Ok, some might think this is a silly question, I'll give you that, but I need help with a hat, I've tried and tried to keep them all on my knoggin, but the wind takes em a floggin, a floggin a floggin they go, until they finally blow, up into the air, to my despair, and into the drink, it makes me think, there has got to be a better way, to make the darned hat stay. Seriously, what do you all use for a hat, and how do you keep, them from blowing off when the wind kicks up?? Ouch, my sun burned head...
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Hat saver
Can't help you on keeping them on, but to stop losing them, tie a loop of 1/8" line about 15" in diameter and loop it through or tie it to the adjustment band at the back of the hat. Then simply drop the loop over your head and put on the hat. When it blows off, the loop around your neck will keep the hat with you instead of in the drink. Rich
Can't help you on keeping them on, but to stop losing them, tie a loop of 1/8" line about 15" in diameter and loop it through or tie it to the adjustment band at the back of the hat. Then simply drop the loop over your head and put on the hat. When it blows off, the loop around your neck will keep the hat with you instead of in the drink. Rich
hat saver part deux
Or you can buy one at your local marine store for about $4. 6" cord with a clip on both ends. One end clips to your hat. The other to your collar.
Or you can buy one at your local marine store for about $4. 6" cord with a clip on both ends. One end clips to your hat. The other to your collar.
Tilley
Bob, There is a store in Annapolis that sells Tilley hats. If your not interested in buying one, go look at them to see how they do it. I looked up the link, if you are interested. It is a sailing convension in some circles. good luck, Mike D
Bob, There is a store in Annapolis that sells Tilley hats. If your not interested in buying one, go look at them to see how they do it. I looked up the link, if you are interested. It is a sailing convension in some circles. good luck, Mike D
Homemade is better
Rich is on the right track. I just attach a piece of whipping line (Marlin) to the hat and throw the other end around my neck. BTW - I use a bowline - used to use a slip knot on the neck end but the kids figured out how to choke me with that one. It's just a big cheap lasso on one end and it's tied off to the hat on the other. I've tied it to the adjuster strap and also through one of the grommets on a hat. Geof
Rich is on the right track. I just attach a piece of whipping line (Marlin) to the hat and throw the other end around my neck. BTW - I use a bowline - used to use a slip knot on the neck end but the kids figured out how to choke me with that one. It's just a big cheap lasso on one end and it's tied off to the hat on the other. I've tied it to the adjuster strap and also through one of the grommets on a hat. Geof
Hat Clips
I bought hat clips from Boat US (~$3) and they work great. Haven't lost a hat in months. Can't help with the rhymes.
I bought hat clips from Boat US (~$3) and they work great. Haven't lost a hat in months. Can't help with the rhymes.
MOB Drills
I use a hat clip and they work great. Before I got one, the hat in the water used to make for a great man overboard drill! Gary Wyngarden S/V Shibumi H335
I use a hat clip and they work great. Before I got one, the hat in the water used to make for a great man overboard drill! Gary Wyngarden S/V Shibumi H335
Hats
I have a canvas hat with tiedowns that pass through grommets in the wide brim. One loop of the line goes under your chin, another goes around the back of your head, under that little knuckle at the back of your skull and holds the hat on when your back is to the wind. Works well.
I have a canvas hat with tiedowns that pass through grommets in the wide brim. One loop of the line goes under your chin, another goes around the back of your head, under that little knuckle at the back of your skull and holds the hat on when your back is to the wind. Works well.
Gator Clips
I've made my own hat clips for years from the inexpensive alligator clips that you can pick up at a hardware store.....same kind that comes on the feather clips you win at the fair, and a piece of cord. Saved many a hat! Dick Vance H-25.5 "Honey Bear"
I've made my own hat clips for years from the inexpensive alligator clips that you can pick up at a hardware store.....same kind that comes on the feather clips you win at the fair, and a piece of cord. Saved many a hat! Dick Vance H-25.5 "Honey Bear"
I use the string
I had the clips system but I found that some times it was not comfortable when it was pressed against the skin by foul weather gear or as I rested against any hard surface. I used a soft string to hold the hat to the standard safety strap that keeps my sun glasses from falling to the water or keep them around my nec when not in use. So far, hat and glasses have not fallen off at the same time.
