Osacar MOB lifeslings

[DanTribe]

I bought one of these last year and hung it on the pushpit. It looks very useful and gives us a feeling of confidence that we can recover people from the water.
Last weekend the grandkids went swimming so thought I'd demonstrate how good it was. I threw it in the water as instructed and the rope just hung in a tangle, not even extending 2 metres. Not so good bearing in mind this is brand new, unused.
By the time I had unravelled the mess, the kids had had enough swimming and gone to do other stuff.
Moral;
if you fit new safety kit, try it out before you need it in earnest!

 

[Aja]

MOB Canisters

Our local seagulls have found that they also make ideal comfortable seats where they can sit to their heart's content whilst doing what seagulls do best.

Donald

 

[Twister_Ken]

Our local seagulls have found that they also make ideal comfortable seats where they can sit to their heart's content whilst doing what seagulls do best.

Donald

What, stealing chips?

 

[rickym]

The instruction on the lifesling says that it is not ready for use! You have to take it all out and repack the line so it will all come out correctly when deployed.

Don't ask how I know!!

 

[DanTribe]

The instruction on the lifesling says that it is not ready for use! You have to take it all out and repack the line so it will all come out correctly when deployed.

Don't ask how I know!!

OK. I don't remember reading that in the instructions, but I know it now.
Anyway, I'm a bloke, I don't need to read instructions, do I?
I'm glad that I tried this out in calm, non urgent times, trying to untangle the knitting in an emergency could have had fatal consequencies.

BTW. How do you edit titles, I couldn't correct my typo of Oscar?

 

[rickym]

I didn't read the instructions either, we were just having a day of let's try the kit out.

always best to have a try before it is needed in an emergency. No harm done but a lesson learned.

 

[snowleopard]

Another useful aspect of the lifesling/oscar is in getting the MOB back on board. with the sling under their arms, lead the line through a block on the end of the boom and lead it to a winch. It's not comfortable but it works.