brownsox
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I have NO intention of letting my HWMBO go overboard but ...
I've always been a bit puzzled about use of these various items. It must be hard to throw a horseshoe buoy with light very far. I gather it's NOT supposed to be attached to the boat, although I have seen boats where they are. We haven't got: danbuoy - they are very expensive and most seem to need assembling to some extent. Yeh, while crash tacking etc? A MOB sling on a rope which I think IS supposed to be tied on to the boat so you can tow it round in a circle till he catches it (?) Then there are throwing lines, which again we don't have. I'm a really girly thrower anyway. So what would you recommend as the best gear in this category for a small boat with a crew of two (60+ and cautious)?
We have done Day Skipper MOB drills, but you just throw the bucket and point at it!
I've always been a bit puzzled about use of these various items. It must be hard to throw a horseshoe buoy with light very far. I gather it's NOT supposed to be attached to the boat, although I have seen boats where they are. We haven't got: danbuoy - they are very expensive and most seem to need assembling to some extent. Yeh, while crash tacking etc? A MOB sling on a rope which I think IS supposed to be tied on to the boat so you can tow it round in a circle till he catches it (?) Then there are throwing lines, which again we don't have. I'm a really girly thrower anyway. So what would you recommend as the best gear in this category for a small boat with a crew of two (60+ and cautious)?
We have done Day Skipper MOB drills, but you just throw the bucket and point at it!