In the photo above we are looking over the life raft. If we needed to launch it in a hurry it would take the two of us lifting it over the lifelines (it weights 125 pounds/60 kg). Which is why the middle and bottom life line are lashed in place.
The lashings are easily cut (there is a knife nearby) and then one of us can slide the raft overboard.
We take the same approach on the opposite side to make an emergency launch of the dinghy easier. Once the lashings are cut the dinghy only needs to be lifted a little of the deck to swing it out. With lifelines in place we need to winch it clear of them – three feet/90cm off the deck.
Posted by Steve Dashew (August 14, 2010)
August 14th, 2010 at 1:34 am
Why use a lashing instead of a pelican hook? Also, if you are going to use lashings why have a tang on the stanchion? It looks like it will only chafe your lashings.
August 14th, 2010 at 2:06 am
Good points Biff:
We did not think about the emergency launching issues with the dinghy and raft until a couple of years ago. The tangs were welded, and lifelines made, so the lashings are a work around. Pelican hooks into shackles through the tangs will happen one of these days, but require replacing the lifelines.
Our preferred solution is tangs designed for lashing, which is how the FPB 64 is being done in the area of the dinghy.