[Rhodes22-list] Jerk to Inflate

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Premature inflation, a terrible curse.  I knew this guy that was anchored
in the Bahamas when a squall rolled through and the boat was in what he
thought was 10 feet of water.  All of a sudden there is a bang and the the
keel is shoved up through the hull so far that it kicked up the steep
down.  Disaster. But a quick inspection showed no water.  A further
inspection did find a fully inflated PFD jammed up under the stepdown.  I
don't store my, I mean he doesn't store his self inflating PFD's under
there anymore.

Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:22 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Chris,
> Great story and thanks for sharing.  I just bought new auto inflate
> jackets with the jerk to inflate pulls.  I, too, was concerned about
> accidently pulling the pull cord.  Now the story I don't want to tell is
> how I jumped in the lake to go swimming with the jacket on and having it go
> off because I forgot to remove it....
>
> Rob Lowe
>
>
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>
> A guy I know went out sailing on the Potomac River Sunday heading into a
> steady 12 knot head wind with building seas reefed 130 jib and reefed main.
> Single handed and getting jostled around abit he thought it prudent to put
> on his offshore Mustang self inflatable life vest purchased from WestMarine
> about five years ago.  While swinging the life vest over his shoulder and
> bouncing off a breaker a loud whoosh noise was heard followed by an air bag
> type inflation.  Looking down at the vest he noticed a pull cord that must
> have snagged labeled "Jerk to inflate".  The product apparently performed
> as advertised.  It's probably past due to have the new vest re-commissioned
> with a new inflation system.  The guy just hopes that some Jerk doesn't
> inflate it again for another five years.
>
>
>
> -----
> Christopher P. Cowie
>
> 4400 MacArthur Blvd, NW
> Suite 300
> Washington, DC 20007
> 202.342.2711 ex.204 ● 202.342.2691 fax ● 202.270.1470 mobile [
> ccowie at cowieassociates.com]
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