Rescue Techniques

Its been a few years since we looked at that video (and Dave has not posted in about 6 years??

In the meantime I have had the experience of falling overboard with an injury, and how difficult it really is to get back aboard. We also experimented with several other C Brats (not intentionally), and even with 3 people it was difficult.

Looking at it from the standpoint of an octogenarian, I think it would be impossible for a single elderly person to do the parbuckle technique without a davit. IN the video there are two strong young males, aboard. The MOB is in a survival suit (floatation) and has a life jacket on. The gunnel of the rescue boat is far wider than that of our C Dory. The 25 and 255 have railings on the top of the gunnel.

link to the video of rescue parbuckle technique.

I remain convinced that a davit and life sling or similar device (lifting point on a life jacket with a crotch strap) is the best bet for a two persons crew. For one person, you better have a ladder. Although the stand on the permatrim, and raise the motor sounds good, it is not all that practical in real time use.
 
thataway":3e5c5kv0 said:
Its been a few years since we looked at that video (and Dave has not posted in about 6 years??

In the meantime I have had the experience of falling overboard with an injury, and how difficult it really is to get back aboard. We also experimented with several other C Brats (not intentionally), and even with 3 people it was difficult.

Looking at it from the standpoint of an octogenarian, I think it would be impossible for a single elderly person to do the parbuckle technique without a davit. IN the video there are two strong young males, aboard. The MOB is in a survival suit (floatation) and has a life jacket on. The gunnel of the rescue boat is far wider than that of our C Dory. The 25 and 255 have railings on the top of the gunnel.

link to the video of rescue parbuckle technique.

I remain convinced that a davit and life sling or similar device (lifting point on a life jacket with a crotch strap) is the best bet for a two persons crew. For one person, you better have a ladder. Although the stand on the permatrim, and raise the motor sounds good, it is not all that practical in real time use.
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Hi Bob, and thanks.

I was looking specifically for single handing possibilities for recovering a dead body. I do have a lifting point, but it does not rotate over to the cockpit, and cannot be slide in toward the gunnel with weight on the pulley, so thinking this might be the best I could do. I could use the life sling to lift on end at a time, tie it off and then lift the other end.

I got to thinking about this after hearing the news about a lady MD from Port Angeles disappeared out on Crescent Lake. They found her car, and later her red kayak, no body recovered yet.

Still staying home, and boat and trailer are not quit ready to go yet or I would be out on the lake joining the search.

Thank you for the response. Sure wonder what happened to Dave, he just seemed to drop out all of a sudden, and nothing about the boat that I could find.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
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