Info Diving and Seamanship

[Jay]

Thanks @Akimbo for mentioning this thread in one of your other posts. It's VERY informative.

 

[ofg-1]

Also an important lesson I learned from the original Bill Crawford onboard the Good Time Charlie many years ago....."When you're going out to sea, even men sit down to pee".

 

[Storker]

When you're going out to sea, even men sit down to pee

Spit to leewards.
Piss to leewards.
Puke to leewards.

And when one of the ladies sits down on the gunwale to pee, a gentleman looks away.

 

[tursiops]

And when one of the ladies sits down on the leeward gunwale to pee, a gentleman looks away.

FTFY

 

[Akimbo]

"When you're going out to sea, even men sit down to pee".

Now always. Fishermen and deck crews in frigid climates have to wear layers of foul weather gear. It is common practice to pee in a jug rather than strip all that stuff off in order to drop your pants, even on boats large enough to have urinals in the heads.

This is type of suit is typical and is not that different than a diver's drysuit.

 

[Storker]

Fishermen and deck crews in frigid climates have to wear layers of foul weather gear.

I assume you've tried doing most imaginable actions while wearing that foul weather gear. Just taking a p*** is challenging enough, notwithstanding the practical medical/anatomical consequences of low temps.

It sucks. Even for someone equipped with outside plumbing; I really don't envy the ladies.

 

[Akimbo]

It sucks. Even for someone equipped with outside plumbing;I really don't envy the ladies.

You/we should. For some reason they seem to be smart enough not to go to sea is such crappy conditions.

 

[RTC'83]

Glad I checked this thread, useful info

 

[IDNeon357]

For the record, you cannot call yourself a sailor or a sea man unless you can tie a monkey's paw. I'm just saying.
DivemasterDennis

That's ridiculous, when I saw his knots list I thought the same thing, where's the monkey's paw? LOL

You should add to the knot's list the in-line-figure-8.

I can't imagine a more important knot than being able to turn a working line into an anchor-point:

Figure 8 Directional Loop

 

[Eyegore]

Whilst under way with a rough sea-state and in cold weather, micturating over the rail is impossible with the layers and foulies I wear.