Re: Man Overboard
Gordon (hlg@pacbell.net)
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 12:12:47 -0700
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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As small as the P15 is, and maybe the P19 also, I suspect we can forget
about using the boom to hoist an MOB clear of the water. How about having a
suitable tackle attached around the base of the mast and just drag the
unfortunate person over the side of the boat and onto the cabintop? That
might be painful for the victim but better than remaining in cold water.
I'm assuming a situation where the MOB is unconscious or too weakened to
use the transom ladder.
Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA
>Judy and others
>
>I missed most of this string, but wonder if anyone has taken into
>consideration the lightness of the Potter rig? Can we really count of the
>mast and boom to handle all of this force? With the fractional rig, and
>thin cross-section of the mast, I would be afraid of bending the top section
>of the mast if I put my weight on it via- end of the boom-through topping
>lift-to mast top.
>
>Larry