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The force on a single tether has lost a lot of sailors 
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Besides the number of feet you can fly is the force on the equipment when it reaches the end and jerks. There are many stories of sailors being ripped out of the harness and the only thing found is a broken strap. We also have a double tether and a padeye on each side of the cockpit coaming. A 6' safety harness strap has a lot of force from a 200 lb man flying around the cockpit. Better to have a double and restricted movement.
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- Pics can be deceiving, of course, and things can look mighty different from a helicopter...
- I liked this part
- Real men would have scuttled her...
- It would be even more ironic if it caused another ship-wreck.
- C'mon, Ron - what the hell do you think SPOT is for...? (grin)
- Didn't look like no 40-knot winds in the picture
- It would be even more ironic if it caused another ship-wreck.
- Real men would have scuttled her...
- Did I misread it, or is the deceiving picture the one of the daughter of the deceased...?
- Wow, I don't know the sailor from Camden, but sat out Hurricane Earl with the captain that lost his best friend.
- Water seeping in around the bilge pump?
- wind in area
- LMAO!
- Jon, You have talked about problems with tethering in.
- Interesting question/observation
- The force on a single tether has lost a lot of sailors
- The force on a single tether has lost a lot of sailors
- Yeah, I've pretty much settled on the use of fixed tethers around the boat...
- Dan, that's pretty much how we have our tethers set up except
- Interesting question/observation
- I liked this part
