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05-07-2009, 03:18 PM
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Young Blood
Country: England
Location: Lymington \ Hampshire
Occupation: MDL Marinas
Interests: Skipper/Teaching. Drinking/Partying
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Lymington \ Hampshire
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Your thought on this / these
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05-07-2009, 04:22 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Interests: burning fuel
Boat name: obsession
Boat make: extreme 24/ scarab 30
Engines: extreme=496HO scarab=twin 5.7L + gale banks twin turbo on trs
Cruising area: Guernsey, herm, sark etc.
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 292
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I'm not completely sure how they work but if you have to be 3-8 meters away to start the boat it would seem as if you will have to be 3-8 meters away from the boat before it shuts down. And I could be under the prob within that distance...
...and it's just another thing to go wrong, well 3 things, the key pad start and the cord and receiver.
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05-07-2009, 05:33 PM
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Registered User
Country: Denmark
Location: The Island Fyn
Occupation: Worker
Interests: Going fast, and drinking GT's😃
Boat make: Campion 565
Engines: 300 Promax
Cruising area: Mostly around water...
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Island Fyn
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I saw it demonstrated here in Denmark.
It is a 'safty-key' which shut the engine down when it get in touch with water. (person overboard)
Another feature is you can start the engine with a push of a button, and further more trim it up and down with the 'key'. (comfort??)
If You should forget the 'key' at home, or it runs out of power, you can still start the engine by pressing in a four-digit code.
Personally I think it's a super thing/gadet
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05-07-2009, 06:56 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Interests: burning fuel
Boat name: obsession
Boat make: extreme 24/ scarab 30
Engines: extreme=496HO scarab=twin 5.7L + gale banks twin turbo on trs
Cruising area: Guernsey, herm, sark etc.
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 292
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Campion 165(seb)
It is a 'safty-key' which shut the engine down when it get in touch with water. (person overboard)
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But would you want to be bouncing around with that round your neck. I think human nature would take over and it'll be tucked under your top or in a pocket, delaying it's contact with water, maybe till after you hit your prop!
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05-07-2009, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lain
But would you want to be bouncing around with that round your neck. I think human nature would take over and it'll be tucked under your top or in a pocket, delaying it's contact with water, maybe till after you hit your prop!
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yep..iff i ever get wet ide like to know the motor had stopped BEFORE i hit the drink
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05-07-2009, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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and another thing...you get bounced out of the drivers seat to the back of the boat ..bang the ole noggin and totally knocked out with the craft still going forward at a fast pace ..shite i say
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05-07-2009, 08:48 PM
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Registered User
Country: Denmark
Location: The Island Fyn
Occupation: Worker
Interests: Going fast, and drinking GT's😃
Boat make: Campion 565
Engines: 300 Promax
Cruising area: Mostly around water...
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Island Fyn
Posts: 369
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Hmm, I see your point, and gues your right.
But could one emagine a person falling over the side, and underneath the boat - considering the speed we are talking about??
The boat would long have passed you when you hit the water..??
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Recent boats:
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Fletcher 199 Bravo/150 Yamaha
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Fletcher 161/100 Mercury
Fletcher 160/100 Mercury
Fletcher 199/200 Mercury EFI
Campion Cortes 165/200 Mercury
Global 13/50 Mercury
Selco 15/35 Johnson, 50 Mercury
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05-07-2009, 09:06 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: southampton'ish
Occupation: builder
Boat make: Mariah
Engines: volvo 4.3
Cruising area: hatchet pond
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A mate told me a story of how he helped a guy who had been thrown from his boat, The grab handle on the back of his life jacket had caught on a cleat and he was hanging off the side of his boat unable to climb back in!
When everybody had stopped laughing they helped him back in and he was on his way. He was wearing a kill cord! Might have been a different story if he had one of these fitted to his boat.
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05-07-2009, 09:41 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Interests: burning fuel
Boat name: obsession
Boat make: extreme 24/ scarab 30
Engines: extreme=496HO scarab=twin 5.7L + gale banks twin turbo on trs
Cruising area: Guernsey, herm, sark etc.
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 292
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Campion 165(seb)
Hmm, I see your point, and gues your right.
But could one emagine a person falling over the side, and underneath the boat - considering the speed we are talking about??
The boat would long have passed you when you hit the water..??
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heard of a hook?
If they're not using them for racing professionally then don't bother, as do you really want to be the unfortunate person to accidentally test them and find out they are just a cleverly advertised gimmick?
Leave the gimmicks for your phone, this is an important safety feature that has to work 100% when needed.
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05-07-2009, 09:47 PM
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Registered User
Country: Denmark
Location: The Island Fyn
Occupation: Worker
Interests: Going fast, and drinking GT's😃
Boat make: Campion 565
Engines: 300 Promax
Cruising area: Mostly around water...
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Island Fyn
Posts: 369
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Yes your right...
I even have had a un-experienced driver turning the boat hard starbord, at full speed.
Nedless to say we ended up in a pile at the other side of the boat??
The kill-cord luckely stopped the boat instantly..
What a LAMO, and me also for letting him drive...
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Present boat:
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Fletcher 199 Bravo/150 Yamaha
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Fletcher 161/100 Mercury
Fletcher 160/100 Mercury
Fletcher 199/200 Mercury EFI
Campion Cortes 165/200 Mercury
Global 13/50 Mercury
Selco 15/35 Johnson, 50 Mercury
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05-07-2009, 09:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 670
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Campion 165(seb)
Hmm, I see your point, and gues your right.
But could one emagine a person falling over the side, and underneath the boat - considering the speed we are talking about??
The boat would long have passed you when you hit the water..??
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ime just not happy with anything powerd "fly by wire" and that includes "stop by wire" if you get my meaning
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07-07-2009, 03:30 PM
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Registered User
Country: U K
Location: Seend Wiltshire / New Forest
Occupation: sales - motor trade
Interests: boats/quads/shooting/horses
Boat make: revenger 25sc/extreme/cougar 21/mirror dinghy
Engines: mercruiser magnum/honda 150/red sails
Cruising area: solent / uk coast -poole mainly
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Kill cord switch every time simple,safe,less to go wrong !
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