At 03:46 PM 2/6/01 EST, JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 2/6/2001 3:20:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, boydwe_at_dmci.net >writes: > > >> In talking about it afterwards, however, discussing things that could have >> been done had we not had the friendly bass boat around, and had there been >> only two of us, we came up with the idea of taking a paddle, sticking it >> through the back deck lines so it would hang out about equally on either >> > >Check out a "contact tow", Wes. It's gotta be written up somewhere. >Basically, the boats' decklines are connected by a three foot length of three >or four mil line, stainless (Wichart are nice) clips on each end; the rescuer >places his or her boat next to the sicko and facing the sicko, who then lies >down over the rescuer's foredeck, while the rescuer --- with a somewhat >extended paddle stroke on the side with the rescuee --- paddles the both to >safety. That was another option discussed -- and, in fact, I had the rig with me to do it. However, the potential towee was uncomfortable with the idea, not having practiced it. I was just glad I could flag down the bass boat -- which the potential towee now refers to as the "HEY!!!! rescue". -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 06 2001 - 13:03:09 PST
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