Survival Gear | Sailing Wisdom Ep 84
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- This episode details our collection of survival gear that we never hope to use. We talk about the contents of our ditch bag and show off our super awesome water pump that clears out the bilge in minutes! This is the last of this mini series of informational videos for now before returning to our actual trip.
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Oh... flashback RIP Goose 😢 currently catching up binge watching when I can nice to watch a pre covid world thanks for sharing
I like the manual bilge pump inside the boat with long handle. Most have them mounted in the cockpit with that tiny handle which would get tiresome very quickly! Thanks for taking the time to show your personal equipment and rationale behind each!
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EPIRB does not need to be in a water to be activated, but it does need to be out of the mounting case. The water contacts are for automatic activation if it is out of mounting case and in the water.
Thanks for the info!
Nice video and I will remember that pump!!
Ahem.. even with the "bucket in the life raft" method.. *put a lanyard on the EPIRB, and use it!* First rule of life raft gear.. EVERYTHING has a lanyard, AND is tied on. Life rafts tip over really easily.. everything not tied on, falls out. I'm sure you've read Steve Callahan's "Adrift: 76 Days Lost At Sea". Incidentally, that was the book that convinced me I don't want a life raft, I want a life boat. A life raft is only built to stay together a few days at best in really bad conditions, before things start chafing through. After a week, it slowly starts trying to kill you. But in a well set up boat, with a sail, you get some say in the outcome. Which is why, years ago, I put many, many hours into designing my own custom dinghy system that doubles as a life boat. Think of a Portland Pudgy, only better.
The Pardey’s had a similar outlook on it. Why sit around waiting for rescue, save yourself with a good dinghy!
Glad you guys are sailing safe!
Glad to see that you're prepared for the worst, hopefully, and odds are, you'll never need them. Knowing how seriously Herby takes safety gives me peace of mind that you two will be alright in any situation. Maddie, I'm ready to commission you to do the painting of Mark and Carol. Carol's birthday is March 1st and I'd like to present it to her for her special day, she's a very special friend. Let ke know what you think. Steady on and smooth sailing you two!
GREAT! Drop me an email and let's talk painting :)
Hey guys...thanks for showing us all your safety gear. I didn't see a waterproof VHF radio in the bag but maybe there's one in your life raft. It's hard to think of everything you may need. BTW...I'll be putting together an instructional video using an old expired life rafter when I get on the water in 2020. We'll have a professional film crew and be looking for volunteers to jump off the boat and get in the life raft. PEACE OUT!
Very cool! We'd be happy to volunteer if we're anywhere near you haha
Great video, but I didn’t see a crutch strap on your life jacket? Just saying, perhaps I missed it
TFS it seems you have the boat safety equipment figured out well. I hope you never have to use it. I thing the manual bilge pump is a great asset to have on board. Happy sailing.
Thankfully everything is still unused, except for the manual pump. That thing can drain the bilge so much faster than the electric pump could dream of doing!
PFD is Personal Floatation Device
So, is that kneeding or kneading the dough? Enquiring mynds want to know ;-)
Consider the more likely fire scenario than the rare sinking one. If storing the life raft below perhaps better to locate it away from the likely fire sources galley and electrical. If your boat is on fire you WILL be jumping off it!
Yes, fire burns a boat in a matter of seconds. I always tell people that boats are highly flammable fiberglass surrounded by kindling!
I read about a boat named Sandpiper that had a fire onboard and they only had time to jump off.
Their outside canister mounted life raft burned before ever reaching the water.
@@RiggingDoctor Mine is on a shelf in the cockpit locker, Winslow crafted the packing to fit the taper of the shelf. One of the things I have not worked out is. How do you connect your self to the raft? You tie it to the boat how can you be sure you can get to it? Must be a good way to secure your self to the raft through the inflation tether. Any Ideas?
Good video !!
Morning kiddos!
Hello! How are you guys doing?
Nice video..Most people in anchorages leave there lights off. You are only required to have anchor lights when you are anchored outside of an official anchorage.
Moorings make it optional to use an anchor light. Anchored, even in a designated anchorage, needs a light. Even though this is not enforced, it is a very good idea to have a light on so that someone coming into the anchorage doesn't smash into you since it's dark at night and hard to see boats in the distance.
