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cooper · 19-12-2007, 04:28

I will put my two bobs in here... I lost a boat...one that i had put hours into restoring sure only 18 foot but ... I KNEW that there where areas that when inverted would not be water tight. I f98762394 up the first time I put the boat on the water I got caught out by a southerly buster and that was that. Why I still love boats is beyond me, it cost me so many hours its rediculous. rule number one..if your boat is inverted will it take on water ? forget the stuff about recovering rig for the moment, if your boat is taking on water then you need to address that first. In my first case the boat was not capable of self righting, a scary thing. Now several boats later, look at the Gz curve - seriously- its like looking at a car you are going to buy and deciding what saftey features it will have , except you cant jump off to the side of the road and call "assistance" this is nothing to do with money. There is no possibility of anyone being able to advise you of a right way to do it. Circumstances dictate the situation. A boat that stays afloat is a good start. A boat that dosent throw things all over the place helps. At least tie down the heavy dangerous stuff . Sit in your boat and imagine your biggest battery heading straight at your head. If a boat is trully inverted, there is not a lot you can do to "make it come back up" its up to the design ,the sea state, and the gods.....The recovery after is just as important and there is lots of wise words out there to help. Personally I hope not to get the experience to be able to add to those words.

19-12-2007, 04:28	#5
cooper Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 969	I will put my two bobs in here... I lost a boat...one that i had put hours into restoring sure only 18 foot but ... I KNEW that there where areas that when inverted would not be water tight. I f98762394 up the first time I put the boat on the water I got caught out by a southerly buster and that was that. Why I still love boats is beyond me, it cost me so many hours its rediculous. rule number one..if your boat is inverted will it take on water ? forget the stuff about recovering rig for the moment, if your boat is taking on water then you need to address that first. In my first case the boat was not capable of self righting, a scary thing. Now several boats later, look at the Gz curve - seriously- its like looking at a car you are going to buy and deciding what saftey features it will have , except you cant jump off to the side of the road and call "assistance" this is nothing to do with money. There is no possibility of anyone being able to advise you of a right way to do it. Circumstances dictate the situation. A boat that stays afloat is a good start. A boat that dosent throw things all over the place helps. At least tie down the heavy dangerous stuff . Sit in your boat and imagine your biggest battery heading straight at your head. If a boat is trully inverted, there is not a lot you can do to "make it come back up" its up to the design ,the sea state, and the gods.....The recovery after is just as important and there is lots of wise words out there to help. Personally I hope not to get the experience to be able to add to those words.