I had the clips system but I found that some times it was not comfortable when it was pressed against the skin by foul weather gear or as I rested against any hard surface. I used a soft string to hold the hat to the standard safety strap that keeps my sun glasses from falling to the water or keep them around my nec when not in use. So far, hat and glasses have not fallen off at the same time.
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Old Racing Trick
Simply thread your sunglass holder through the opening in the back of your hat. It does two things - keeps your hat on and keeps your sunglass from sinking fast when you drop them at the dock.
Simply thread your sunglass holder through the opening in the back of your hat. It does two things - keeps your hat on and keeps your sunglass from sinking fast when you drop them at the dock.
Unintended Consequences of Losing Hats
True Story. Early last spring while motoring our C34 out of the Oakland Estuary, we felt a big thud like we hit something big, only that the "thud" came from directly below the cockpit, followed by a lot of vibration from the prop shaft. We immediately shifted to neutral and checked for lines in the water (there were none). Tried the ol' back up in reverse trick to no avail. Frustrated, we limped the half mile back to the marina in idle. Our prop had hit a baseball hat that was floating submerged under the surface. Apparently, the banging sound was the brim getting torn off. My prop completely shredded the cap, ripping out the sweat band and crown pieces, which formed a "rope" about three feet long that wrapped tightly around my propeller and shaft. The weekend was ruined and we had to pay for a diver to remove the cap. The flaying remnants of the cap had damaged my cutlass bearing which required replacing after about a dozen engine hours. The Estuary is a major shipping channel 200 yards wide and dredged to 50 feet. We have a lot of tidal action in San Francisco Bay which does a good job flushing out the Estuary so this hat was only recently "lost". With all the foam in the sweat bands, bills, and crowns, hats don't sink to the bottom right away, they lurk silently just under the surface, waiting for an unsuspecting propeller. This little run in with a hat ultimately cost me $500. So, please, keep those hats on your heads and if you lose one, recover it - The cutlass bearing you save may be your own.
True Story. Early last spring while motoring our C34 out of the Oakland Estuary, we felt a big thud like we hit something big, only that the "thud" came from directly below the cockpit, followed by a lot of vibration from the prop shaft. We immediately shifted to neutral and checked for lines in the water (there were none). Tried the ol' back up in reverse trick to no avail. Frustrated, we limped the half mile back to the marina in idle. Our prop had hit a baseball hat that was floating submerged under the surface. Apparently, the banging sound was the brim getting torn off. My prop completely shredded the cap, ripping out the sweat band and crown pieces, which formed a "rope" about three feet long that wrapped tightly around my propeller and shaft. The weekend was ruined and we had to pay for a diver to remove the cap. The flaying remnants of the cap had damaged my cutlass bearing which required replacing after about a dozen engine hours. The Estuary is a major shipping channel 200 yards wide and dredged to 50 feet. We have a lot of tidal action in San Francisco Bay which does a good job flushing out the Estuary so this hat was only recently "lost". With all the foam in the sweat bands, bills, and crowns, hats don't sink to the bottom right away, they lurk silently just under the surface, waiting for an unsuspecting propeller. This little run in with a hat ultimately cost me $500. So, please, keep those hats on your heads and if you lose one, recover it - The cutlass bearing you save may be your own.
CHEAP AUSSIE-STYLE HAT
WORKS FOR ME. i BOUGHT IT AT A DISCOUNT STORE FOR $14. IT HAS A VENTILATED BODY, HEAVY DUCK TOP AND BRIM, AND A HEAVY ADJUSTABLE LEATHER STRAP. ON HOT DAYS, I DIP THE WHOLE THING IN WATER AND PLOP IT ON MY HEAD FOR EXTRA COOLING. I DON'T HAVE THE BRAND HANDY, BUT I PURCHASED IT AT STEINMART HERE IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. HOPE THIS HELPS. MARTY ALBRIGHT
WORKS FOR ME. i BOUGHT IT AT A DISCOUNT STORE FOR $14. IT HAS A VENTILATED BODY, HEAVY DUCK TOP AND BRIM, AND A HEAVY ADJUSTABLE LEATHER STRAP. ON HOT DAYS, I DIP THE WHOLE THING IN WATER AND PLOP IT ON MY HEAD FOR EXTRA COOLING. I DON'T HAVE THE BRAND HANDY, BUT I PURCHASED IT AT STEINMART HERE IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. HOPE THIS HELPS. MARTY ALBRIGHT
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