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wstu · 27-06-2009, 10:39

Here is another option

Portland Pudgy multifunction dinghy -- the fun boat that could save your life!

The one thing I have always wondered, if you are at the helm and tied in when she goes over, what will the distance be, between the water and the deck floor which is now over your head? Hopefully there will be some distance there, otherwise you will drown before you can get back into the boat to survive.

Also, if you can survive the overturning itself, then there is no reason to leave the boat since it would make the best life raft. Having a major fire on board appears to be the only reason why you would even consider leaving the boat and the chances of that happening at the same time as bad weather I would think, is pretty slim. So, I really don't see any reason to have the tie off connections on the bottom of the boat for the life raft. Why leave the boat in the first place, unless you have a major fire?

27-06-2009, 10:39	#39
wstu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atascadero, Calif. Boat: SeaRay 268 (on break from Sailing) Posts: 15	Here is another option Portland Pudgy multifunction dinghy -- the fun boat that could save your life! The one thing I have always wondered, if you are at the helm and tied in when she goes over, what will the distance be, between the water and the deck floor which is now over your head? Hopefully there will be some distance there, otherwise you will drown before you can get back into the boat to survive. Also, if you can survive the overturning itself, then there is no reason to leave the boat since it would make the best life raft. Having a major fire on board appears to be the only reason why you would even consider leaving the boat and the chances of that happening at the same time as bad weather I would think, is pretty slim. So, I really don't see any reason to have the tie off connections on the bottom of the boat for the life raft. Why leave the boat in the first place, unless you have a major fire? __________________ Wayne Morro Bay, Calif.