Sailing Emergencies - Keep Your Sailboat Sailboat Afloat! 33 1

Sailing 11 years ago 6,283 views

Imagine that you are out sailing on a "postcard perfect" day. All of a sudden--you slam into a submerged object! Water floods in to your sailboat. Bilge pumps and buckets are not enough. What sailing emergency technique could you use right now to help you stay afloat? Watch this sailing skills video to learn more... Captain John with 25+ years of experience shows you the no-nonsense cruising skills you need for safer sailing worldwide. Visit his website at www.skippertips.com and sign up for his highly popular Sailing Tip of the Week. Discover how you can gain instant access to hundreds of sailing articles, videos, FREE e-Books and much more!

Advertising

LuxoGear Emergency Whistles with Lanyard

Shop now »

NOCO Genius GEN5X2, 2-Bank, 10A (5A/Bank) Smart Marine Battery Charger

Shop now »

ADVERTISING

LuxoGear Emergency Whistles with Lanyard

Shop now »

NOCO Genius GEN5X2, 2-Bank, 10A (5A/Bank) Smart Marine Battery Charger

Shop now »

RHINO USA Boat Trailer Transom Straps (2PK)

Shop now »

LUCKY Kayak Portable Fish Depth Finder

Shop now »

Seaview 180 V3 Full Face Snorkel Mask

Shop now »

Most popular comments
for Sailing Emergencies - Keep Your Sailboat Sailboat Afloat!

Live comments
Comments on YouTube

ny1t - 11 years ago

So understanding the limitations to the repair you describe, is there a way to use a substance like tar and light plywood as a patch? I have never tried tar or duct tape on wet surface.

ny1t - 11 years ago

The second problem would be to heel the boat that far. Then the hole was under the battery box. I had very limited access to the hole. I removed the box and batteries on the hard in about 4 hours. Along with trying to keep ahead of the water intrusion, it seems to be a losing battle. I understand there may be no choice, there are a lot of places on this boat where I would have even less access to a hole.

ny1t - 11 years ago

I just bought a Morgan 416 ketch that had a hole punched in the hull by a pile during Hurricane Sandy. I was thinking about how your example would apply in this situation. The hole was on the aft end of the engine about three feet from keel. My first thought was how to hold a sail or mattress to the hull over the hole. Seems I would have to use rope to hold it in place, but since the area is recessed from a line from the side of the hull to the keel, I don't see it staying in place.

About Sailing Emergencies - Keep Your Sailboat Sailboat Afloat!

The "Sailing Emergencies - Keep Your Sailboat Sailboat Afloat!" video is part of the Sealing, tipps, boating category, which contains similar videos like this one.