Fish Addict wrote: It sounds like a few of us have experienced that kill switch moment. It's a horrible feeling. We had such a moment on a mate's boat about 20 years ago. We were 60kms offshore at the time. No phone coverage and out of VHF range to the landbase station. Certainly a sphincter puckering moment. Took a good 10-15 minutes before we realized what had happened. |
... only advantage I can see is the motor stops if the skipper goes overboard ... |
e.m.p! wrote:
exactly this. As a spearo on the occasional solo missions in my little dinghy, I never go out without the kill switch rope attached to my hand. Cuts out the motor when rushing up front to drop the anchor, but that’s a small price for safety |
e.m.p! wrote:
exactly this. As a spearo on the occasional solo missions in my little dinghy, I never go out without the kill switch rope attached to my hand. Cuts out the motor when rushing up front to drop the anchor, but that’s a small price for safety |
bazza wrote:
Hmnn ... have you thought how vulnerable you could be in the (God Forbid) you went over board. You would be bobbing around in the water with a key attached to yourself via a cord & the boat maybe 30 mtrs away due to way on after motor cuts out then current & wind takes over after you have recovered your thoughts & decided what best to do ... how far away will the boat be by then & even if you had a passenger on board they would not be able to start the motor without the key ... guess that would a good reason to have a spare on board. This sennario probably not applicable to you as sounds like is a pull start motor so all that would be required to get going would be to flick the switch back on. |
DIY wrote: Just had a look at mine (late model Suzuki) and it is a clip on the kill cord that holds a button out. It occurred to me that if I fall out the crew would need to know to wedge out the button some how to come get me. I might get a spare and have it hanging on a piece of string by the remotes. |
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