Do you turn the engine off when getting in/out

jonh · Newbie Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 10

I have always turned the engine off on I/O's when skiers get in and out of the water. Just got a Mastercraft - what do folks do for safety - yes it always better to turn off the engine but is it necessary for inboards.

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

I only went out on an inboard once and they turned it off when I got in, but left it on when I got out. I'm also used to an I/O and it did seem a little dangerous, but I don't think it is. If I had an inboard I wouldn't worry about it when people get out but maybe turn it off when they get in. The safest way is to always turn it off.

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grady · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 547 City: d-block

we always turn the boat off...we turned it off w/ our I/O and we turn it off w/ our supra...we try to b as safe as possible

BIGMAC · Posted: Jun 13, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject:

I think that we leave it running but I'm not sure. It's inboards but really I think sometimes it's on and sometimes it's off but I don't sweat it.

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

we leave it on, but not in gear....

Josh R · Posted: Jun 13, 2003 11:46 pm Post subject:

Basically, no matter what type of boat you have, DO NOT have the prop moving when people are around the back...

Josh R · Posted: Jun 13, 2003 11:47 pm Post subject:

Oh yes children, Don't run with scissors either...

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

I started boating on an outboard so it's habit to turn the boat off.

RanMan · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2003 Posts: 186 City: Pittsburgh

You should turn the boat off! Carbon monoxide builds up in the transom area and if the person lingers back there for any length of time the chance of poisoning is real. Each year people die from just that and it takes only moments to happen. Be safe, shut it down.

wakeborder5 · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 279 City: Commerce

We always just leave it on out of gear with our inboard. With the platform on the back and the placement it is really hard to hit the prop and people usually are back there very long. We only turn it off if someone is hanging out back there because the carbon monoxide

toothpick · Posted: Jun 14, 2003 6:30 am Post subject:

I turn it off mostly because it just feels better. If you leave it on while riders are changing, it seems to rush people. It makes it more laid back with it off. Cool

salmon_tacos · Posted: Jun 14, 2003 7:50 am Post subject:

That report that someone posted about CO deaths in the US said that measured levels of CO at the swimstep could be high enough to kill in 30 seconds. I'm guessing that's with no wind and the motor running for a minute.

I wonder how many people end up feeling sick because of non-fatal levels of CO exposure.

gryffin · Criminal Joined: 10 Jun 2003 Posts: 89 City: SoCal

We turn it off, just to be safe. We have an inboard but it is still the safest just to leave it off, and of course CO sucks to breath in!

MrBlean · Posted: Jun 15, 2003 1:56 pm Post subject:

First. I always turn the engine off. Even though it's an inboard and we could leave the engine running but out of gear, the risk is just too high. A prop moving by accident or oversight would shred a limb in no time. Second, given that people who run pipes round from their vehicle exhaust to their car to comit suicide take several minutes to do so, I find it very hard to believe that you could die from CO2 poisoning in the open air as a result of a boat exhaust. Sure, if you shoved your nose right up against the exhaust and breathed in exhaust fumes exclusively but get real, in the open air? Sound like a folklore story to me i.e. it happened to a friend of a friend....... Anyone actually know anyone to who died of this? Name address and next of kin please. Then I'll believe!

Fishmaster · Posted: Jun 15, 2003 7:01 pm Post subject:

It's a much more enjoyable day boating to minimize the level of CO2 and exaust fumes you ingest.

Most of the boats are EFI now so restarting is a quick key turn, not much effort.

And it nearly elimates the possibility of chopping up people, ski rope and expensive wakeboards.

OK, I believe turning it off wins Laughing

Bill

anti-shoobies · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 12:58 pm Post subject:

Unless you swim under the boat, you won't touch the prop. I didn't even think the prop turned when you were in idle. We never turn our MC off. It just burns battery. The Co2 isn't a problem for us.

