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If a member of your crew falls overboard can you get them back in the boat? Swim ladders often aren't enough if the person is injured or incapacitated. In this video, Boating editors discuss a lifesaving device that offers one solution to this problem.The Cleat-Mate (cleatmate.com) is a cleat-, or rodholder-, mounted system intended to assist in getting a disabled person from the water.For your convenience, we've provided time codes for different aspects of the video below. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more great videos!00:11 Intro1:14 Impetus for invention.2:47 Video demonstration. 3:55 Detailed system explanation.7:24 The Belt.8:49...

Leader PublicationsBy: Beau Brockett Jr.Published 8:55 am Friday, February 7, 2020 BUCHANAN — Buchanan resident Jerry Hinz watched someone nearly drown in his arms at a New Buffalo marina in October 2019. Now, he has developed a product in hopes of preventing such an event from occurring. Hinz, owner of Hinz Landscaping/Snow Busters in Buchanan and South Bend, created the Cleat-Mate and accompanying accessories. The ratchet system is meant to allow someone of any strength to reel in a person in distress or heavy objects in minutes. Its accompanying products are meant to make the Cleat-Mate adaptable for a plethora...