Question about re-entry when diving from an inflatable

[Thalassamania]

Really cool divers will clip off their tank and weightbelt and then enter the boat by facing away from the hull, grabbing the poly-pro line that runs along the hull and performing a backward flip such that their feet go up over their head and into the boat. Its one smooth, quick move that takes you from in the water to kneeling in the boat looking out in just a second or two. Might be quite possible wearing a tropical rig, e.g. no weightbelt and smallish cylinder. I'm sure Dirk Pitt could pull it off.

 

[sambolino44]

Chuck Norris could do it.

 

[Thalassamania]

Chuck Norris could do it.

Naw ... Norris is afraid of the water.

 

[Nemrod]

Mike could do it. N

 

[Thalassamania]

Fer sure Mike could do it, but the MOF might screw him up.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

One thing to remember is that getting into a boat is not about going UP, but rather
going IN. I had a friend that could probably have done it, but his other hobby was the
climbing gym.


Chuck

 

[Nemrod]

I bought this boat about 84. Trust me, I can shimmy my way in without a ladder in full gear but it is easier to take the gear off in the water. If you look close you see a handle on the inner side of the tubes. You can reach in and grab that handle to assist reboarding. Besides, it is rough on the hypolon to shimmy over the sides with all that gear on.

No, I have found that having the mask on the forehead allows for easier re-entry due to the coolness factor alone, chicks dig a MOF guy, just ask Mike.

The boat is being refitted, varnished and repaired here.

N

 

[jumbo]

done it, not easy, nor practical

 

[fweber]

It's possible, but not easy. The climbing maneuver used is called a mantle. While holding onto the grab lines/handles, you push yourself down into the water, using the bouyancy of being submerged for momentum, as you break the surface your hands are moved palm down on the top of the tube with your fingers pointing at each other and your elbows out, leaning forward to get your weight over your palms you now begin to push downward while bringing your elbows together. Correctly performed, you are now at a lockoff with your waist at the height of the tube tops. Now, lean/fall forward into the boat on your face, or leaning to one side lift a knee up and over the tube. It's not an easy move, but one very doable by a reasonably fit person.

 

[Thalassamania]

It's possible, but not easy. The climbing maneuver used is called a mantle. While holding onto the grab lines/handles, you push yourself down into the water, using the bouyancy of being submerged for momentum, as you break the surface your hands are moved palm down on the top of the tube with your fingers pointing at each other and your elbows out, leaning forward to get your weight over your palms you now begin to push downward while bringing your elbows together. Correctly performed, you are now at a lockoff with your waist at the height of the tube tops. Now, lean/fall forward into the boat on your face, or leaning to one side lift a knee up and over the tube. It's not an easy move, but one very doable by a reasonably fit person.

That's doable, but the "backflip" I described earlier is much faster and leaves you upright, ready to go instead of lying like a heap in the bottom of the boat.