In article .com,
" wrote:

Very glad to see the safety discussion. Most informative. I am very
involved in the US effort to require that all exposed propellers on
boats are guarded. We can use your assistance and input.

Short answer - no. Please give up now. I am fully aware of the injury
potential, I have seen the results, some of my work IRB's have prop
guards because of where they operate.

To move to a blanket rule is uncalled for and ridiculous. Are you
seriously proposing that a 500K tonne bulk carrier have prop guards
fitted? Good luck.....

PDW

Of course not. Only intersted in Recreational craft.

RT

wrote:

Of course not. Only intersted in Recreational craft.

Oh? So small power craft that happen to be doing a job of work are exempt?

Pete

Pete Verdon wrote:

wrote:

Of course not. Only intersted in Recreational craft.

Oh? So small power craft that happen to be doing a job of work are exempt?

Pete

best way to get prop guards into general usage would be to have a discount
on your insurance premium if you have an approved one installed. Basically
in the same way as I have a discount on my car insurance for having an
approved immobiliser installed.

--
XP, unsafe on the information highway at any speed

In article .com,
" wrote:

Of course not. Only intersted in Recreational craft.

I have 2 workboats, approx 30' LOA, with twin 225HP o/bs. They're
commercially registered (in survey). I have a 12' sailing dinghy with a
sometimes used 2HP o/b that's not registered at all, and doesn't have
to be.

Now, which is capable of inflicting more damage? Which would your
proposed rule apply to?

You're really not thinking this through. I strongly suspect you chant
the 'if it saves one life, it's worth it' mantra at every opportunity.

Any analogy with cars doesn't really hold as far as I can see. Perhaps
you'd care to be more specific. Then we'll see if the logic actually
applies to boats.

PDW

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:32:52 +0100, "News f2s"
wrote:

Can we curtail this discussion until we have input from someone who
has actually died from sailing.