Kill cord on the river.

[Captain Coochie]

Its not always a good thing . Sometimes when every second counts and the kill cord is out the person in charge cant work out why the boat wont start and the causulty gets transfered to another boat losing more vital seconds .

 

[snapper]

Tim, I would suggest Sophie and the kids know what it is for and leave it hanging when you are all on board, if single handed it makes sense to use it. I don't have one on my boat or on my tender, any ideas on what I should do?

I reckon Al is right. At very low speeds and in locks etc it would almost be unworkable. Teach the crew to yank it off if anything were to happen . At other times i can clip it on.

What about Al's boat. Same sort of power, same sort of size, just British, 40 years older and No kill cord facility.

 

[stuartbaggs]

I reckon Al is right. At very low speeds and in locks etc it would almost be unworkable. Teach the crew to yank it off if anything were to happen . At other times i can clip it on.

I suppose it's all to do with risk management.

What if you all get tipped out and the kill cord isn't attached to anyone? Boat keeps going....

 

[alruss]

Correct, but we are talking non tidal Thames, 4 knots max. With a boat bearing down on you, you could probably out swim it. Risk assessment, chances of all occupants getting thrown out at 4knts virtually zero, chances of boat turning through 180deg at 4 knots also virtually zero.