{"id":12584,"date":"2010-08-14T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=12584"},"modified":"2010-08-12T04:41:29","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T09:41:29","slug":"life-line-lashings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/life-line-lashings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Line Lashings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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<\/em> the lifelines (it weights 125 pounds\/60 kg). Which is why the middle and bottom life line are lashed in place.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The lashings are easily cut (there is a knife nearby) and then one of us can slide<\/em> the raft overboard.<\/p>\n We take the same approach on the opposite side to make an emergency launch of the dinghy easier. \u00a0Once 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n