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fatlazyless · 12-02-2023, 04:43 PM

Surprise, surprise, you will be surprised to learn this about inflatable PFD's and jet-skis.

Doesn't the Coast Guard say something like "Inflatable PFDs are approved only for people 16 and older, and they are not to be worn on personal watercraft (PWC) or while water-skiing."

So an inflatable PFD is not approved by the Coast Guard for jet-skis and waterskiers and people under age-16 on any boat in the United States of America. Their Coast Guard reasoning is because an inflatable pfd is much more likely to get discombobled or ripped off when falling off a jet-ski or a waterski than is a standard foam pfd.

12-02-2023, 04:43 PM	#9
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,540 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 297 Thanked 958 Times in 699 Posts	Surprise, surprise, you will be surprised to learn this about inflatable PFD's and jet-skis. Doesn't the Coast Guard say something like "Inflatable PFDs are approved only for people 16 and older, and they are not to be worn on personal watercraft (PWC) or while water-skiing." So an inflatable PFD is not approved by the Coast Guard for jet-skis and waterskiers and people under age-16 on any boat in the United States of America. Their Coast Guard reasoning is because an inflatable pfd is much more likely to get discombobled or ripped off when falling off a jet-ski or a waterski than is a standard foam pfd. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!