[WetWilly]

Originally Posted by jimshabbah

In Illinois I was fortunate enough to be involved in a random boat safety check. We passed, but the officer did mention that they could write a citation for not using the lanyard when the boat was underway. Luckily we were stopped when he came by. I have the lanyard, but only use it when DNR is patrolling the ramps.

Don't know if that is the law everywhere or only in Illinois. If I had not had the lanyard, it would cost me $75.00 though.

Hi jimshabbah, thats good to know, I'll have to recheck our boating laws, 75 bucks buys a lot of drinks for a weekend outing!

[AirNavy]

Originally Posted by otisroy

Does anyone actually attach their lanyard to themselves?

Nope, but I do keep it attached to the killswitch and even keep a spare lanyard in a compartment just in case. I can fully appreciate the point of wearing it on a PWC or even a boat with short bulkheads, but if I'm pushing the limits so far that I get thrown out of this boat as deep as the deck is inside the bulkheads then I have much bigger problems than the motor not shutting off. Laws are laws though and they don't always take common sense into account since most are designed to protect us from ourselves (a different rant altogether).