"Greg" wrote in message
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Dumb question, You didn't accidently trip the lanyard kill switch in the
control console ???


That's not so dumb of a question, actually........

I bought a brand new Correct Craft ski boat a few years ago. The second
time I went to launch the boat I could not get it to run. I hauled it back
up to the parking lot, took the engine cover off and started diagnosing the
problem. Jeeze, no spark!

I called the dealer to see if they had any ideas. "Is the safety lanyard in
place?" was his first question. This was the first non-dinghy boat I have
owned that had a safety lanyard, and I certainly hadn't removed it, but it
wasn't there! Turns out my son was concerned that someone might steal our
new pride and joy so he had removed the lanyard and hidden it. Of course,
he couldn't remember where he had hidden it.

Once we found the lanyard we were on our way, a bit delayed and much
embarrassed but otherwise okay.

Rod