Open and Honest Pontoon Boat Discussion
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Thanks you, I am sure you and your family will enjoy your when you get.Looney Tune wrote: Man, I love to nap on the boat. Of course that's when the fish usually hit.
Great looking family. I can't wait to post mine.
Ray Jr. wrote:Thats my Grandson and he thought it was a great place to hide.Looney Tune wrote:I think it's against the law to store you child in the ski locker.Ray Jr. wrote:We have it on our new one, and so far I like it, ours has a built in storage bin/cooler under the captains feet,
It doesn't seem to be a toe stubber, the only complaint I have about it is the storage area under the console. On the old boat the console sat on top of the carpet so things stored under it didn't slide around. The new one with the raised helm it just has the fiberglass of the riser under the console, and things slid around like crazy. We fixed the problem by cutting a piece of indoor-outdoor carpet to fit and things stay put much better.
You can see it a little in this shot.
Life jackets are only required when UNDER WAY we were at anchor in a cove at that time. also Life Jackets are NOT required when there is a 3 ft tall rail around the passenger area of a boat.cbavier wrote:Where is his LIFE JACKET. The Federal law says anyone under 13 must wear a LIfe Jacket art all times when on a boat. I'm not trying to be a scrooge or smart ass. By the way he really is a cute kid and I'm sure you love with all your heart and you have the right too. By the way I wish you but a seat bolster/ booster, something like that as an add on, but I suppose the problem is all the different kind's of seats.
No Problem, when under way the jacket is always worn.(the pontoon rails aren't 3 feet tall so no exemption there)cbavier wrote:OK.....Just wondering if you were underway or anchored. In MIch there is no difference in laws from boats to Pontoons that I know of, rail or no rail. I have searched for Pontoon laws and haven't been able to find anything. Like I said I wasn't trying to be a smart ass just protective of such a Darling little boy.
badmoonrising wrote:In MD and in federal waters up here, the law is anyone under 13 has to wear a jacket while underway. Anchored out in a cove, no. I make my nephews and niece wear them even anchored out though.
i thought federal law only applies on federal waters, which most aren't (a lot around here are federal).cbavier wrote:The Federal law says anyone under 13 must wear a LIfe Jacket art all times when on a boat.
well, then i will take a turn at lecturing. those crappy orange preservers are worthless. i would never put one on a friend or friend's kid. we've got a bunch of real life vests, not the nice inflatables like the captain might wear, but good vests that available at any sporting goods store, fleet farm, even wally world. they will actually hold a kid up without ripping off his testicles from the stupid strap. we've got lots of sizes and if a lot of people are coming, we tell them to bring their vests--or buy some.cbavier wrote:I always wear my inflatable but they are too expensive to outfit the pontoon so I just have the orange slip overs for everyone else.
I don't think any of mine have crotch straps. They are like a Jacket. Only bulky. They are not the slip over the head kind. I agree. I wouldn't expect anyone to wear the crotch strap ones either.FloterBoter wrote:i thought federal law only applies on federal waters, which most aren't (a lot around here are federal).cbavier wrote:The Federal law says anyone under 13 must wear a LIfe Jacket art all times when on a boat.
well, then i will take a turn at lecturing. those crappy orange preservers are worthless. i would never put one on a friend or friend's kid. we've got a bunch of real life vests, not the nice inflatables like the captain might wear, but good vests that available at any sporting goods store, fleet farm, even wally world. they will actually hold a kid up without ripping off his testicles from the stupid strap. we've got lots of sizes and if a lot of people are coming, we tell them to bring their vests--or buy some.cbavier wrote:I always wear my inflatable but they are too expensive to outfit the pontoon so I just have the orange slip overs for everyone else.
these are the lousy ones. some have testicle-removal straps and some don't. they're all worthless.cbavier wrote:I don't think any of mine have crotch straps. They are like a Jacket. Only bulky. They are not the slip over the head kind. I agree. I wouldn't expect anyone to wear the crotch strap ones either.
