I know you've seen this alpha..... But I wanted to bring up my experience again. A second kill switch would have been good in my situation. I haven't driven the boat without a lifejacket on everyone in the boat since then.

After reading what happen to you in your post. I wear my life jacket and kill switch everytime thst engine starts smooth ruff it dont matter!

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I try and wear them both when running. I really don't want this to happen to me!

Wowza :shaking:

That will take a stich or two to put things back together ....

Hydro

I don't wear one in my boat. I do wear the kill switch religiously. I try to make myself where a life jacket when running at night. One time we were running down the intracoastal after a teal hunt and I was cruising along pretty good almost to gibbstown. My motor was kinda blowing out so I stopped took kill switch off to adjust my motor. Took off with 4 people hear and pirogues. Forgot to put my kill switch back on because we were close to launch. About the time I got to wot I hit a crosstie that was level with the water. Knocked the tiller out of my hand and boat started turning and bouncing in circles. I was falling out the boat half way in the water of I woulda went motor would have came right over me. I finally grabbed the tiller and shut it down. That was a very scary moment. Now I wear kill switch at all times.

Has anyone had a look at what they call the auto tether type systems. Think wireless kill switch, basically if you get more than 20 or so ft between the reciever and sending units it kills the engine.

I guess a possible benefit to this type system (in addition to not needing a physical tether) is that you can have multiple sending units.

Just curious if anyone has used and what there opinion is.

something like this.

http://autotether.com/at/how-it-works

On a trip w/a few members of this site i was thrown into the side and then into bottom of the boat and knocked out .another passenger was thrown out of the boat . Neither of us had PFDs on . If i would have gone overboard after hitting the side of the boat i may not have been here to talk about it.

Coastal and Mustang make quality inflatable life vest...I have a couple of each..choose one that is comfortable to wear....

i was thrown from a 14' boat with a 25 right by sam houston st. park came with in feet of boat coming back and hitting me. Swam to bank and my stepdad came and got me after about 30mins we tryed to figure out how to stop the boat from going in circles. it ended up catching a wave wrong and broke 3 of my stepdads ribs. My boat didn't have a kill switch and could have killed or hurt anyone who came around that curve. first thing i did was put a kill switch on it. Most people would not think it could happen to you but let me tell you when i hit what ever i hit it threw me like i was a rag doll and didn't blink. don't think for one second you can hold on. A seat belt i can understand if you hit something hey it only hurts you if that boat keeps going no telling whos kid or other sportsman you could hurt.......hell it might even get in the marsh and kill all that grass yall trying to save....lol

sorry end of preaching

Didn't read the hole post, but i am the same way.