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| TexasRed |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 11:00:52 AM
Heard today that you can get a ticket for people riding on the bow. Never heard of that before. Can anyone else verify? I have a 19' bay boat and was going to have cushions made for the front deck for the ladies. Will still do it, but now I am wondering if they cannot ride on the front deck while underway. Anyone know the answer to this? Thanks.
19' Sea-Pro CC
"Swagger Wagon"
Yamaha 115 - 2 stroke
14' CMF Skiff
25 Johnson - 2 stroke
14' Heritage Redfish
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| jisuho |
Posted - 05/25/2012 : 10:06:07 AM
I teach boating safety and operation for my work colleagues. It is our 'policy' not to sit on gunwales, bows, etc. while underway, nor hang limbs over the side while underway.
For safety and security I urge you to remember, Evolution does not sleep, does not blink, and does not care. If you are not careful, she will remove you from the equation.
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| Bonzo72 |
Posted - 05/25/2012 : 07:33:51 AM
quote:
Originally posted by JimIslander
safe boating is independent of the law
one of the wisest things ever posted...
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| JimIslander |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 9:54:55 PM
I posted to illustrate the law, but have to agree that you may be ticketed by the officer at his discretion. Really safe boating is independent of the law. Hopefully most folks will exercise common sense and take good care of their passengers. My family still gives me a hard time for the "safety briefing" I give before moving too far from the dock. It's as much for my safety as theirs.
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| 13skulls |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 6:35:34 PM
When I was in the Coast Guard we were instructed that the act itself is not illegal, but it does fall under the category of "negligent boat operation" which is a ticketable offense. It really depends on the situation. Is the boat anchored,idling along, or full throttle? LEO discretion based on circumstances. |
| spanishking |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 2:16:42 PM
I basically took it to mean, anything an officer deems negligent or reckless, he can stop you and ticket accordingly. Similar to reckless driving in your car.
I have personally been on a boat that was stopped for letting someone sit up front with feet hanging over and we were around 5 knots. I say 5 specifically because we were trolling for spanish in the sound that day. No ticket but I definitely wont be letting friends do that anymore.
Also as a kid we used to run around in a 14' whaler. By the time we were 11 or 12 there was not enough room to sit on the seat and drive. Only option was cushion on top of the backrest and sit there.
I use those two examples because both seem to really be left to the digression of the officer. I have never been written a ticket and all of my experiences with DNR have been good to great.
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| JimIslander |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 1:00:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by spanishking
http://www.boat-ed.com/sc/handbook/oper.htm
How dare you expect to have fun while on your boat!!
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Thankfully that little gem does not strictly quote the ACTUAL laws on the books. Two of those bullets are either not against the law, or are quoted incompletely to infer something that is false, namely:
- Allowing passengers to ride on the bow, gunwale, transom, seat backs, seats on raised decks, or any other place where there may be a chance of falling overboard.
There is NO law against any of the above.
- Allowing passengers to swim within 50 feet of a public boat landing or ramp.
This is a quote mined statement of a very specific law, as follows:
SECTION 50-21-125. Restrictions on swimming near public landing on hydroelectric generation lake or reservoir; no wake zone.
It is unlawful for a person to swim within fifty feet of a public boat landing or ramp located on a lake or reservoir constructed or developed by an investor-owned utility for hydroelectric generation. For purposes of this section, a public boat landing or ramp is one owned or maintained by an investor-owned utility for hydroelectric generation and is available to the public at large. The area where swimming is prohibited must be clearly marked and signs must be posted to give public notice that no swimming is allowed in the area. Watercraft must slow to no wake speed when operated within two hundred feet of the landing or ramp.
Tidewater 196DC
Yamaha F115
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| TexasRed |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 11:55:32 AM
It seems that riding on the bow is a no-no as well. Thanks Spanish. I knew that hanging legs/arms off the boat while underway was a no-no.
19' Sea-Pro CC
"Swagger Wagon"
Yamaha 115 - 2 stroke
14' CMF Skiff
25 Johnson - 2 stroke
14' Heritage Redfish
"There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter."
Ernest Hemingway |
| spanishking |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 11:41:06 AM
http://www.boat-ed.com/sc/handbook/oper.htm
How dare you expect to have fun while on your boat!!
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| CaptFritz |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 11:36:24 AM
Angus will tell you that sitting on the gunnel is a no no.
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| Bonzo72 |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 11:16:07 AM
hanging your legs off any portion of the boat while under way is illegal right? what about sitting on the gunnel while underway, I have heard they can ticket you for that as well...I always advise people just don't do it anyway...
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| cam |
Posted - 05/24/2012 : 11:10:17 AM
I think they might mean hanging your legs over the bow while going full throttle? Because of the safety part of it they might give you a warning for this, but sitting on the bow should be ok.
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