You boys hear about this? Guy thrown out of boat on BL

[MOJO]

http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p...ate-in-OP.aspx


Cut his hand off.

[BuckingFastard]

yea there was a thread on here already about it. bad deal

[MOJO]

Originally Posted by BuckingFastard

yea there was a thread on here already about it. bad deal

i looked. looks like they saved his hand

[BuckingFastard]

yea i seen someone said the surgery was successful... talk about big time luck after the fact

[SULPHITE]

I did not know sig hansen was on tiger droppings

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re: wear your kill switch...update in OP (Posted on 6/16/14 at 7:42 am to Grassy1)
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quote:I've been in boats all my life and don't understand how you can fall out the boat while driving unless you are acting like an a-hole and/or drunk. Hmmmm... really?


Yes, really.

When I drive my boat, I'm holding on to my steering wheel on my center console. I have hit sand flats a bunch of time and never been close to falling in the water while driving the boat.

I grew up in Venice,LA part of my life and had a boat at the age of 12 (tiller steering outboard on a flatboat) and still have one 23 years later. I learned to drive a boat before I was 10 years old through my brothers and my relatives. My family grew up in pilottown and only had boats for transportation most of their life. My dad didn't have a driver license until he was in his mid 30's. I have never heard of anyone falling out of their boat while driving down there. There is a lot of hazards in Venice but it's mostly bad weather, fog during winter, logs/driftwood in spring/summer time, sand flats,etc.

When I'm driving my hands are on the steering wheel. If I am doing something in my boat where I'm not holding on to my steering wheel, my throttle is in neutral. I can understand other people falling out the boat but not the driver.

The only way I could see it happening if you were in the boat by yourself would be if you let it idle and walk away from the steering wheel to do something and fall or hit the throttle which throws you out. Then again, I'm not trying to make crazy turns or turning while going too fast like some people.






This post was edited on 6/16 at 7:44 am

[Paulox86]

How many people get a new boat and dismantle all safety devices before the boat hits the water? I would suspect the answer is none. But we all drive boats without the lanyard connected. It's common sense that usually could save your life. Get on a wave runner and the kill lanyard is the first thing that you put on. Kind of ironical that people know a wave runner can throw you but think there's no chance in a boat because they are good drivers.