I agree 100% What happens when you have a country thats run by lawyers.................. surely they wouldn't do anything to raise their fees. And were like a bunch of donkeys taking it right up the arse as we watch, its hopeless. Only now the oil and insurance companies are getting in on it so its like a triple WAMMY.

That's why I don't take clowns for rides. You always wanted to ride in one? Get a better job, these things aren't cheap and I don't think you can afford it on a butchers salary. I take friends, close friends and that's it. And when they come down the dock with some hotties that really want to go for a ride we take a quick idle back past the reeds if you know what I mean.

My keep my boats in an LLC just in case. And that's still little protection just another layer.

I get asked for rides all the time - from people just walking up on the dock. Those suckers can sue for tripping getting into the boat. I always say no way. Makes you look like a dick - but then again I usually am a dick so its ok.

Example:

I was in a Velocity (I think it was the 35'/36')with the late Hurley Stepp at the wheel during the 1994 Miami Boat Show. There was also two military contractors (people who outfit boats for the armed services) on board. I was in the middle bolster in the back seat, and one of the contractors was in the front stand up bolster.

We crossed a large Sport Fishing boat wake at probably 75+ mph. I knew we weren't going to land very nice so I braced myself but the non-experienced boater (the military contractor) in the front seat was thrown into the cabin door when the boat landed. It was a very violent landing. The contractor acted as if he were OK, but I could he was pretty banged up, as well as the interior of the boat was now damaged too.

The demo ride example in post #10, reminded me of this with the Miami Boat show just around the corner. The slogan alwasy was " buyer beware, but with this thread it could become "seller beware - someone could sue you for an unforeseen persoanl injury when they were on your boat."

Or in h20 toie's experience "good guys can't win."

And you know, I'd really like to take some of these people for a ride - I used to do it all the time. Maybe turn someone else on to the sport. F'em now.
Then again, now-a-days, I'm usually a dick too.
You're not alone.

I have a million dollar umbrella along with the regular boat insuarnce policy.
My mechanic and I were out, took a roller bad under the bay bridge, he had been drinking and wound up with 38 stitches in his face. he didnt sue, but it really made me think. If I have any doubt of a persons ability, i keep the sticks back, not worth the aggrevation. If they say they havent riden in a fast boat I'll give them a ride, but not a fast one, the boat is fast, not their ride. Its all about control, or the illusion thereof.

"boat"...Yea...Right....

Dude, you're not given up the Harley are you!? That's B.S.!!!

make sure they die and dump the body

Is that the car in this incident?

I don't know.... But it could be.....