Some Safety Rules/Gear Clarification

tis · 08-04-2020, 01:59 PM

A throwable did used to be required. I assume it still is. ??

thinkxingu · 08-04-2020, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

A throwable did used to be required. I assume it still is. ??

See my screenshot above. Only required if over 16'.

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8gv · 08-04-2020, 05:23 PM

Several years ago my friend was solo operating a Coleman Scanoe, with an outboard motor, in the CT River.

He was checked by a NH C.O. (NH owns the river) and was found to not have a throwable device.

He got a ticket.

He should have disputed it as the Scanoe is only 15'8" long.

I wonder to this day if that C.O. did not know the law or just guessed the vessel's length.

My friend made the point that, operating solo, who would be throwing or catching the throwable device.

That fell on unsympathetic ears.

FlyingScot · 08-04-2020, 07:37 PM

You can buy a crappy uncomfortable life jacket for $20(?), and no one ever wants to wear it. Or you can buy a cool comfortable kayaking/sailing life vest for $50-100, and insist that your son wear it. I like option 2

tis · 08-04-2020, 07:42 PM

We were stopped in my little Sea Doo jet boat years ago and checked and we didn't have a throwable. We were right beside our house so he waited while we went and got it and put it in the boat. He was nice though, he didn't give us a ticket.

Dad sold the C * C · 08-05-2020, 05:42 PM

I tested my inflatable vest last year. It works like it should, but it is a little violent

I'm glad I did because I discovered that you can't really swim forward on your chest; it pushes in and makes it hard to breath. You have to flip over and swim on your back.

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08-04-2020, 01:59 PM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,946 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	A throwable did used to be required. I assume it still is. ??

08-04-2020, 05:23 PM	#3
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,195 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	Several years ago my friend was solo operating a Coleman Scanoe, with an outboard motor, in the CT River. He was checked by a NH C.O. (NH owns the river) and was found to not have a throwable device. He got a ticket. He should have disputed it as the Scanoe is only 15'8" long. I wonder to this day if that C.O. did not know the law or just guessed the vessel's length. My friend made the point that, operating solo, who would be throwing or catching the throwable device. That fell on unsympathetic ears.

08-04-2020, 07:37 PM	#4
FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,412 Thanked 1,075 Times in 668 Posts	You can buy a crappy uncomfortable life jacket for $20(?), and no one ever wants to wear it. Or you can buy a cool comfortable kayaking/sailing life vest for $50-100, and insist that your son wear it. I like option 2

08-04-2020, 07:42 PM	#5
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,946 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	We were stopped in my little Sea Doo jet boat years ago and checked and we didn't have a throwable. We were right beside our house so he waited while we went and got it and put it in the boat. He was nice though, he didn't give us a ticket.

08-05-2020, 05:42 PM	#6
Dad sold the C * C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 273 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts	I tested my inflatable vest last year. It works like it should, but it is a little violent I'm glad I did because I discovered that you can't really swim forward on your chest; it pushes in and makes it hard to breath. You have to flip over and swim on your back.

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