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Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-03-2016, 16:29
Replies: 95
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Posted By uncle stinkybob
Re: Man Overboard off Puerto Rico -- 7-Hour Swim to Shore

Well I'll be damned, a little more searching resulted in finding this. This example is rather large and bulky at 22lbs but on a smaller scale? But I'm sure some here will accuse it of being unicorn...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-03-2016, 14:49
Replies: 95
Views: 16,004
Posted By uncle stinkybob
Re: Man Overboard off Puerto Rico -- 7-Hour Swim to Shore

So sorry, no more time for nay sayer's. Life is just to short to waste time on such folk. Have a nice day.
I'm digging the block feature here, shuts em right up.
Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-03-2016, 08:00
Replies: 95
Views: 16,004
Posted By uncle stinkybob
Re: Man Overboard off Puerto Rico -- 7-Hour Swim to Shore

perhaps all that is required is a fresh open mind that has not given in to your , if I didn't do it, it can't be done attitude. Just think where mankind would be without creative mind's that...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-03-2016, 17:09
Replies: 95
Views: 16,004
Posted By uncle stinkybob
Re: Man Overboard off Puerto Rico -- 7-Hour Swim to Shore

If it's fun and illegal ....that usually means it's really fun. It's not so much the idea of falling over board and drowning. for some reason, it's the idea of hanging on the end of that...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 18-03-2016, 16:41
Replies: 95
Views: 16,004
Posted By uncle stinkybob
Re: Man Overboard off Puerto Rico -- 7-Hour Swim to Shore

Interesting, I tried searching that and don't find anything, If you remember anything else that would help, that would be great. I'm really surprised there aren't more option's for something like...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-03-2016, 18:27
Replies: 95
Views: 16,004
Posted By uncle stinkybob
Re: Man Overboard off Puerto Rico -- 7-Hour Swim to Shore

This has really got me to thinking about falling off the boat single handing. Has anyone developed some type of self retrieval device? I did a search and found nothing. I would think it would be a...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-03-2016, 18:15
Replies: 95
Views: 16,004
Posted By uncle stinkybob
Re: Man Overboard off Puerto Rico -- 7-Hour Swim to Shore

U.S. Marine. Might be the origins of the story you heard. I knew a few Royal Marine's when I served in the U.S. Army. If you had said he had tread water for a week and survived by catching and...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-03-2016, 18:04
Replies: 95
Views: 16,004
Posted By uncle stinkybob
Re: Man Overboard off Puerto Rico -- 7-Hour Swim to Shore

WOW, thats one tough old boy. The human will to survive is nothing short of amazing.
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