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Forum: General Sailing Forum

28-06-2016, 13:32

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Very well said and well reasoned. Spot on. :thumb:

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 12:42

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

I think the main point here, a broader and more philosophical one, is that "self-sufficiency" is a fantasy. Or maybe even -- a pose. It smacks of -- hubris.

Of course good seamanship demands...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 12:21

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Yes, I misread your post, and sorry for that.

But still -- I think what you're recommending is to refuse SAR services in some cases, where they are provided now, just because someone does not have...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 11:46

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

I'm with Cadence. You are joking, right? A guy with his young family is sinking in a storm, calls the Coast Guard on the VHF, sends his position by DSC, asks for help, and you're saying that the CG...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 03:15

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Rustic is mostly right.

EPIRBS and PLB's ALL transmit the distress signal on 406.

EPIRBS transmit a homing signal on 121.5. As far as I know ALL PLB's ALSO transmit the same homing signal on...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 02:51

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Very cool! Too bad it's not sold over here.

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 02:24

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

Views: 80,354

Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

In most cases, you can't get batteries for devices which have non-user replaceable batteries, and you can't get the gaskets and other items you need to do the job.

The excuse is that you don't...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

26-06-2016, 10:02

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

It's an old debate, and probably no right answer.

I, personally, choose PLB over EPIRB, because unlike an EPIRB, I can keep the PLB on my person at all times. The really big drawback of the EPIRB...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

25-06-2016, 12:10

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

And me too.

I can't count how many times I've been offshore in my callow youth with no weather report, and nothing but a compass, and I seem to recall one time even without that. I wouldn't do...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

23-06-2016, 00:46

Replies: 492

Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

This is false. Monohull sailboats with keels and "heavy ballast" pop back up if rolled by a wave. Rolling them practically never sinks them unless a hole is ripped out when the rig comes off. ...

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