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There is little value in a boat that will get you out of your anchorage but won't bring you back. Self Inflicted has been designed, and upgraded, with safety in mind. And the way this has been accomplished is through a combination of innovative engineering and intentional redundancy.
No part of Self-Inflicted was not designed with some safety considerations whether the propane locker or the swinging davits so this page is dedicated
to those characteristics that not found on more traditional blue water boats or if done on others perhaps not with the same degree of rigor.
For more safety-related information about Self-Inflicted [Click Here] for my yacht club presentation. |
Redundancy Table
This table is a convenient site navigation tool taking you to pics of engineered-in redundancies found elsewhere on this site. |
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Purpose |
| Twin forestays |
Eliminate single point-of-failure |
| Twin bow anchors |
Maximize holding power |
| Twin windlasses |
Eliminate single point-of-failure |
| Twin windlass controls |
Eliminate single point-of-failure |
| Deck level navigation lights |
Failure of mast-head navigation lights |
| Emergency tiller |
Hydraulic steering failure |
| Twin refrigerator-freezers |
Eliminate single point-of-failure |
| Magnetic compass |
GPS failure |
| Chart table |
Chart plotter failure |
| Twin 24V battery banks |
Electrical failure |
| Twin 12V battery banks |
Electrical failure |
| Bow Thruster |
Rudder loss |
| Twin depth sounders |
Fwd scanning sonar plus conventional sounder |
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Pirate Bars
All deck hatches with lenses have been protected with stainless steel pirate bars secured from inside the
cabin. |
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Mast Pulpit
One of theplaces you really don't want to be when the boat is heeled and the water rough is standing next to the mast with a winch handle in your hand.
The solution on S/I was to enclose the mast, on three sides with a welded stainless steel cage that not only provides
physical protection but provides substantial leverage. And for short people ... a place to stand when you reaching for the mainsail's head. |
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Pilot's Seat
When piloting a boat the person at the helm should be able to concentrate on the job at hand ... not using a hand just to hang on.
A firmly anchored seat, with arm rests and a lap belt ...
all controls and electronics within easy reach makes for a safer voyage with less stress and minimizes exhaustion.
Not planning on rolling the boat ... but if I do I don't want to add a medical issue to the list of concerns. |
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Man-Overboard (MOB) Pole
Platimo MOB pole with strobe |
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UV Protected Polycarbonate Windows
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Jack Lines
The following two pictures show the jack lines. Rather than doing what most do ... laying them on deck where they are a tripping hazard and put a member of the crew
in danger of being attached to the boat but on the wrong side of the life-lines ... when tethered to these jack lines you
are allowed only limited lateral motion on deck or on the cabin top.
There is literally no way to find yourself outside the the lifelines. |
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Netting
Slip on deck and fall under the lifelines? Drop something on deck and watch it go swimming? A little less likely with netting installed forward. |
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Mast Searchlight
Remotely steerable searchlight can be pointed wherever the light is required, forward for collision avoidance or
anchoring, aft for entering and exiting the dinghy, and anywhere down onto the deck. |
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First Aid Kit
Most first aid kits are good for the cuts and bruises. S/I is equipped to handle both the expected and the unexpected. |
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Fire Extinguishers
Three fire extinguishers, two Type II and one Type I are stowed behind the galley in a location easy to reach from the pilothouse, when entering the cabin,
or from the galley when standing at the stove.The best advice for using a fire
extinguisher is to do so with your back to the exit. These extinguishers allow fightin the most likely fires with a ready escape
route only a couple of feet away. |
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Stern Steps
Need to get safely into and out of the dinghy? Or to exit the water under your own power?
These four steps are stainless steel and welded to the hull. |
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Carbon Monoxide Detector
This CO detector is roughly equi-distant between the engine box, galley stove, and cabin heater. |
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