Foredeck / Bow riding

This guard rail thing , the “holly than thou “ attitude that they will be the great saviour of a fall overboard in a sports boat when folks ride on the bow area , well here’s a pic .
It’s not something I’ve ever thought about as we don’t have any .

Just seems to me with theses 40/50:ftr s ( theses a Abate 52 R of field ) the fwd coach roof is tilted making a roll off easy and the rail posts pretty wide apart .In other words big gaps to slip through, Well at this size .
No sure about Pete T34 .This pics in Italy they are loyal to there own .

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Portofino said:
Just seems to me with theses 40/50:ftr s ( theses a Abate 52 R of field ) the fwd coach roof is tilted making a roll off easy and the rail posts pretty wide apart .In other words big gaps to slip through, Well at this size .
No sure about Pete T34 .This pics in Italy they are loyal to there own .
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They probably end up flat when on the plane then Porto :p Must be a design feature :D

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petem said:
Incidentally, I'm not very keen on towing ringos and stiff from the big boat although I know my partner has done it. Ropes and people in water and props spinning - no thanks.
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I used to tow toys with a cranchi 33.

You could visibly see the fuel gauge fall - constant acceleration etc plays full consumption havoc !
 
Piers said:
Hi, you bring a serious subect to the forum. My answer would be an abolute 'no, no'. Why? Just imagine the person slipping through the railings. What would happen? They'd go straight under the hull and be made mince meat by the props.
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An MBM cruise is a bit different (offshore) to 5 minutes across Osborne bay.

I think you could consider yourself "highly unlucky" if you somehow managed to let go of the rail, bounced across the deck, somehow missed the fender basket, and slid through the 10inch gap between the guardrails and wires, failing to grab anything as you went.

Compare this to the risk of falling over the side of the upper escalator in Dublin airport?

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fwiw (not much...)

med, D speeds and up to 3-4 force wind, ppl are often moving back and forth sunbathing or just sitting at the bow, np
5 on the nose with the short chop we usually get, bow it's not a nice place to be, no need to give instructions they just come back by themselves.

V.
 
I came across this boat this morning with a crew member who would be unable to grab the railings:(
 
I have let people sit on the foredeck at speed on occasion and I have also asked people to come aft before accelerating...... I think its a question of judgement and the conditions on the day. The type of boat you have also makes a massive difference. My current superhawk 50 is not suitable for bow lounging at speed.....simple as that...and anyone lying there has to come aft before we get up and go. My Feretti was perfectly safe however and my passengers would frequently occupy that space at speed and it was the job of the driver to be more responsible in making their journey comfortable.....slowing down for wakes that we would normally fly over etc.
The undeniable reality is that all those who see this as dangerous are completely correct. However, at some level it would be safer still not to go boating at all and to stay at home (and not just economically!) ...... so finding the right balance for every occasion is the key.
 
Boatbore said:
The undeniable reality is that all those who see this as dangerous are completely correct. However, at some level it would be safer still not to go boating at all and to stay at home (and not just economically!) ...... so finding the right balance for every occasion is the key.
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A sensible response to probably more than half the topics raised on these fora.
 
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