Lifebuoys / rings

[GinJer]

GinJer came with a life-ring, is it preferable to put a rope on it so it can be retrieved? At the moment we are on the canals.

[Guest]

GinJer came with a life-ring, is it preferable to put a rope on it so it can be retrieved? At the moment we are on the canals.

 

The rope is so you can throw it to someone and retrieve them, not just the ring...

 

On most narrow/shallow canals a life ring is probably a bit excessive, however after thinking about it like you are doing we still carry one as where we boat it's a bit deeper and wider.

[PhilR]

GinJer came with a life-ring, is it preferable to put a rope on it so it can be retrieved? At the moment we are on the canals.

 

Yes. If you don't throw the ring where it is needed you can soon retrieve it and try again.

And when you do reach a person who is overboard you can pull them aboard?

[Ray T]

We have a life ring on CF with a rope attached, it has not been used in anger yet.

 

One major issue I see is getting the rope to run out without tangling when the ring is thrown, thus stopping the ring short.

 

An alternative could be this:

 

http://www.force4.co...aving-Line.html

 

A Danbuoy may be OTT.

http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/man-over-board/ocean-safety/traditional-danbuoy.bhtml?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=Traditional%20Danbuoy&gclid=COjE0f_U-7ECFWRItAodaB8Axg

 

http://www.danbuoy.com/

 

If you do have cause to deploy your life ring remember to throw it near the person in the water, not at them - it will hurt if it hits.

Edited August 22, 2012 by Ray T

[ditchcrawler]

We have a life ring on CF with a rope attached, it has not been used in anger yet.

 

One major issue I see is getting the rope to run out without tangling when the ring is thrown, thus stopping the ring short.

 

An alternative could be this:

 

http://www.force4.co...aving-Line.html

 

A Danbuoy may be OTT.

http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/man-over-board/ocean-safety/traditional-danbuoy.bhtml?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=Traditional%20Danbuoy&gclid=COjE0f_U-7ECFWRItAodaB8Axg

 

http://www.danbuoy.com/

 

If you do have cause to deploy your life ring remember to throw it near the person in the water, not at them - it will hurt if it hits.

Why not have a little practice and see what happens.

[alan_fincher]

I have always understood the correct procedure is to throw the buoy, (on a line of course), in the direction of, but well beyond, the person in the water, so that......

 

1) You don't knock them out with it

 

and

 

2) You can draw it in past them, giving maximum chance of them grabbing it as it passes.

 

It does need a cord on, (and for you to remember to hold on to one end of it!.....)

[mrsmelly]

GinJer came with a life-ring, is it preferable to put a rope on it so it can be retrieved? At the moment we are on the canals.

 

A line fixed can be handy. But in deep or flowing water throwing one or more liferings towards the person in the water as quickly as possible is of greater need. I have informed my crew at work to throw at least three overboard if they see someone going off the boat. On a small private boat such as a narrowboat that of course would depend on its location, in 3 feet of water only 30 feet across on a narrow canal it is often more appropriate to just stand up and wade to the bank.

 

Tim

[bizzard]

A line fixed can be handy. But in deep or flowing water throwing one or more liferings towards the person in the water as quickly as possible is of greater need. I have informed my crew at work to throw at least three overboard if they see someone going off the boat. On a small private boat such as a narrowboat that of course would depend on its location, in 3 feet of water only 30 feet across on a narrow canal it is often more appropriate to just stand up and wade to the bank.

 

Tim

If they know there's a sewage outfall nearby i daresay they'd soon reach the bank.

[PhilR]

If they know there's a sewage outfall nearby i daresay they'd soon reach the bank.

 

You mean the water will be denser giving more flotation?

[FadeToScarlet]

You mean the water will be denser giving more flotation?

 

No, they can inflate all the prophylactics and use them as water wings! Bleurch...

[bizzard]

Yes, and if pursued by a piece of giant e-------t i reckon great haste would be made to the bank.

[PhilR]

Yes, and if pursued by a piece of giant e-------t i reckon great haste would be made to the bank.

 

I was tempted to say you talk a lot of cr*p, but that would be untrue as I really enjoy your posts ..............keep them coming ... (no not those) .......