[PUP] Abandoned ships that don't sink

[Mike Maurice]

Near as I can tell, the major reason for abandoning boats is the state 
of shambles of the inside of the boat. One of the reasons why the Barnes 
fellow recently abandoned his boat was that the interior was a shambles.
Of course in his case, the leg injury he had  pretty well spelled the 
end of his adventure.

But, I suspect he got his injury from something that got loose. And 
there we are back to the loose gear problem. I brought a Cape Horn 
Trawler around from Nova Scotia and I did not think the interior would 
stay in place if the boat got rolled down 90 degrees on it's side. Maybe 
once, but certainly not if repeated. The shelving and closets had lots 
of heavy gear in them and were made out of soft wood, screwed, not 
bolted in place, as I recall.

In the Kodiak boat's case, which has been discussed before on the forum, 
as I recall. The folks were so spooked that the boat would roll over and 
take them down that they jumped off anyway. Most would have survived if 
they had just stayed with the boat.


Mike
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Capt. Mike Maurice
Beaverton Oregon(Near Portland)