Just got mine in, I ordered the black one. Pretty comfy. $11.16 from Amazon Prime.

Had the lanyard get pulled out at 35 in a line of other boats going the same speed. Close quarters on a busy weekend during scallop season. Scary as sh*t praying that every one behind me was aware that I was without power.Every body went around but the first guy got close.

As some before posted. A clip onto the belt loop of the aftcos is all I need. I have no issue with where the kill is mounted on my 242. I have made my own lanyards for all of my boats out of paracord. Never had a problem.

Curious, how did it get pulled out? I have often worried about that happening in close quarters such as a Poker Run. I have had the clip weaken with age and relax just enough so that it allowed the switch to activate when I hit a small wake and kill the motor. I now carry a spare.

Padraig

wife was putting sunscreen on my shoulders and bumped the lanyard from behind me. Doesn't take much to knock it off. I bumped the switch another time and it separated enough to trip the switch but didn't come off. We were out there for 30 minutes scratching our heads until a friend said check the kill switch. I touched it and it clicked back up into place. Both times were pretty embarrassing.

Thanks, good to know to check that first.

Padraig

There are more than a few kill switches on the market, but the Mercury option is the one you want. You can't "bump" it to kill position. I highly recommend it. It does not require a lanyard attached to it to run. It's a simple SPDT toggle switch with a hood that get's turned off with the lanyard is yanked out. And you can put any number of types of lanyard "loops" in there. I always bought ones designed for PWC that matched the colors on my boat, and cut off all the plastic pieces; and just used the loop on the end.

And I always clipped it to the BOTTOM of my shorts' leg opening, via a carabiner. It gave me plenty of movement around the front of the cockpit, and if I was getting close to a yank, I could feel it tugging my shorts against my leg.

same here, its actually second nature now like riding in a car without a seat belt on, you notice it not being on.

years ago it was recommended to me to use the wrist for the above reasons, you get into a mind set that knows when its not on. Sort of train the subconscious. I believe Tres Martin recommends using the wrist for this very reason and sells velcro wrist wrap with the lanyard already attached. Its funny when i use to attach to my belt loop or shorts I'd kill the engine every so often moving around the helm/cockpit, not any more.

Yes Tres sells the wrist lanyards for years now. Also Jet skis have been using the wrist lanyard for what 40 years now ? Nothing new especially if you have ever driven a Jet Ski