Rigging Doctor Some states May differ, but fed. Regs state no anchor light is required in an Anchorage, however it's foolish to anchor dark. I've seen fishermen flying by at 50 mph in the early morning. I always place an LED lantern on the cabin roof. Speedboats going 50 might not see a masthead light. Light needs to be closer to the water. Because no light is required, you can light your boat anyway you want. You are very prepared, now need to make sure it's accessable when needed. Thanks
Rigging Doctor, your comments are spot-on, and Jack makes good points as well. Additionally, when skies are dark, even well-lighted boats can be vulnerable because distances are extremely difficult to judge.
My (I think humble but your opinion may differ) opinion is that any boater who doesn't light up his boat during diminished visibility should be liable for repairs to any watercraft that "encounters" his.
@@seanflanagan5674 - *My* not-so-humble opinion is that any boater moving through an anchorage during diminished visibility, at speeds too fast to avoid an object, even if unlighted, should be liable for all repairs to any watercraft they hit. And if they are not using a light to see where they're going, then they should be penalised for that, as well.
It appeared your PFDs’ did not have crotch straps. That is not good especially in recovering MOB situations. I notice that you have a very capable hand operated bilge pump BUT you also have an abundance of loose gear (pump blocking potential) in the cabin.
Yeah, we got the offshore rated PDF, not southern ocean rated :P and we are working on the loose gear issue.
When we filmed this, we were in the ICW so we were very relaxed about where stuff was stowed or not stowed. Offshore we are more strict about it, but not yet perfect.
You can add a crotch strap pretty cheaply and easily to any decent PDF. Thigh straps are more comfortable but any strap will prevent the pfd being torn up over your head in a recovery situation
You found water in the bilge. I would have thought you would have installed an automatic electric bilge pump with display light indicating the activity if the pump or at least some warning indicator of excessive water in the bilge.
Robert Whitfield we have an electric bilge pump but it is not automatic. All the pumps are manually activated so that we can track the water level in the bilge.
The only automatic pump is the high water pump, but it doesn't have an alarm on it and is set a few feet high in the bilge.
If the pump were automatic, we might not notice that is was pumping and have a false reading of bilge water when we do our bilge checks.
While we don't have leaks in the hull bringing in water, we do get mystery water in the bilge after each heavy rain. It ends up with a few inches of water down there that gets pumped out the next day.
Robert Whitfield this system works when we are on the boat all the time but would be nerve wracking if we were away from the boat for a long time and not around to man the pumps.
Great video. you have every thing close at hand. I was wondering if you ever had someone hold a bucket out side and pump your bildge pump? Hard to tell in video but looks like it doesn't go up far enough to pump 1 gallon. That's a lot of water. I have a pretty big pump but don't think it would even do 1/2 gallon. I don't always believe what manafactures say.
We should give it an actual test! I did see a video where they emptied a 55 gallon drum in 55 strokes but it had no head in the test.
It might not look like the handle travels too far but it has full range of motion where it is.
OK thats the kind to have. Mine on this boat is way too small, I have a small bildge but it's 5' deep and takes a while to pump out! no elec. one yet no where to put it. But I figure no leaks takes care of the problem.
When you have that much safety gear , you'll never have a problem out at sea ! BTW why isn't the pressure cuff inside a ziplock bag instead of just sitting on your pump ? So , do you also carry a few gallons of vegetable oil ? I'm sure you know what for. You seem very well versed. Also you never mentioned hoving too in this episode. Nice pump. You said your purifier is good for any kind of water, what about salt water ? I carry a Delorme Road Post Explorer in my ditch bag. Much smaller than an eperb.
Vegetable oil to calm the seas around you in a storm, and yes, but I have never done it; only read about it.
The cuff is not in the bag because it is something that you grab quick to check how someone is doing while the bag is if something broke and is bleeding. We kept this tour to just what was behind the stairs and the side locker. If we had also gone outside we would have covered our storm sails and how to use them as well.
We carry all this stuff and hope to bring it all back unused!
They advertise "any water" but I don't think it can actually do salt water. But, we carry it because it can at least filter rain water that we collect in the raft.
If it can do salt, then it would be amazing!
Sorry to misdirect you , I meant the cuff being in "a" bag , not "the" bag. Cheers Can't wait for your next video.
Go South and hopefully it will get Balmy. Wouldn't that be nice.
I can't wait!
Hi guys, love your videos, where did you buy this suit.
We got ours used but West Marine sells new immersion suits.
Personal epirbs or personal ais transmitters??
We looked at getting them but they are rather expensive, so we just make sure we are securely clipped in and hold on tight to the deck so we don't fall overboard in the first place.
In case of fire onboard and you cant get to the raft ju jump in the water at night?
