"Thank *goodness* I was not wearing my safety/kill switch lanyard!"
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Guy here on the hudson hit a wave in his 25 outlaw, bounced out onto his bow and into the drink, boat circled for about 45 minutes nearly taking him out as well as a bunch of moored blow-boats before she over-heated and stalled.
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Interesting debate. Personal freedoms vrs public responsibility. It sounds wayyy too much like a liberal cause for my taste. You dont really care about the people who might be killed, you're concern is for your own pocket book and your belief that any boat wreck is going to raise your insurance premiums. "lets all restrict everyones freedoms so that our insurance premiums go down" Not likely. Check out the statistics, boating safety improves almost every year. They are going to raise our premiums until we stop paying them. This is a replay of the "pics of people boating in a poker run without jackets on are going to raise our premiums" thread.
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Originally Posted by dhlaw
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Actually, I was kicking Tyler Crocketts ass so bad I felt guilty and tossed myself out of the boat so that he would not have hurt feelings...........
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Originally Posted by formula31
Interesting debate. Personal freedoms vrs public responsibility. It sounds wayyy too much like a liberal cause for my taste. You dont really care about the people who might be killed, you're concern is for your own pocket book and your belief that any boat wreck is going to raise your insurance premiums. "lets all restrict everyones freedoms so that our insurance premiums go down" Not likely. Check out the statistics, boating safety improves almost every year. They are going to raise our premiums until we stop paying them. This is a replay of the "pics of people boating in a poker run without jackets on are going to raise our premiums" thread.
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With one kill switch killing multiple engines at the same time, what happens if your one & only kill switch goes bad? What do you do when you need to only kill just one engine & not the other? CanDo
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If my boat managed to take off with me, or anyone at the controls, I couldn't live with myself if an innocent person or child was injured, maimed, or killed as result of me not taking 10 seconds to connect the kill switch. It's not a matter of personal liberties or freedom.
We all do things like not wear seat belts, smoke, use dangerous chemicals, work around dangerous machines, etc. These, for the most part, only endanger ourselves.
We all do things like not wear seat belts, smoke, use dangerous chemicals, work around dangerous machines, etc. These, for the most part, only endanger ourselves.
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
Not true Tom. I am definately more concerned with public safety than I am the insurance issue, but both are valid points. My main point is that if a 3-second task (if that) of enabling your boat to be operated in a much safer manner is so simple, why are some folks continually not following said practice?
I quess the unbelievable behavior I see on the roads everyday that I consider much more dangerous and life threatening is of greater interest to me than a boat flying along on its own. I think the area one boats in plays a part in the risk too. Im sure many of the crowded inland waterways would be a bad place for a boat on the loose. Great Lakes or the ocean, not so likely to actually hit someone.
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Originally Posted by CanDo
With one kill switch killing multiple engines at the same time, what happens if your one & only kill switch goes bad? What do you do when you need to only kill just one engine & not the other? CanDo