (his PFD
also inflated), and he tried the ladder on the dink, and he too
couldn't use it. We'll have to think of something else.
We showered off on deck, and got dry and changed clothes and hauled up
the dink again, and then I tried to raise the anchor (he had me put
out about 75 feet of chain). This also proved quite a workout for me.
Then we went back to the slip.
A very interesting afternoon.
He then compressed the PFDs, washed them off, and repacked them. He
has a kit for his, and he has the asprin things (bobbins) for mine and
the cylinder, but not the green thingys (clips). He's ordered them
from Defender but they haven't sent them yet. They are so
disorganized. We bought two more cylinders (the compressed gas part)
from West Marine on the way back up to the city, but still don't have
the clips.
We do have two back-up autoinflate PFDs for guests which I guess I
will use until we can get the parts for mine.
He's also bought an extension for the halyard - carabineer (or
something) which I think are for construction workers for fall
protection.
grandma Rosalie
S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
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