fire extinguisher

Fire extinqishers are for some one else not me. If my boats is on fire I'm jumping in. I saw a boat catch fire once and it burned like a roman candle in seconds. Get out of your boat if it starts on fire instead of looing for the extinqusher look for a life jacket and jump

[Huntindave]

Originally Posted by crazyboatguy

Fire extinqishers are for some one else not me. If my boats is on fire I'm jumping in. I saw a boat catch fire once and it burned like a roman candle in seconds. Get out of your boat if it starts on fire instead of looing for the extinqusher look for a life jacket and jump

Why would you look for a life jacket? Isn't the one you are already wearing sufficient?

[Marty59]

Originally Posted by Huntindave

Why would you look for a life jacket? Isn't the one you are already wearing sufficient?

It's a clever but sad retort. I agree it's not the time to be putting one on with a fire going! Next time out, count the number of people you see wearing one all the time. Don't. mean to derail the thread.

I have one mounted in the passenger cockpit area....up against the passenger left leg/foot. I have to much stuff in the drivers cockpit area to mount one. Have a second one in the drivers side rod locker.

Marty

[grizzlyone]

I have decided not to drill holes and mount it, Im going to leave it in the open rod storage next to my drivers seat like i did on my last 2 boats

[brentfrank]

I store them on top of one of the side comportments in my boat. Been checked many times and never once been told it needs to be mounted out in the open. Everyone in my boat knows where it is.

Originally Posted by Huntindave

Why would you look for a life jacket? Isn't the one you are already wearing sufficient?

I have a 21 footer, I swim like a fish, why on earth would I wear one all day long. I have worn one once it the last 15 years and we were running in 6 footers. I get that some people who are crippled, old or can't swim need one but really .................

[grizzlyone]

Originally Posted by crazyboatguy

I have a 21 footer, I swim like a fish, why on earth would I wear one all day long. I have worn one once it the last 15 years and we were running in 6 footers. I get that some people who are crippled, old or can't swim need one but really .................

How good and how far you think you can swim in cold water and with a lot of warm clothes and heavy boots on? i seen a guy pulled out of the cold water who thought the same thing, it was 4 days later when he came to the surface and they drug him out

[Huntindave]

Originally Posted by crazyboatguy

I have a 21 footer, I swim like a fish, why on earth would I wear one all day long. I have worn one once it the last 15 years and we were running in 6 footers. I get that some people who are crippled, old or can't swim need one but really .................

Yes, I get that you are invincible.

So in mid summer 85 degrees temps on a 300 acre lake with people on it I need to wear a life jacket all day ??? I would be the only one out there with one on. Do you guys wear every piece of safety equipment ever made every time you engage in an outdoor activity. What a bunch of old ladies.

[Huntindave]

Originally Posted by crazyboatguy

So in mid summer 85 degrees temps on a 300 acre lake with people on it I need to wear a life jacket all day ??? I would be the only one out there with one on. Do you guys wear every piece of safety equipment ever made every time you engage in an outdoor activity. What a bunch of old ladies.

Same thinking is why folks get killed when a drunken boater is exceeding the no wake restrictions on said lake, rams into another boat, throwing the other, now unconscious, boater into the water.

BTW, In the original question, that same "bunch of ladies" would be standing firm and putting out the fire.