I’m thinking that the spell checker ate the unrecognized technical term, “kedging,” and horked up “judging” in its place! The joys of living in the Early Days of A.I are nearly continuous and certainly inescapable! All the best!
Failure of Rope type ladders. Because rope is flexible, your lower body will tilt under chine of the boat as your upper body will tilt outward, away from the boat. I have confirmed this action. Also, the thin rope will hurt the arch of your foot.
I find that I can use a standard store-bought rope ladder with the plastic steps by hanging it down my M15's transom. (If I hang it over one of the sides of the boat, it is useless to me since my legs go horizontally under the boat.) If I climb up the transom, it acts as a flat, vertical surface that I can brace my thighs against to more easily hold my legs and ladder vertical so I can climb. That, combined with grabbing the top of the transom and one side of the boat to also partially pull myself up by my arms, has enabled me to climb back into the boat by myself. One must have a little core and arm strength to make this work, but it is not too difficult, so I think I should be able to do it until I am about 80 (I am 66 now but I am not a muscle man). I test this out periodically at the dock to be sure I can still rescue myself from the water. While sailing, I leave the rope ladder compacted and tied on between the rudder and the starboard side just inside the transom ready for use. If I fall into the water, I can move to the stern, reach over the transom, grab the compressed ladder, and extend/deploy it over the transom for my use.
I have that tube rope ladder. It works, but some practice would be a good idea. The trick is to muscle your legs straight down and balance in them. The tendency is for your legs to fly up underneath the boat, which doesn't work.
I’m thinking that the spell checker ate the unrecognized technical term, “kedging,” and horked up “judging” in its place! The joys of living in the Early Days of A.I are nearly continuous and certainly inescapable! All the best!
Failure of Rope type ladders. Because rope is flexible, your lower body will tilt under chine of the boat as your upper body will tilt outward, away from the boat. I have confirmed this action. Also, the thin rope will hurt the arch of your foot.
I find that I can use a standard store-bought rope ladder with the plastic steps by hanging it down my M15's transom. (If I hang it over one of the sides of the boat, it is useless to me since my legs go horizontally under the boat.) If I climb up the transom, it acts as a flat, vertical surface that I can brace my thighs against to more easily hold my legs and ladder vertical so I can climb. That, combined with grabbing the top of the transom and one side of the boat to also partially pull myself up by my arms, has enabled me to climb back into the boat by myself. One must have a little core and arm strength to make this work, but it is not too difficult, so I think I should be able to do it until I am about 80 (I am 66 now but I am not a muscle man). I test this out periodically at the dock to be sure I can still rescue myself from the water. While sailing, I leave the rope ladder compacted and tied on between the rudder and the starboard side just inside the transom ready for use. If I fall into the water, I can move to the stern, reach over the transom, grab the compressed ladder, and extend/deploy it over the transom for my use.
I have that tube rope ladder. It works, but some practice would be a good idea. The trick is to muscle your legs straight down and balance in them. The tendency is for your legs to fly up underneath the boat, which doesn't work.
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