Bow Riding Legal in Florida?

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joe20toon
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Bow Riding Legal in Florida?

#1 Post by joe20toon » Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:43 am

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Re: Bow Riding Legal in Florida?

#2 Post by PlaynDoc » Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:38 pm

bow riding certainly isn't safe on a pontoon... there'd be no escape if you fall from the front of the boat, and get between the logs.....

im not in favor of making regulations, whatsoever...

everyone driving a boat has the responsibility to keep passengers safe.

if someone wants to chop their passengers to pieces with the propeller, let them. catfish gotta eat, too.
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Re: Bow Riding Legal in Florida?

#3 Post by MattGent » Thu Sep 05, 2019 12:39 pm

The law revision was written / sponsored by some dumbass legislator from the Tampa area who got a ticket when his kid was bow-riding, and then went and did something about it.

I'm generally a live-and-let-live person but this likely didn't need to be changed. There are enough ignorant boaters on the water already.

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Re: Bow Riding Legal in Florida?

#4 Post by bradm » Thu Sep 05, 2019 7:39 pm

We had a fatality on Kentucky Lake on Labor Day Weekend when a 22 year old girl stepped over rail of pontoon and fell into water. Will post link if can locate.


Not crazy about new regs but not sure I disagree with that one. Common sense ain't common enough.
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Re: Bow Riding Legal in Florida?

#5 Post by FogHorn » Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:00 am

You can regulate stupid but you can’t fix it.
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Re: Bow Riding Legal in Florida?

#6 Post by onlybillhere » Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:28 am

This was passed 3 years ago...the government has to pass laws because common sense is extinct.
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