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Originally Posted by Aquadeziac
And the key is 13 ft and under. If you go to www.jetski.com you can access all manufacturers specs for all PWCs. Every three seater made is between 120" and 132" (thats 10 to 11 ft) the longest being the Yamaha F/X Cruiser @ 131.5". Even the huge 5 passenger SeaDoo LRV only measures in at 155.5" (thats 12 ft 11 1/2 inches) so even the LRV owner legally has to wear a pfd. I can honestly say I have never seen any three seater PWC larger than an LRV. So I would say that chip is legally required to wear a pfd on his PWC. |
Interesting that New Hampshire mandates PFDs for Jet-Ski (Ski Craft/PWC) operators when reading this NTSA report:
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"A 1996 study by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators indicates that personal water craft were involved in approximately 36 percent of all boat accidents nationwide.
"A 1998 National Transportation Safety Board report states that personal watercraft boat accidents are the only type of recreational boat accident for which the leading cause of death is not drowning..."
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