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Originally Posted by redsky49
I suspect that most of us (who do more than coastal cruising) have a ditch or abandon ship bag.
But do you have a dedicated crash or collision bag, and what do you have in the bag?
I have some emergency repair items, but they are scattered around the boat.
What is your approach?
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I keep all my repair kit in one locker. The problem I worry about is gaining access to the
hull areas that need to be repaired. It's not easy if the
hull is behind fixed cabinetry or
equipment.
I'm prepared to dive the boat to
plug a hole from the outside, presuming that's possible in conditions, but conditions that produce holes in boats and are also conducive for
diving are rare.
Beyond what could be done with a tapered
plug and some hole patching gunk, I'm not prepared to really deal with. My boat is technically a "floater" so it shouldn't sink completely no matter what happens, but that's not a premise I'm really comfortable testing.
My first boat acquired 4' of
water in the
cabin suddenly when a guest kicked open a seacock. Given how fast that boat filled with
water, there's just not that much time to effect
repairs and no
pump will keep up with a serious holing.