Troy · Criminal Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 79 City: Nor Cal

I turn off the boat. Always have, just because it feels better. As to the question of CO poisioning while on the swim platform, there has been quite a lot of noise in the Sacramento area because a kid did die a couple of weeks ago while body surfing hanging onto the platform. Here is a link to an artical about it... http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/2247177/detail.html On the radio today I heard that cause of death was CO poisioning, not drowning.

dane · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 3:36 pm Post subject:

It best to turn the engine off When boarding or going for a ride. Its better to be safe then sorry. Would you feel pretty bad knowing that someone got hurt from your boat? Just something to think about.

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

Even I turn the engine off and I have a PWC jet boat... better safe that sorry!

anti-shoobies · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 6:07 pm Post subject:

Why is everyone so paranoid?

gusthecat · Outlaw Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 183

Because accidents happen. With the engine off it eliminates that possibility. Think of it - someone in the boat stumbles into the driver or driver's cockpit & the boat accidently gets put in gear. (Yes, it does happen. I've seen it happen more than once, fortunately nobody was in the water any of those times.) My opinion - the CO2 thing is the least of your worries when it comes to this issue. You can say what you want about making sure that everyone is seated, yaddah yaddah yaddah. It only takes once to totally f@#$ up your life or someone else's & over such an absolutely trivial thing as turning off an engine & possibly running down a battery. You can take a guess at what I do.

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

anti-shoobies · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 7:05 pm Post subject:

What about wakeboarding? Accidents happen. Solution= stop wakeboarding? Come on.

Evereything is dangerous. Walking out your front door to go to work in the morning is dangerous.

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 7:09 pm Post subject:

Yeah wakeboardingmaniac i also have a seadoo jetboat and i also turn it off inbetween. I mean nothing will probably happen if you leave it on but is it really worth it? I turn it off while the person is getting on their bindings and we are fooling with the rope and getting it out to them. It doesnt use up the battery unless you like constantly turn it on and off pretty quickly. Also arent you just using more gas? So you are wasiting money, its unsafe, there are CO2 fumes... so they question is more like why do you leave it on.

anti-shoobies · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 7:27 pm Post subject:

It uses up the battery when you are running 10 speakers, 2 subs, 3 amps, and a head. It doesn't use enough gas to amount to anything. But, if you can't start you boat becuase the battery is dead, then you are screwed.

gusthecat · Outlaw Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 183

Of course wakeboarding accidents happen, nobody said that they don't. We're not talking about that, however, we're talking about boating safety. I've been a waterskier for 27 years, a boat driver for 22 years & a wakeboarder for the past 10 years. I've seen a lot of injuries from the watersports themselves, but I can honestly say that the mass majority of life-threatening injuries stem from boating safety (or the lack thereof), which is what we're talking about. Like I said before, it only takes once - is it really worth it?

deathflamingo · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 177 City: Yankton

just trun the engine off...it wont slow you down any and it could save some gas....mabey and your feet

deathflamingo · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 177 City: Yankton

klt599 · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 19 City: Australia NSW

I always used to turn it off on an I/O boat

now with the V Drive i usually keep it on unless the person will be there for a while inhaling the fumes. otherwise there is no real safety issue

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 10:46 pm Post subject:

turn it off both in and out....

jBoss · Outlaw Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Posts: 110 City: Louisiana

A real wakeboarder has no fear while he is in the water... NO FEAR

west coast boarder · Addict Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 558 City: Nor Cal

we leave the boat on but make sure it isn't in gear when someone gets in or out of the boat.

MrBlean · Posted: Jun 17, 2003 12:15 am Post subject:

Can't believe people are worried about their batteries! Alternators chuck out huge amounts of current and the current used from a start will be replenished in no time unless, of course, your riders are falling every 30 seconds and/or you have a dodgy battery. And if the latter, what the hell are you doin' on the water anyway!

klt599 · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Posts: 19 City: Australia NSW

oh yeah and leaving the engine runnign where i ride scares away the sharks. appparently

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jun 17, 2003 1:26 am Post subject:

jBoss, I guess im not a real wakeboarder..... Rolling Eyes

why do people decide what makes a person a "real" wakeboarder??