Another ejected boat operator

rick35 · 09-09-2015, 10:48 PM

Well said hig. I started using my lanyard when I'm in the boat alone after the first incident earlier this season. Its a pain in the neck as I'm always forgetting that I have it on when I go to tie up at the dock. Either I get hung up or it dislodges the switch and I have trouble starting the next time out. But I'll get used to it eventually. Maybe the marine patrol needs a catchy phrase as part of boater education to get the word out so other people will "Clip It".

ishoot308 · 09-10-2015, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rick35

Well said hig. I started using my lanyard when I'm in the boat alone after the first incident earlier this season. Its a pain in the neck as I'm always forgetting that I have it on when I go to tie up at the dock. Either I get hung up or it dislodges the switch and I have trouble starting the next time out. But I'll get used to it eventually. Maybe the marine patrol needs a catchy phrase as part of boater education to get the word out so other people will "Clip It".

I started this thread a couple months ago regarding the wireless Autotether.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ght=Autotether

Since that time I have both of my boats setup for its use. Every time I test it, it has worked flawlessly. I Can't say enough good about it and I have absolutely no excuse for not wearing a tether now. You should look into one...

Dan

SAB1 · 09-10-2015, 08:23 AM

A couple people fall out of boats and we need a new law? Don't thinks so. What is the incident rate compared to the number of boats on lake in the summer. Immaterial for sure. what do we know about the people that fell out? Were they licensed to drive? If the boat is running after they fall out doesn't that lead one to believe the left the controls with the boat in gear? Was the driver seated when operating if conditions were not great on the water? Laws imposed on responsible people for actions of the irresponsible are no deal. You know, kinda like gun laws.......but that's another topic for a different day.

BroadHopper · 09-10-2015, 08:54 AM

What your saying SAB1 is like saying safety switches on guns are not required?

Grandpa Redneck · 09-10-2015, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

What your saying SAB1 is like saying safety switches on guns are not required?

The best safety for any gun is your brain!
Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot, and never point it at something you are not willing to destroy.

SAB1 · 09-10-2015, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

What your saying SAB1 is like saying safety switches on guns are not required?

Getting away from original topic which wasn't intent. Agree with Grampa above for the most part.... they have there place....except for on handguns.

VitaBene · 09-10-2015, 12:37 PM

My reason for supporting mandated tethers would be for safety of others and not the boater. If you want to use or not use a tether, that is your choice. I choose not to have me or mine run over by some jackass' boat because he fell out.

fatlazyless · 09-10-2015, 12:44 PM

http://www.attwoodmarine.com/store/p...ll-switch-keys

...sells for about 8-dollars at the Gilford Wal-Mart.

If it were up to me, even paddlers on kayaks and canoes would be required by law to have these lanyards attached to their paddles ..... nanny .... nanny ... nanny .... and make that the same for sailboat tiller handles ....u need to be hand-cuffed to the sailboat tiller handle, and have the handcuff key kept nearby in a breaka-the-glass safety key keeper ....nanny...nanny...nanny.

Isn't New Hampshire the one and only state that does not require seatbelts be worn in cars, and it loses some 5-million dollars/year in federal highway money because of this..... no wonder the 4-mile long, Meredith Neck Rd is so dang pot-holed ...no one wants to pay to pave it....and they keep hoping the State of NH will change course and re-pave it....except nothing is happening.

Little Bear · 09-10-2015, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

I started this thread a couple months ago regarding the wireless Autotether.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ght=Autotether

Since that time I have both of my boats setup for its use. Every time I test it, it has worked flawlessly. I Can't say enough good about it and I have absolutely no excuse for not wearing a tether now. You should look into one...

Dan

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nf...e10643603.html

I bet Rob Konrad wishes he had one of those Autothethers.

ishoot308 · 09-10-2015, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Little Bear

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nf...e10643603.html

I bet Rob Konrad wishes he had one of those Autothethers.

Rob is my business partners brother in law. That is one hell of a story!!

Dan

Little Bear · 09-10-2015, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

Rob is my business partners brother in law. That is one hell of a story!!

Dan

Small world...Rob was best man at my friend's son's wedding. That was an amazing story.

09-10-2015, 08:54 AM	#4
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,667 Thanks: 3,282 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	What your saying SAB1 is like saying safety switches on guns are not required? __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

09-10-2015, 12:44 PM	#8
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,171 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	http://www.attwoodmarine.com/store/p...ll-switch-keys ...sells for about 8-dollars at the Gilford Wal-Mart. If it were up to me, even paddlers on kayaks and canoes would be required by law to have these lanyards attached to their paddles ..... nanny .... nanny ... nanny .... and make that the same for sailboat tiller handles ....u need to be hand-cuffed to the sailboat tiller handle, and have the handcuff key kept nearby in a breaka-the-glass safety key keeper ....nanny...nanny...nanny. Isn't New Hampshire the one and only state that does not require seatbelts be worn in cars, and it loses some 5-million dollars/year in federal highway money because of this..... no wonder the 4-mile long, Meredith Neck Rd is so dang pot-holed ...no one wants to pay to pave it....and they keep hoping the State of NH will change course and re-pave it....except nothing is happening. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

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09-09-2015, 10:48 PM	#1
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	Well said hig. I started using my lanyard when I'm in the boat alone after the first incident earlier this season. Its a pain in the neck as I'm always forgetting that I have it on when I go to tie up at the dock. Either I get hung up or it dislodges the switch and I have trouble starting the next time out. But I'll get used to it eventually. Maybe the marine patrol needs a catchy phrase as part of boater education to get the word out so other people will "Clip It".

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09-10-2015, 08:23 AM	#3
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,275 Thanks: 196 Thanked 336 Times in 244 Posts	A couple people fall out of boats and we need a new law? Don't thinks so. What is the incident rate compared to the number of boats on lake in the summer. Immaterial for sure. what do we know about the people that fell out? Were they licensed to drive? If the boat is running after they fall out doesn't that lead one to believe the left the controls with the boat in gear? Was the driver seated when operating if conditions were not great on the water? Laws imposed on responsible people for actions of the irresponsible are no deal. You know, kinda like gun laws.......but that's another topic for a different day.

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09-10-2015, 12:37 PM	#7
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,644 Thanks: 1,718 Thanked 1,662 Times in 861 Posts	My reason for supporting mandated tethers would be for safety of others and not the boater. If you want to use or not use a tether, that is your choice. I choose not to have me or mine run over by some jackass' boat because he fell out.