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Re: clarification - - -
Posted By: Brian Nystrom In Response To: clarification - - - (dan)
Date: Friday, 1 December 2000, at 11:24 a.m.
: you said: The hand pump is then stuck down the front of the spray skirt
: tunnel and the cockpit is pumped out. If I were rescuing someone with a
: footpump. I'd expect them to use that, or both the foot and hand pumps
: simultaneously.: ---> i've not had much luck trying to cram the handheld down the spraydeck
: tube .. the legs get in the way. i usually put the spraydeck fully on but
: for an opening in the front corner (just in front of the legs, on the lee
: side of the incoming wind and water and pump out using the handheld. if
: the victims boat is equipped with a foot pump or even a chimp, and he's in
: decent shape to help, i'd have him do so.Interesting. In the live rescues I've done, the pump-down-the-skirt method has worked OK. One big difference is that the victim has done the pumping, while I stabilized both boats. I cannot imagine having to stabilize the boats AND pump out the victim's boat.
: you said: Are you suggesting that the victim be left in the water until the
: rescuer pumps out the boat?: ---> no, of course not. i meant that when turning the victims boat over
: and emptying it in rough water, alot of folks are too quick to right the
: boat (or do it poorly) and get it back in the water in order to get the
: victim back into it ... thus leaving the boat half full of water and
: necessitating a pump out. i want to get the victim back into a virtually
: dry boat and am suggesting that this is (a) only possible if you've got
: good boat over boat technique and (b) the victims boat has a bulkhead
: right behind the seat facilitating full water run-out.That makes sense.
: you said: However, if the conditions are too rough for boat-over-boat
: emptying, i've been taught that getting the victim back into the boat with
: the spray skirt sealed is paramount. The rescuer then stabilizes the
: victim's boat
: while the victim pumps. It may take some time to do this, but I've found it
: to be a very stable position, even in surf. If nothing else, simply being
: back in the boat is a big psychological boost.: ---> agreed. ever run a rescue when the victim is in 'shock' and can't
: participate in the rescue. now there's an event! stabilizing the victims
: boat AND pumping it with a handheld at the same time AND setting his boat
: up for a stabilized tow. boy i hate when that happens. hahahaha ...Can't say I've done that and I hope I never have to. I typically paddle in groups of three or larger which will hopefully prevent such a scenario from becoming a disaster. I have done one surf rescue using a tow from a third person to keep us pointed into the waves (her bow and my stern). Had we not had the third person, I probably would have just stabilized her boat and let the surf take us both into the beach, which would not have been a problem in that particular case.
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