A question being debated on the F16 forum. Is it easier to right a cat if the righting line is thrown over the upper hull than if the line is tied to the front beam just inside the hull? everything else is the same. assume the line is tied to your trap hook.
I think it would be easier to right it over the top hull.
For starters, I'm not a fan of connecting the rope to my harness from a safety standpoint. But, if you're going to do that, where the righting line connects to either the inside (top) end of the main beam or around the hull makes no difference. It should only affect how easy it is to hang onto manually and would be easier to hang onto if it was thrown over the hull and carrying more of a downward angle to you.
From a physics perspective, the only thing that matters is how far away from the center of rotation (the hull in the water) your righting mass (your body) is. The further your body is away from the hull, the easier it is to right. Laying back flat gets your upper body further away from the center of rotation.
