Hi Brad, I have a harness aboard, make sure whatever model you have you can detach yourself from the harness at your end of things. The two tailed harness will keep you aboard, even if the boat itself is sinking. Hence being able to free yourself from the boat at your end. When the weather pipes up I don't think to use the harness as the 17 has a deep cockpit, On my old Flicka I had a harness with bolt eyes afixed either side of the companionway so I could hook in before climbing out of the cabin, That location also allowed me to access every part of the cockpit. A jackline which I could snap into when necessary to go forward (not a great idea on a plunging M17) completed my foul weather getup. Of course the Coast Guard approved life jacket goes without saying. As long as you are thinking about personal safety, I trust you have devised a foolproof way to climb back into the boat. Fair winds, Tom B <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 9:48 AM, brad kurlancheek <bkurlancheek@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Montgomery Sailors, I finally bit the bullet and shelled out the dough y'day for a West Marine sailing harness and tether. The harness has double D rings, and the tether is double, one 3', the other 6'. My question to the group is to see what if any Monty sailors in the 15 or 17 sail with a harness, and if so, to see what on the boat they attach themselves to. I was out on the Choptank last year having the time of my life, literally, in my M15, on a galloping exhilarating beam reach, but felt a tad bit insecure not being connected to anything. If anyone's ever been tossed (out of the cockpit, into the deep, blue sea) feel free to relate your experience, with or without wearing a harness & tethered to boat. Thanks! - Brad