I case that I followed a few years ago went something like this: A guy was in his new
boat and left the marina restaurant at night. Wife was sleeping down below. Man drives
into breakwater at speed; the wife is badly injured hitting her head on a bulkhead.. They
sue the dealer for selling a boat and not warning him that its dangerous. They sue the
manufacturer for not having seatbelts on the bunks. The wife's case was thrown out; I
don't know about the other.



"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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me too, see it all the time though. heck, I've read two reports of people
bouncing out of the steering seat of a powerboat. What's next , seatbelts?

Scotty

"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
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Roughly 5% of fatalities are caused from standing & sitting on the bow,
transom and rail.
I expect very few, if any, are on sailboats, but its what they are trained
to look for. I
shudder when I see kids hanging off the bow of a fast powerboat.



"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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Some dickwad sheriff motorboater tried (actually did) give
a friend of mine a ticket for allowing someone to ride on the
bow. They were coming into dock, the sheriff told him
to get off the bow, and mine friend told the guy at the bow
to stay there and finish what he was doing. The judge threw
it out.

"Gerard Weatherby" wrote in message
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:24:48 +1200, The_navigator©

wrote:

Isn't bow riding illegal where you are?


I'm sure she wasn't "bow riding." She was, er, checking the forestay.


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