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Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-07-2016, 05:37
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Only boats 20 feet and under in the US are required to have positive flotation....

Just read the the NMMA requires it for boats 26 and under to be certified...have not Co firmed that.

But a CC...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-07-2016, 03:36
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

I know there is a world outside the US.

I am often one that points that out.

But I can only speak for the USCG stats...so I did.

Unlike sommany here on CF that comment with little or no...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-07-2016, 15:49
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Very true....at least to be skeptical.

The USCG lives saved number while accurate in one regard, doesn't necessarily mean that something or someone else wouldnt have saved those people either.
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-07-2016, 13:44
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

It lasts that long in the arctic....

I found one a week after initial activation and when we pulled it up...the battery was dangling from the wires as the bottom had been knocked off at some...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-06-2016, 14:21
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

yes, not in all places though i bet...unless it has improved dramatically in the last 10 years or so.

...even 911 wasn't completely standard so 911 sometimes had trouble figuring out the correct...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-06-2016, 12:23
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

yes, the USCG searches for overdues...circumstances and info dictate what actions are taken....and in what order....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-06-2016, 07:32
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

While I agree about the general concept of why $200 (with rebate) PLBs are great and that it may become mandatory like other places...

Do you know if the USCG budget for SAR has changed in the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-06-2016, 07:11
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

in both cases report it to the normal search authority....it's their job to correlate the flare report value.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 17:36
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

When I had young kids..they could flip the switch and turn on a PLB....If VHF DSC was available then...same thing....

Asking panicky occupants whether kids, crew or guests to call or use the VHF...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 17:28
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

I hate to keep dragging this off topic but if you keep insisting.....

What was the US or any other place like BEFORE drivers licensing?

I posted before that I would hate to make EPIRBS/PLBs...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 17:06
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

As soon as you brought up "nanni state crap"....

You indignance went right out the window..

And the smiley face meant something that obviously went over your head in your outrage against...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 16:48
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

I said in my first post something about sound of mind.

I have posted nothing inflammatory other than what is possible or not...non judgemental.

I was responsible for sending assets out on many...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 16:37
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

what seems odd is the connection to an object about 70 miles from the primary search area.....

Some non traditional search and rescue asset claimed to see a "mast" some 70 plus miles from the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 16:26
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

I just sent a note to NOAA to disregard any attempt for you to register an EPIRB/PLB....

I also sent them a link to this thread....they fully understand....:biggrin:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 15:48
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Look at the boat, 29 feet with an outboard.

Talk to me about thru hulls and an anchor versus a $200 item (see that they do come with rebates) on a boat like this, travelling offshore with children...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 15:28
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

You are correct in saying there are even cheaper ways of protecting yourself...

But you are incorrect if you are inferring that relying on VHF is a better bet than a PLB.

Sorry if you don't get...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2016, 15:02
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

if you do not smoke, drink, paint your boat, put zincs on it, have a cell phone, go to a movie now and then, drink cola, eat prime cut meat over ground pork, etc....etc...then you are right, that...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2016, 11:01
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Dehydration could be very real and cause death through doing incorrect things to survive...such as causing hallucinations or similar.

If they were getting beat up and sea sick, plus being...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2016, 09:40
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Yep, simple as that......:whistling:

Now back to the regularly scheduled program.....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2016, 09:27
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

DL.....When I posted that....I was suggesting turning for a better ride BEFORE all that happens......and it IS better on some points if you have that control in most cases.....

Sure...a bazillion...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2016, 08:47
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

No need to be horrified, this is a rare case probably on many levels.

Like the wilderness, the sea can be unforgiving for the unfamiliar and/or the unprepared.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2016, 06:18
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Or not..... booze by itself and in quantities that a person can handle is not always the cause of bad things.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2016, 05:45
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

I did say of sound mind...panic can certainly change that.

Unfortunately we may never know what really caused this incident....all I am saying that often people beat themselves and the boat by...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2016, 04:40
Replies: 492
Views: 80,358
Posted By psneeld
Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

While your description of the waves might be accurate....but only when trying to punch into them.......why would anyone of sound mind keep doing that if their boat was coming apart? There is the BIG...
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