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    Posted: 14 Sep 06 at 9:37pm
Originally posted by Lucy Lee

Or if you are the only vaguely medically qualified person for miles, wouldn't you prefer a nice small rib the person could get into in the first place?

 



Lucy in my experience, a big rib will have a much taller bow, difficult to get people over, but usually at the stern end there is not a huge amount in it.  The sponsons on a 7m rib do not tend to be much fatter than a 3.5m rib.  One of the reason we have the Seariders at Draycote is so there is enough room to lie a casualty down.  However with a double seat and samson post and fuel and anchor bin it's still a little cramped!

To get an unconscious casualty on board there are a lot of methods including rolling them aboard with a rope or sail passed under them, and don't forget you can always deflate a sponson.
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Originally posted by BBSCFaithfull

Jim if you are uncomfortable with using and unguarded prop mate then surely you should not be driving?


Nope, I'm uncomfortable with someone else using one. Now get thee to the new thread...

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Jim if you are uncomfortable with using and unguarded prop mate then surely you should not be driving? I no it may seem a tad harsh but i have surveyed even the most protected props and i could still fit my lardy feet in the prop guard so they are just a waste of space in my opinion. You should ALWAYS watch the prop and come in nose fist! I demand in rougher weather a clear line of sight over the engine as it then gives me total safety of the prop and engine direction etc.
And i know this is no good for unconcious casualties but have you guys tried lifiting people over the transon whilst standing on the cavitaiton plate?
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Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by allanorton

with a prop guard you cannot remove the body part


If you can get the body part in it's not a prop guard is it?

do you know what prop guards look like?

water still has to enter and exit the propeller, ie they cannot be totally enclosed!!!
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Originally posted by allanorton

with a prop guard you cannot remove the body part


If you can get the body part in it's not a prop guard is it?

I'll start a new thread, I think rescue boat design/choice is an important enough topic

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Or if you are the only vaguely medically qualified person for miles, wouldn't you prefer a nice small rib the person could get into in the first place?

 
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Originally posted by allanorton

Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by ed490

with a chance of
an unpleasant meeting with the prop.
This is of course an
argument for a more powerful engine, means you can have a prop guard.
It terrifies me working with somone in the water with an unguarded
prop...


Without a prop guard you will be injured but the body part can be
easily removed or is thrown clewar by the prop, with a prop guard you
cannot remove the body part, and the limb, for example, would be drawn
further into the prop.



So in short: if you are part of the mortuary clean up team you would
prefer a prop without a guard so you can get home in time for tea?

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Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by ed490

with a chance of an unpleasant meeting with the prop.


This is of course an argument for a more powerful engine, means you can have a prop guard. It terrifies me working with somone in the water with an unguarded prop...

Without a prop guard you will be injured but the body part can be easily removed or is thrown clewar by the prop, with a prop guard you cannot remove the body part, and the limb, for example, would be drawn further into the prop.
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Originally posted by ed490

with a chance of an unpleasant meeting with the prop.


This is of course an argument for a more powerful engine, means you can have a prop guard. It terrifies me working with somone in the water with an unguarded prop...
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"What.... unless they were in a wet suit, bouyance aid and had a plank of
wood on there feet?

Those water skiers are such dare devils "

Indeed.

I actually meant when in very close proximity to the RIB, i.e. holding on to it, with a chance of an unpleasant meeting with the prop. When described as "v dangerous", this is what I envisaged.

Of course, the rescue boat and crew should have been capable of taking a sailor onboard, which would have avoided the situation, and was the point being made originally.
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