Where do you stand on prop guards?

Would you install prop guards?

  • Yes, I already use them

    Votes: 1 1.9%

  • Yes, I would consider it

    Votes: 16 29.6%

  • No

    Votes: 28 51.9%

  • I'm undecided

    Votes: 9 16.7%
  • Total voters
    54
Philiz said:
But wouldn't that prevent the driver from going back to pick up anyone who as been unfortunate enough to have gone overboard as the engine would be dead.
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Could easely be handled by a switch on the helm that activates the passenger kill cords when carrying passenger ie on a event RIB
 
I started a thread a couple of years ago asking views on prop guards. I don't currently use one (14' open sportsboat) but I am still considering. We don't swim or use the boat for watersports however and if we did, or indeed had a rib where people tend to like sitting on the tubes, I would. Likewise for a tender or if we used the boat regularly in areas frequented by swimmers etc. I would agree in part with the comment about common sense, but as stated it doesn't actually seem to be that common! I don't allow anyone to stand up or move around when underway, but that's mostly down to the size/type of vessel. I also fitted a ski mirror - not because we do any water skiing or towing, but simply to allow a good, continuous view of the boat's occupants. In short, there any many actions that can be taken to minimise risks and a prop-guard is just one. We like to explore and as such, I was interested in prop protection aspects for low speeds in shallow water (shoreline, rivers etc).
 
Simon Hutton commented on my story to say that he'll be meeting with the RYA next week to discuss the use of prop guards, so hopefully we'll get an update from that meeting.
 
admin said:
I can't see anything in the YBW story that is a misquote - have you read it? http://www.ybw.com/news/motorboats/533621/coroner-calls-for-propeller-guards-to-prevent-deaths
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The YBW articles says, "Coroner Caroline Sumeray (the coroner) urged the leisure boating industry to promote the user of propeller guards to prevent similar accidents.".

That is not what she said. She asked the leisure boating industry to promote propeller safety and awareness. She did NOT specifically urge the industry to promote the use of propeller guards.

Her actual statement can be seen on her web site at No5.
http://www.no5.com/news-and-publica...s-he-tells-of-freak-wave-that-killed-his-son/

What she said and what YBW says she said are two entirely different statements (promote propeller safety and awareness) vs. urge industry to promote the use of propeller guards.

Yes, the promotion of the use of guards in certain situations might be a part of the promoting propeller safety and awareness. But in the topic is much broader. There are many types of propeller safety devices in addition to guards, such as kill switch lanyards, virtual lanyards, alternative drives (water jets, pump jets), safety propellers, swim gate interlocks, and swim ladder interlocks. Boating Safety education, public service announcements, vessel design changes (longer swim ladders, move swim ladder as far from prop as reasonably possible, install emergency engine kill switches, etc.), and boater behavioral changes are other opportunities.

gary
 
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PGIC said:
The YBW articles says, "Coroner Caroline Sumeray (the coroner) urged the leisure boating industry to promote the user of propeller guards to prevent similar accidents.".

That is not what she said. She asked the leisure boating industry to promote propeller safety and awareness. She did NOT specifically urge the industry to promote the use of propeller guards.

Her actual statement can be seen on her web site at No5.
http://www.no5.com/news-and-publica...s-he-tells-of-freak-wave-that-killed-his-son/

What she said and what YBW says she said are two entirely different statements (promote propeller safety and awareness) vs. urge industry to promote the use of propeller guards.

Yes, the promotion of the use of guards in certain situations might be a part of the promoting propeller safety and awareness. But in the topic is much broader. There are many types of propeller safety devices in addition to guards, such as kill switch lanyards, virtual lanyards, alternative drives (water jets, pump jets), safety propellers, swim gate interlocks, and swim ladder interlocks. Boating Safety education, public service announcements, vessel design changes (longer swim ladders, move swim ladder as far from prop as reasonably possible, install emergency engine kill switches, etc.), and boater behavioral changes are other opportunities.

gary
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Don't buy the plastic Prop Guards at Olympic propeller or Prop Guard's webpage....They advertise high impact plastic and they're just cheap plastic....will not survive hitting anything on the bottom...Avoid They're Junk
 
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