footholds? yay or nay?

[Richard B]

[Red Fox]

Rogue Wave...how did you get thrown out?

[Daniel]

I pushed him

[xr770a]

Originally Posted by Red Fox

Rogue Wave...how did you get thrown out?

Are you thinking of fitting some Foxy ?

[Manos]

On the 5mtr Gemini I use to have they wre very usefull in the rough.
On the Rescue RIB we've got are a MUST and very usefull too.

[Manos]

.......... a bit utilitarian but they do the job just fine.

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by Red Fox

Rogue Wave...how did you get thrown out?

Too much throttle not enough brain is the short version

I hit the wake of the big hardboat i was trying to overtake and didn't back off quick enough, got some bad air and came down on one side. It was a lot of Fun up until that moment!

[codprawn]

I have been thinking of fitting footstraps but after reading this I am not to sure!

http://www.josonline.org/PDF/v9i1p39.pdf

Interesting article about Ozzie rescue boats in heaqvy surf - it says how many people suffered broken feet caused by the footstraps!

They suggest rubber boots as used on water skis as a possible solution.

[Manos]

Interesting study.
Reading the study and looking at the 2 photos they've got I think that may be these injuries this article refers too are conventional inflatable boats IRBs (Inflatable Rescue Boats - they look like SIBs actually)and not Rigid Inflatable Rescue Boats (RIRBs) of 5mtrs and over.
I would think that the later type of craft (RIB) may have 'softer' landings than the conventional type of Inflatable boat (SIB).
However, the points made in this article/study need to be investigated as it raises some very serious issues about foot straps.
If any one knows of a study about foot straps and effects to crew on RIBs it will be very interesting to see it.