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zeil
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Initially Posted - 04/10/2005 : 17:20:57

Just recently we bought 2 slim line Mustang MD3054 manual PDS's with automatic backup inflation with sailing harness. My question is, in your experience, where and how on a C250 could you best attach a tether... at the mast, before the mast and where in the cockpit, and what would be your advise regarding the length of the tether.

Henk & Johanna
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 04/11/2005 : 08:46:40

On my C25,I recently installed two through-bolted heavy duty pad eyes in the cockpit for tethering there. I also installed padeyes on the cockpit coamings and one on the foredeck and ran jacklines between. Ideally, the jacklines should be located inboard as far as possible without any obstruction so you don't have to disconnect as you move to and from the foredeck.

With no weather decks on the 250, you may want to consider adding a large padeye on the foredeck and tether onto it, rather than moving around on the cabin top in rough weather with jack lines. The padeye would have to be placed so that you could clip on from the forehatch and reach everthing within the bounds of your tether.

Al
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zeil
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Response Posted - 04/11/2005 : 23:15:44

Thanks for your advise Al, however I seem to have problems visualizing the locations of the pad eyes you installed. Would it be possible to provide a couple of images or perhaps a small drawing or sketch of the exact locations. Given the double walls in some areas where would you suggest to mount the forward large pad eye. Thank you in advance

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 04/13/2005 : 08:18:41

Sorry Henk, I'm technologically deficient when it comes to posting pictures. Basicly I stood on the bow with my harness/tether on and, with someone holding the clip in place, walked forward to where I needed to work the most - the anchor locker and bow cleats. Using this method the padeye ended up about centered on the area between the cabin trunk and the anchor locker. At this location it is an easy task to come up through the fore hatch, clip onto the padeye, and move onto and about the fordeck.

Al
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