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Phat Bouy 
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 Topic: Kill cordsPosted: 06 Jun 06 at 4:53am |
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You know you are getting old when the rescue crew seems so young !
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Iain C
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Posted: 05 Jun 06 at 10:06pm |
Indeedy, but would you rather have an evening sail at a club "at your own risk" with no safety cover, or at a club where you have a paid qualified member of staff in an up to date and well equipped RIB looking after you? They're just guidelines at the end of the day... |
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jeffers
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Posted: 05 Jun 06 at 9:41pm |
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Just to add my 2p..
If you check you club insurance I think you will find that wearing of a killcord is mandatory. On ours we have to wear the killcord and have a spare 'key' so if the driver goes overboard the engine can be restarted by the crew. We have the new style morse controls which have a spare killcoard 'key' clipped in (again an insurance requirement for the new controls). As for wearing on the leg it is fine as long as you adjust the ankle strap so it will not slip off. Paul |
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Guest
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Posted: 05 Jun 06 at 9:06pm |
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If that happened the killcord would do its job ... |
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Granite
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Posted: 05 Jun 06 at 8:27pm |
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You should stop the engine when working ground tackle especialy if you are on your own.
Just imagine what would happen if just after you have put the weight over the side the line flipped over the throttle and pulled it into gear in up to full power? |
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If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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jpbuzz591
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Posted: 05 Jun 06 at 9:48am |
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i think the idea of an extending one which when yanked like a seat belt will no longer extend and just comes out. Otherwise, when moving marks, get your crew or just becareful about moving around.
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Jp Indoe
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hurricane
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Posted: 04 Jun 06 at 9:51pm |
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ok heres what i got told on my power boat instructors course 1 Kill cords should be around the arm unless of the telephone cord style to take up the slack(this stops it sliding off as you fall out) 2 SAFETY BOATS have 2 people (coaching boats can have 1) 3 The rya specified length for a kill cord is = 1 meter (3 feet) what is a kill cord for? = KILL THE ENGINE when you fall over board - all these suggestions for longer cord or a extending cord DEFEAT the kill cords main purpose!!!!!!!! there was an example given of a guy who used an extending dog lead for a kill cord, when he fell off the boat. He couldnt understand why the engine didnt stop! |
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Iain C
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Posted: 04 Jun 06 at 9:20pm |
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Garry...and in an ideal world no one would ever capsize anyway!!!!
Others...the reason you wear them round the leg is nopt to do with slackness, it's so you dont get the thing wrapped round your wheel/throttle. |
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MRJP BUZZ 585
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Posted: 04 Jun 06 at 9:03pm |
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carshalton fc
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Posted: 04 Jun 06 at 8:45pm |
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i know the rya say that putting the kill cord on the leg is best and it probily is for ribs but at aquasports we have little comando's with tiller stering and as u are quite close the the engine i think it is best to put the kill cord round the shoulder strap of your bouancy aid, so if u are going to fall out your head could be near the propella and the kill cord wouldnt of been pulled out cos ur leg is still in the boat. |
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