Texasmark
Supreme Mariner
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- Dec 20, 2005
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Was out a couple of days ago. Still getting used to newly acquired used boat. I have every confidence in the condition of the equipment. Get the trailer in the water, jump in, full of glee and excitement for some fun, hit the key, she rolls up like she should but won't light off....won't even quiver........spend some 20 minutes fiddling around trying to figure why no spark...fuel was obviously present.......racking my brain checking this and that.....in short, I happen to look over at my life jacket and there attached to it is my fluorescent kill switch lanyard lying next to me.....disconnected from the kill switch. Betcha that doesn't happen again. Course, if I had put my life jacket on when I entered the boat, not after I got things running and warming up, it wouldn't have happened........good safety checklist.
On the kill switch, I saw a Utube the other day where a guy had a tiller fishing boat and had fallen out. A boat was coming over to pick up the fisherman, running the video from a smart phone I suppose, well away from the boat going around in circles at moderate speed with no operator. Something to think about especially if you fall or are thrown overboard and you are in the loop and the boat decides to make a run for YOU!
On the kill switch, I saw a Utube the other day where a guy had a tiller fishing boat and had fallen out. A boat was coming over to pick up the fisherman, running the video from a smart phone I suppose, well away from the boat going around in circles at moderate speed with no operator. Something to think about especially if you fall or are thrown overboard and you are in the loop and the boat decides to make a run for YOU!