Life Buoy Throwing

[Ships_Cat]

Not a competition but sort of serious research (well it could be a competition if one wanted) - how far do you reckon you could throw one in anger?

In my own case it would not be far, especially if has lights and ropes and drogues and dan buoys and things as hangers on.

Thanks in anticipation.

John



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[T_S]

Good point you have made there John especially if the wind was against the direction that you were throwing to. I have always wondered why know one has come up with a launching system like a catapult or something.

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[ShipsWoofy]

Isn't the main idea of the things to allow the bod in the water to swim to a marked buoy rather than the crew being able to throw the thing to them.

With the dan-buoy and light attached I believe with a good swing I could get mine to the stern!

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[tcm]

yeah, in an emergency, it get flung really badly cos it's late. Good idea to have two for that reason alone, i suppose.

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[John_N]

A buoyant heaving line with the lifebuoy attached is the answer.

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[graham]

I used to work on a boat that had a line throwing thing attatched to a short plastic pole.

A small float slotted on the end attatched to a light floating line. You flicked it in the direction you wanted and it flew off the end a fair distance.

It had a brand name which escapes me at the moment.

have not seen one for some years.Probably doesnt meet EU red tape or something.

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[snowleopard]

save a lot of time doing rescue drill if you could just hit the casualty on the head with the wet end of a dan buoy.

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[StugeronSteve]

Maybe, on a good day, just about clear of the bathing platform. I would rely on my throw bag thingy for a lob of any distance. Danbuoys etc. are only really of practical help to a concious casualty, who, as has already been pointed out, should be able to swim to the device. Otherwise they only serve as position markers and don't need to bee hoop-la'd straight around the unfortunate b*****s neck.

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.

 

[StugeronSteve]

Sounds like a job for Queequeg (apologies for spelling, if incorrect). /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.

 

[Talbot]

Re: Troll?

Should your new piccie be considered an attempt to troll following the recent impassioned debate about thse Euro (spit) ensigns)? [crazy)

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[jamesjermain]

Thing is, the well equipped taff rail has three devices:

A life line which can be thrown some distance (20 to 40m?) to a conscious and active MOB to keep him i touch with the boat, reel himself in etc.

Then you have a free floating life buoy with a drogue and whistle which can be thrown maybe 3m. This is OK if the casualty is nearby and it's daylight and he's conscious and able to swim to it. It'll keep him afloat until you are ready and help in the process of getting him back on board

Then there is the Dan buoy, which you drop into the water and which has drogue, whistle and light and serves as a marker for a casualty who may be unconscious, unable to swim etc and may have fallen overboard at night. You then have a bit of time to sort out the boat and get back to the right spot.

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[Talbot]

Last time I had to recover a man in bad conditions, I used one of these:

in order to get hold of him. It had been a recent addition to my equipment, and proved its worth. Highly recommended.

The pouch holds a floating line and a float + some weight. You hold the end of the line and throw the pouch which then feeds out the floating line as it goes.

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[bedouin]

Might manage a foot or so.

RORC regulations require you to have lifebuoy attached to danbuoy, light and drogue. That makes it totally unthrowable and far too likely to get tangled up trying to deploy it.

For throwing use a heaving line, which with practice you can get to travel 30m in most conditions.

In practice I'm not sure how much use the life buoy really is. Good perhaps to litter the water but it can be dangerous for a casuality to try to swim for the buoy, even if they could reach it (which is unlikely)

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[jamesjermain]

Crowded taffs

My last post got me thinking. The taff rail of a modern cruising yacht has become a wonderful place to attach a multitude of bits and pieces - so much so that many boats how sport son-of taff-rail (Dai Rail?), the goalposts. What do you have on yours.

I have:
Dan buoy
Life buoy
Throwing lifeline
Manoverboard recovery device (Tri-buckle)
Three antenna (one redundant)
Outboard motor
Boarding ladder

I know this is a pretty weedy collection; can you do better


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[Ships_Cat]

Re: Crowded taffs

Well our pushpit collection is weedier than yours James. Apart from a fishing rod holder which barely counts, there is only:

2 x life buoys/drogues/lights both within arms reach of the helm for release (dan buoy is stored in a tube in the transom immediately below one life buoy)

1 each GPS and small TV antennas.

Heaving line is in a locker and outboard motor mount is on the starboard side of the boat where the pushpit returns along the side (but it is only used in sheltered waters). There is a boarding ladder fixed to the transom (another for side boarding is in a locker)and a socket on the transom for the flagstaff, but we rarely sail with the staff fitted.


Certainly are not, and never will be any goalposts, wind generators, solar panels, anchors, reels for stern anchor lines, BBQ's, davits, etc, etc.

John

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[claymore]

Re: Crowded taffs

All that plus 4 sausage fenders and 2 round ones

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[claymore]

I used to run BCU Senior Instructor courses and they were always good for inventive throwing lines. The most effective one was made from an old ball-cock filled with sand with a floating line attached. If you hit the victim they were instantly stunned which stopped them from panicing

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[webcraft]

These look good
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I've got one, although never used it in anger. Very thin line, but easy and accurate to throw.

- Nick



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[StugeronSteve]

There's an article on the BBC News website about something like that <A target="_blank" HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4071657.stm>here</A>

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[mirabriani]

Don't quite see the connection..........
OOOOOHHHWWW....
I gettit!

Regards Briani

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