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Where can I find information about rubber washers for keel bolts?
Pinch myself and wake up. I couldn't afford the oars to paddle up shitts creek let alone a boatwhats the cheapest way to have a canal boat holiday for one week in the summer.?
Make sure you have a roll of Life Savers with you before you leave the dock. Or you could hope a big plane crashes nearby, cuz their seats can be used as a flotation device. (I have often wondered why they do that, wouldn't you rather have a parachute?)whats the difference between starboard side?
Hang onto the boat and be thankful that you wore your lifevest.Does anyone know much about Tahoe Deck Boats?
Sink or swim!What can I add to a tank of water to flush out my 15 hp outboard motor?
This is why it is so important to wear your "PFD" (life vest) at ALL TIMES !Stay with the boat ! it won't usually sink if its a small boat, (I bought a "Boston Whaler" for exactly this reason, it's closed cell floatation throughout the Hull makes it unsinkable, even when cut in half).
I have a 36 volt troll motor and would like to know how to connect the batteries?
Try to get out of the water and into, or on top of the boat.
On my (brightly colored) PFD I carry AT ALL TIMES,
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Small strobe light attached to PFD
small signal mirror
small pocket launcher flare
Knife 6" w/ sheath (very sharp, to slice through tangled rope)
Loud whistle (I use a storm whistle)
very small 1 AAA water proof solitare flashlight
small waterproof 2-way VHF marine hand held radio with channel 16 (distress) that comes on instantly when the unit is turned on ($58 from overton's.com)
all of this is either in a pocket, or teathered to the vest because, you never know when you'll end up in the water, boats are funny like that, and it's the LAST thing that people expect (to be thrown into the water). This whole set up cost only a few hundred dollars, and is MINIMAL SURVIVAL EQUIPT. for inshore waters, where fast rescue is expected. Is my life worth a few hundred $ ? YOU BETCHA ! If you spend any time in a situation like you described, you're going to go through a LOT of equipt. FAST !
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justanotherengine covers it well.......if you aren't as organized as all that,( and you should be, at least to the PFD, whistle and light) at a minimum, STAY WITH THE BOAT...almost all boats have flotation in them and its rare they'll actually sink...and a swamped boat is a MUCH bigger target for someone to see rather than a head and a widely waving arm in choppy water!I'm looking for glass for yacht,but they use electronic and no one can see into it?thanks.?
Hopefully in rough weather you have your life jackets on....Stay with the boat...its much easier to spot from the air...if you are going way offshore an Epirb is a sensible must....close to shore...a handheld,waterproof vhf radio is a good betThis depends on the size and type of boat. Sailboats can usually be righted, once you remove the sails, and then bailed out. Don't let the sails get away from you though, once uprighted, you'll want them back on the boat. Smaller boats, if you can get them right side up, even if they almost full of water, will still have some bouyancy. If the gunwales are above the water, once righted, you can start bailing the water out until it's hig enough to get into. Once in the righted boat, keep removing water until you can make headway for shore.
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Get on top of the capsized boat if you can, and make sure you keep your life jacket on...Someone would surely come by eventually...I've just asked a question about getting a radio...I'm definitely not going out there without some form of communication...How to remove mold from my boat covers?
i don't knowwill be ok to sail from Dover to Eastbourne in a yacht tomorrow?
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I have not yet read the answers of my fellow mariners, I can say this. More people should ask this question on land. So good for you.What is the sailing scene like in Boston?
The majority of "swimmers" ask this question after it happens to them.
How long would it take to sail the Atlantic?
1. Let someone on land know who is going, what your route is and when you should return. This way if you dont return they can notify authorities of your original plans
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2.Have proper safety equipment for the waters you are in. A small lake in summer may just be a life jacket for all aboard. A cold weather fishing trip in Massachusetts will require wet/survival suits, epirbs etc.
After they make Styrofoam, what do they ship it in?
3. Life rafts are necessary for open water passages. ie Cal. to Hawaii.
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4. Most Captains have a ditch bag. This is a water tight bag with all the things you wish you had if you capsized. Before the boat leaves the shore let everyone know where it is and what is in it. Also be sure they do not move it or fiddle with it unless the boat is sinking.
Bon voyage!
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