another lanyard reason
 

5;15 into it starts the million to one shot

That was out my way.

That was certainly a one in a million shot off the dock.
Why doesn't anyone ever think to just toss a ski rope out in such situations? Anchor line tied to a couple fenders even. All those things ya typically can't avoid getting wrapped up in a prop no matter how hard you try to miss them... Or, wearing your lanyard helps too ;-)

Laughed the first time it hit the dock, then puckered up at the 5:15 deal. Wow!

Every time I board one of my boats from now on I will think of this visual.
I vow lanyard 100%. Any others?

I always have for years. Have one that goes on my wrist. It's such a habit I don't even notice putting it on anymore.

All 10 of em were thrown out of that boat , the girl driving was arrested. I say lucky no one drown or got prop chopped.

yikes, that could have been way uglier! I need to start to get back in the habit. I miss how my old pair of inflatable vests had a dedicated rung on the bottom for lanyard. Sadly our new set of Mustangs don't have one which kind of sucks as I never seem to have a good place to hook it to.

I had mine on last week-end. Was idling thru under a very short in height bridge with a current - the pass thru is only about 15ft wide. A few people waved from land, I waived with the wrong hand and it cut the engine. I had 2 seconds before things turned ugly, luckily I realized what happened and plugged it in instantly. Can't believe I did that....Okay, yeh I can. :)

I MUCH prefer putting a carabiner on the end of my lanyard, and hooking it over the waist of my shorts, or sometimes on the lower seam of the leg opening on the shorts. This keeps the lanyard COMPLETELY OUT of my way so I can use either hand anywhere at anytime on the dash/wheel/controls, waving, or holding my drink. :eek:

Now some have said they expect to see me fly out of a boat, and my shorts are still attached to the boat blowing in the wind like a flag while the boat carries on down the waterway, but I'm not so sure that will happen. :drink:

I have done the same stupid schit with it attached to my waist loops or etc. :)

I am not sure of the construction of the Mustang inflatable but if there is some webbing, a canvas shop can sew a ring on it. I did this on my Mustang jacket type vest. It had a ring on it but was on the wrong side. I simply had a matching brass ring sewing on the opposite side.

Padraig

I can understand that. I walked away from the helm once, (just once) with the lanyard attached and killed the motors; but less likely to do such on the AT with the side by side bolsters though. Once was enough. To add though, you could accommodate a longer lanyard though, like coupling 2 coiled lanyards; and both of them being lower would allow you more movement, but also not in your way all over the dash and/or your wrist.

The Mercury red string lanyard is junk though. I always replace the mercury lanyard with one from one of the PWC accessory vendors; in color(s) to match the boat. They are much better quality and design; as the Mercury one ages fast, stretches, gets dirty, and it also doesn't float should you drop it in the water. IF you have a specific end piece on your switch end of your lanyard, you can always move that over to your new lanyard of choice with a stainless keychain hoop.

https://www.amazon.com/UL-1-Ultimate.../dp/B0000ATZBN

The little plastic pieces clip right off with a pair of dykes, and just the bare plastic (purple in this case) lanyard loop end fits right into the standard kill switch and works perfectly.

I have to get back in the habit of wearing my lanyard. I ALWAYS did with my 2 Superboats. I need to get a longer lanyard for my CC. The one that came with it is only long enough to go around my wrist. I usually clip the lanyard to the belt loop on my shorts or the drawstring if I am wearing a bathing suit.

I always use this style Saf-T-Stop Switch - CP Performance because you do not need an extra lanyard to restart the engine if the person that was wearing the lanyard gets tossed out, just flip the switch and go pick his azz up.

Thats the one I run along with a velcro wrist band and about 6' length.

i like that kill switch, and i need a new one.
this thread has about 100 views a day so far,
so how about some feed back about where to mount the kill switch so it doesn't get hung up on the way out of the boat.
anyone test theirs ?

I have one now and on my last two boats. Yes, I test it once a season. The last one is hard to see but mounted to the right of the wheel. It's nice, as mentioned above, if the driver was tossed, you can just flip the switch and restart. No extra lanyard needed.

Mine is mounted just behind the throttle to my right

Use a couple of zip tie sticky back mounts to test where you are thinking about mounting it, before you actually start drilling. Zip tie the actual switch to a couple places, and stretch the lanyard to see how far you can get before it pops out.

With a majority of setups having the controls to the right of the wheel, like Dave's pictures above; my recommendation is down below the wheel hub or controls about 6-8 inches, maybe even a foot if you plan to clip it to your life jacket, over your short's waistband; or short's-leg-opening like I do. Most of us never take our hand off the throttles; so that's your most common anchor point/area for the kill switch.

Lanyard s
 

A lanyard is required for all of TOTAL DOLLAR high performance insurance policies.

That is correct and a working lanyard is needed for a lot of insurance companies. For a very short story and somethings I can not talk about ---- about a week ago I was hired as 3 party to inspect a damaged boat and inspect for a proper working lanyard. It did NOT have a working lanyard and the insurance claim was denied.

What if there is a working lanyard but operator was not wearing it and there was an accident the kill switch would have prevented?

Padraig

lanyard fasten point
 

This is what I use, as I put on my vest and sit down, I wrap this around my leg just above my knee. Left or right steering makes no difference just switch legs.
My arms and hands are free for operating the boat and controls. I love it compared to all the other options.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wear mine on my throttle wrist, the CG noticed last time I was stopped for a safety check. It was a short stop.

These are available on another site. I use them and they work great whether on the arm, wrist or ankle.

That's what I use, habit now just like a seat belt. Don't even think about it.

those would be way better and more practical than the t shirt or beer coozy ya get for an OSO membership, plus they promote safety, and have more than one use(banned for that one)

Look just like the below pic. Available Amazon Prime for $11.00-$13.00
Link: http://a.co/5AbZ7dM

Or the companies website $10.95 + $4-$5 shipping (all colors available here of course)
http://atlantisenterprises.com/pro-f...band-p-15.html



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Have you seen the wireless lanyards? Nothing to worried about getting tangled up in. It's on my to-do list.
Also CG won't even stop ya if you have a pre-inspection decal. In FL CG Aux. Comes to wherever the boat is free of charge annually when requested by the owner.

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.

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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