"Thank *goodness* I was not wearing my safety/kill switch lanyard!"
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I think they need to figure out a way to make the boat beep when the lanyard is not used. Its not an issue of freedom. When a car is wrecked it will come to a stop, not keep going to kill someone else. My car beeps whenever I'm going over 5 mph and my seat belt is not on. It can be annoying buy my seat belt goes on every time.
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I can see your point about the lanyard sliding off the wrist, but mine and the one I posted the link to, actually tighten up around your wrist, also are usually worn closer to the elbow. If they work being thrown from a seadoo I hope it won't come off
Plus I like it matching
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I can see your point about the lanyard sliding off the wrist, but mine and the one I posted the link to, actually tighten up around your wrist, also are usually worn closer to the elbow. If they work being thrown from a seadoo I hope it won't come off
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Originally Posted by 27Fountain
Vagrant
I can see your point about the lanyard sliding off the wrist, but mine and the one I posted the link to, actually tighten up around your wrist, also are usually worn closer to the elbow. If they work being thrown from a seadoo I hope it won't come off
Plus I like it matching
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I can see your point about the lanyard sliding off the wrist, but mine and the one I posted the link to, actually tighten up around your wrist, also are usually worn closer to the elbow. If they work being thrown from a seadoo I hope it won't come off
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Haven't been wearing mine but I will in the future.A friend in a 27 Beak hit one of Lake Ponchatrains famous"where did that come from" waves.Landed bad,threw him on the floor and broke his wifes hip!!Had he been thrown(at 70) and she couldn't get out of the seat to get to the stick,it would have been much worse.Proximity sensor?Someone know about these? BOB
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
Just curious, has anyone ever said this or heard it said? If so, I'd like to know the reasoning.
Accidents happen... yep. I am not stating anything about driving ability or what causes accidents.
There are way to many bad stories about accidents, and the chances of saving life and property are so much higher when wearing one.
Who do you think is buying new boats after they continue on after an incident and end up destroyed? Each and every one of us is. Nickel by C-note each year on our insurance premiums.
Accidents happen... yep. I am not stating anything about driving ability or what causes accidents.
There are way to many bad stories about accidents, and the chances of saving life and property are so much higher when wearing one.
Who do you think is buying new boats after they continue on after an incident and end up destroyed? Each and every one of us is. Nickel by C-note each year on our insurance premiums.
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I normally only wear mine on Poker Runs.......I have a good set up that clips easily to my life jacket.......maybe I should look into getting some sort of wrist band set up going to use it on a regular basis.......
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Gents... great thread... I am building my 22 Scarab with a 502... I am going to put a kill switch in it now after reading this. Thanks all!!
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Originally Posted by OldSchool
I never use them....they are way too much of a hassle!!!!
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Originally Posted by pullmytrigger
I normally only wear mine on Poker Runs.......I have a good set up that clips easily to my life jacket.......maybe I should look into getting some sort of wrist band set up going to use it on a regular basis.......
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