Probably not. Fires burn a boat fast and all you have time to do is jump off.
I read about an Island Packet named Sandpiper that burned off the coast of California/Mexico area. The quarter berth ignited (cause of the fire was never determined but it was near the motor while being motored at a high speed) and the entire boat was on fire in seconds.
They had an outside canister life raft that incinerated in the inferno before having a chance to deploy.
They ended up holding onto their inflatable dinghy as soon as the davit lines burned and dropped the dinghy.
They had no time to activate and emergency equipment but their burning boat was a massive flare and smoke signal so other boats came to their rescue quickly.
No , you get the fire extinguisher and put out the fire.
Totally disagree with your use of snapshackle and carabinas for your safety lines (tethers). These are dangerous and should have no place as part of safety gear. Yes there are a few freak accounts of people being dragged underwater when falling over the side but this is more about using the wrong length tether when going forward. (The top harnesses actually have a tether cutter incorporated in their kit - eg Spinlock Deckvest - should you ever need to be separated from the boat. The snap shackle is just too easy to detach from the vessel at the time of deployment. (Sorry my offshore racing training is offended)
The other most important thing to do is to deploy a life raft and practice getting into it. Our Aussie Sea Safety Survival Certificates for offshore racers are mandatory for half the crew in major races and are compulsory for all of my offshore crew on my boat. Over two days you deploy, right, get into unassisted, assist injured crew into a liferaft. All in full survival gear and PFD. Yes it in a swimming pool. But try and put your full kit on and swim a couple of laps of a swim pool. you learn new methods of moving. We also practice shooting flares and get an update on latest equipment, latest incidents. Even if you are not a racer you should practice your MOB and abandon ship procedures.
We have lost a hard canister liferaft over the side in a storm. from above the coach roof a lashing failed and it deployed, as it should, over the side. It took out one stantion as we were doing about 8 knots at the time (over hull speed). Life rafts are like towing a brick building. They are designed not to move and our attempts to tow it ashore failed, after having us reported by Sydney Hobart winner Comanche, merchant vessels and our police search and rescue helicopter. It was cut lose and returned to us 3 months later by water police. It is now in our garden and used as a jumping castle by our grand children. Due to space we have a new stainless cradle for either pushpit installation or back on the coachroof as we cant fit anything down below. It is rated and is serviced every 2-3 years (The non canister ones only have a one year rating between servicing so this get to be expensive.)
Paul Kenna well said Paul. I gringed when looking at the harnesses. We have just had tne Clipper fleet in Fremantle and despite using YA approved harnesses incurred a fatality. No need to further compromise using equipment that is patentedly unsuitable.
That would surely be a bad feeling to have been tossed or fallen overboard in any weather and realize that your snap-shackle is open because something grabbed it and your lanyard is still attached to your boat and you get to watch your wife and sailboat sail away from you on autopilot.
Herbert, who taught you all of these don'ts. ?
You may sound more official or old school, but I prefer Rigging Dr's methodology . Just a personal preference . I do like your tether cutting deal . I pick and choose what's for my safety. Just saying .
I learned the application of the shackle from the VOR protocols. I always wondered why you would want to quickly disconnect yourself from the boat and in an interview with a crew member, he detailed how if you are being dragged along at 25 knots (mind blowing speeds) you would drown before they could pull you back in so you need to be able to disconnect from the boat in a hurry.
I have never gotten anywhere near those speeds so I doubt that I will ever find myself in that situation, but safety protocols exist for a reason so I follow along should the situation arise.
+rsmithotis the instruction manual for it mentioned having it setup this way for a quick disconnect, but it didn't specify why you would ever want to do that. In the interview, the guy mentioned that scenario and that answered my question of "why would you ever want to disconnect yourself from the boat?!"
I know she can't hear a thing inside, which is why whenever I go up on deck, she pokes her head out the companion way and watches (that's why all the footage of me up there in bad weather is through the dodger). She's keeping an eye on me so if something happens, she can react quicker.
Maddie is very good at maneuvering the boat, she usually steers while docking and anchoring, and is a very capable sailor. She would just rather do other things while we are moving so she lets me sit in the cockpit for hours on end :P she's got this cruising thing figured out!
I see your concern, but I always do my best to hold onto the deck without the aid of tethers and lifelines. I keep a firm grip on grab rails and keep firm footing while working. The tether is clipped in as a just in case. Meanwhile she is keeping a close eye on me and helping with the helm or adjusting the sheets while I'm up there.