Just a reminder PFD and Kill switch

[Old plug]

7 hours ago, 176champion said:

This dude was throwed from his boat...just a reminder to wear your PFD and kill switch

 

http://snowmobileaddicts.com/2016/07/05/boating-fail-hitting-the-eject-button/

 

3 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

The film crew seemed in no hurry to get back to him or once aboard to get him to the hospital.  No urgency whatsoever.  Horrible boat driver.  What kind of boat was that?

I see that he is a certified AO . Certainly showing off in what I bet is his new bass boat and may very well have been his fist one or even first boat. He evidently lacked a great amount of experience in the ways of the living water. I knew when I seem him  coming in for his wake jumping shot what was going to happen if he really tried to do it. It just bends my mind how some yuppie from town can can buy and jump into his first boat that might be several hundred  HP and drive off with no training.

 

[jim m]

was with a man once that hit a big wake to fast, bounced me out of my seat and I ended up on the back deck against the pedestal seat. left a streak in my shorts on that one

[Unimog]

My pfd stays attached to my kill switch and is zipped up before the engine gets started. I don't wear a seatbelt all the time but never waiver on that. 

[DADAKOTA]

12 hours ago, Old plug said:

 

 It just bends my mind how some yuppie from town can can buy and jump into his first boat that might be several hundred  HP and drive off with no training.

 

There is a large segment of the boating population that have no business operating or owning a boat.  I see evidence of this every time I go to the lake.  It matters not whether a person hails from the City or the Country.  So many folks assume that since they can drive a car they can jump in a boat and are an instant expert.  It matters not where they live.  What matters is if someone has taken the time to explain and teach them what they need to know.  Then they need to heed this advice and take their time getting used to the boat and all that is involved with running and maintaining it.  Get some hours behind the wheel or on the tiller.  So many stories of things I have seen on the water or the ramp over the years that just make me shake my head.         

I have been on the water all my life.  Dad started us out fishing out of canoes with small outboards or trolling motors on them.  Lifejackets were mandatory.  I was taught to always respect the water, the weather, other fishermen, and other boaters.  I learned safety and common courtesy.  Moved up to jonboats with outboards for fishing and duck hunting.  Learned not to overload a boat, how to back trailers, ramp etiquette, taking boat on and off the trailer, docking, how to operate a runabout, pontoon, deckboat, and bassboat, how to pull skiers and tubers, and much more.  I was also taught how to maintain the various boats, motors, trailers, and tow vehicles.  I liked to drive the boat from a young age.  I learned quickly that if you ran it like a jackleg you didn't get to drive for awhile.  As Dad would say, go slow and learn the water you are on and the boat you are running.  I was lucky to have been taught these things by my Dad, FIL, and my fishing partner.  My kids have been on the water since they were little as well.  They have been taught and are being taught these same things.  Like other things in life, you learn something new every time you go on the water.

  

[MOPanfisher]

And worse than the ones that don't know anything are the adults that know just enough to get themselves into trouble and think they know everything.  Can't count the number of times I have watched such folks backing or at least trying to back a boat trailer, as long as it is an open ramp and there aren't any obstacles they can do OK, but like on Pomme where several of the ramps have lane dividers in them, it can be almost comical to watch, everything from a tire up on the divider, to popped tires, to boats "pre-launched".  I have been guilty of many things safety related, the worst is not wearing MY PFD on those short runs, but it stays clipped to the kill switch and usually it is in the way unless I wear it.  That individual in the video, was clueless as to how a boat fully trimmed out handles wakes and rough water.  I used to have a short Champion 17 ft i believe with a 150 on the back, first trip I opened it up and it started chine walking all over the place, best advice I was given was, that throttle doesn't have to be all the way open, seldom ran in wide open, it was just too squirrely.  In all actuality he got off fairly lucky, no permanent disabling injuries and didn't appear to be any damage to the boat that I noticed. 

[dtrs5kprs]

1 hour ago, DADAKOTA said:

There is a large segment of the boating population that have no business operating or owning a boat.  I see evidence of this every time I go to the lake.  It matters not whether a person hails from the City or the Country.  So many folks assume that since they can drive a car they can jump in a boat and are an instant expert.  It matters not where they live.  What matters is if someone has taken the time to explain and teach them what they need to know.  Then they need to heed this advice and take their time getting used to the boat and all that is involved with running and maintaining it.  Get some hours behind the wheel or on the tiller.  So many stories of things I have seen on the water or the ramp over the years that just make me shake my head.         

I have been on the water all my life.  Dad started us out fishing out of canoes with small outboards or trolling motors on them.  Lifejackets were mandatory.  I was taught to always respect the water, the weather, other fishermen, and other boaters.  I learned safety and common courtesy.  Moved up to jonboats with outboards for fishing and duck hunting.  Learned not to overload a boat, how to back trailers, ramp etiquette, taking boat on and off the trailer, docking, how to operate a runabout, pontoon, deckboat, and bassboat, how to pull skiers and tubers, and much more.  I was also taught how to maintain the various boats, motors, trailers, and tow vehicles.  I liked to drive the boat from a young age.  I learned quickly that if you ran it like a jackleg you didn't get to drive for awhile.  As Dad would say, go slow and learn the water you are on and the boat you are running.  I was lucky to have been taught these things by my Dad, FIL, and my fishing partner.  My kids have been on the water since they were little as well.  They have been taught and are being taught these same things.  Like other things in life, you learn something new every time you go on the water.

  

Indeed, and no type of licensing system, or other government instituted system will fix it. Just drive down an interstate to see the effectiveness those things provide.

Courtesy and safety are taught one on one, just the way you learned it.