Re: [PUP] Abandoned ships that don't sink
<Mike wrote in part: Near as I can tell, the major reason for abandoning
boats is the state of shambles of the inside of the boat.>
It is hard to imagine a recreational boat that would be able to withstand a
pitchpole or a few rollovers and not have the interior in shambles. The
violence involved will destroy a stout interior in no time at all. If we add
a few hundred gallons to the interior mix then it will all turn to a slurry
of your precious boat and items. It makes the interior not inhabitable by
and large.
This, I think, affects people's judgments as if nearly everything you had
and worked with on a daily basis is turned to junk then perhaps you will be
too if you stay aboard. Darkness, violent motion and the associated
disorientation certainly can cause faulty decision making on the "should I
stay or should I go".
It takes a really firm control of minds fantasies to make the right call,
IMHO.
Sticking with the boat till it is at or below wave level is the best thing
to do. How far this is burned into the primeval part of your brain will
depend on how successful you are in following thru with this plan.
As always YMMV,
Dave & Nancy
Swan Song
Roughwater 58
Caribbean Cruise '07
IIRC, on the movey anyway, (the perfect storm) the blow boater captain said
"this boat can take it, if it rolls we'll be dismasted, but it'll come back
up, just hang on) then they abandoned ship for a cg chopper. Seems like
accounts are that the boat was found adrift later, but I could be wrong. I
can imagine that after a few barrel rolls a boat hull would seem to be
fairly inhospitable. However, the coast guard has roll boats that are used
for training for just this reason. Also, after a complete roll, you won't
have a lifeboat to "step up into".
From: "Dave Cooper" swansong@gmn-usa.com
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Subject: Re: [PUP] Abandoned ships that don't sink
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 20:28:23 -0400
<Mike wrote in part: Near as I can tell, the major reason for abandoning
boats is the state of shambles of the inside of the boat.>
It is hard to imagine a recreational boat that would be able to withstand a
pitchpole or a few rollovers and not have the interior in shambles. The
violence involved will destroy a stout interior in no time at all. If we add
a few hundred gallons to the interior mix then it will all turn to a slurry
of your precious boat and items. It makes the interior not inhabitable by
and large.
This, I think, affects people's judgments as if nearly everything you had
and worked with on a daily basis is turned to junk then perhaps you will be
too if you stay aboard. Darkness, violent motion and the associated
disorientation certainly can cause faulty decision making on the "should I
stay or should I go".
It takes a really firm control of minds fantasies to make the right call,
IMHO.
Sticking with the boat till it is at or below wave level is the best thing
to do. How far this is burned into the primeval part of your brain will
depend on how successful you are in following thru with this plan.
As always YMMV,
Dave & Nancy
Swan Song
Roughwater 58
Caribbean Cruise '07
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