"Bryan" wrote in message
.. .
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185


Get one that applies to the inside of your windshield with suction cups.
When you don't need it, take it off.

Even with a spotter it is a good tool to have when towing someone in a tube,
on skis or a wakeboard.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:48:41 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"Bryan" wrote in message
. ..
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185


Get one that applies to the inside of your windshield with suction cups.
When you don't need it, take it off.

Even with a spotter it is a good tool to have when towing someone in a tube,
on skis or a wakeboard.
when i tow the kids, i go side-to-side and i turn to look
at them as i want to start correcting my turn and go the other way
just as they are getting to one side.
....thehick

"Bryan" wrote in message
...

"Bryan" wrote in message
.. .
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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It's just one more thing to get in the way of fishing poles and ropes, or
to get broken when the boat's rocking and you think it's solid enough to
grab onto. When towing people behind the boat, you really should have
another person in the boat with you.


I do have a spotter on the boat; it's the law here. I was thinking it
would be easier to keep an eye on the kids when they are being dragged
behind the boat on the tube (not the skis or wakeboard) so that I know how
my steering is effecting their activity. It seems reasonable, but the
absence of mirrors made me wonder; maybe everyone who tried one quit after
breaking it as you suggest.


Nobody has one. Nobody. If there are exceptions, they're silly. Ignore them.

"frank-in-toronto" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:48:41 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"Bryan" wrote in message
...
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185


Get one that applies to the inside of your windshield with suction cups.
When you don't need it, take it off.

Even with a spotter it is a good tool to have when towing someone in a
tube,
on skis or a wakeboard.
when i tow the kids, i go side-to-side and i turn to look
at them as i want to start correcting my turn and go the other way
just as they are getting to one side.
...thehick


For $20 I don't know how you can make a case against it.

http://www.rpminnovations.com/suction_cup_mirror.htm

"William Andersen" wrote in message
news:zsrPe.989$mH.491@fed1read07...
I use a mirror so that I can see what's going on. I don't intend to imply
that my using the mirror replaces having a spotter. It doesn't. A spotter
is
another person who is responsible for watching the person in the water.



I agree, where I like to water ski, there is ALWAYS people and I WILL NOT
use just the mirror with other boaters around. But sometimes during the
week in the big part of the lake before the waves kick up, I will ski with
just my wife driving.....

"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"frank-in-toronto" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:48:41 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"Bryan" wrote in message
m...
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm
watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185


Get one that applies to the inside of your windshield with suction cups.
When you don't need it, take it off.

Even with a spotter it is a good tool to have when towing someone in a
tube,
on skis or a wakeboard.
when i tow the kids, i go side-to-side and i turn to look
at them as i want to start correcting my turn and go the other way
just as they are getting to one side.
...thehick


For $20 I don't know how you can make a case against it.

http://www.rpminnovations.com/suction_cup_mirror.htm



Well, there you have it. I'll get a suction cup mirror to ...

Never mind. My wife, an impulsive shopper, just walked in and handed me a
mirror for the boat! Discussion over.

Thanks

"Bryan" wrote in message
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"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"frank-in-toronto" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:48:41 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"Bryan" wrote in message
om...
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm
watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185


Get one that applies to the inside of your windshield with suction cups.
When you don't need it, take it off.

Even with a spotter it is a good tool to have when towing someone in a
tube,
on skis or a wakeboard.
when i tow the kids, i go side-to-side and i turn to look
at them as i want to start correcting my turn and go the other way
just as they are getting to one side.
...thehick


For $20 I don't know how you can make a case against it.

http://www.rpminnovations.com/suction_cup_mirror.htm



Well, there you have it. I'll get a suction cup mirror to ...

Never mind. My wife, an impulsive shopper, just walked in and handed me a
mirror for the boat! Discussion over.

Thanks


The boss always has the final word. Just obey and move on. ;-)

I have a convex metal mirror that attaches to the windshield top rim on my
Sea Ray. I use it in addition to the spotter so I can see some of the
action. It is easily removeable when not towing a skier. It doesn't even
interfere with my tight-fitting roof.

--
Denis Roy
D. Roy Woodcraft
www.ideasinwood.com
"Bryan" wrote in message
.. .
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185

--
Denis Roy
D. Roy Woodcraft
www.ideasinwood.com
"Bryan" wrote in message
.. .
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185



"Denis Roy" wrote in message
news:n3vPe.310828$s54.58847@pd7tw2no...
I have a convex metal mirror that attaches to the windshield top rim on my
Sea Ray. I use it in addition to the spotter so I can see some of the
action. It is easily removeable when not towing a skier. It doesn't even
interfere with my tight-fitting roof.


Sold! I'll try out my new mirror tomorrow (which is already today for some
of you).

I wouldn't go out w/out one. A good parabolic mirror is best. Like driving,
I want to know who is behind me whether I'm towing or not. To each his own.

--Mike

"Bryan" wrote in message
.. .
Do I want a rearview mirror for my boat?
It seems like a good idea to see the folks I'm towing while I'm watching
traffic in front, but I don't see any boats with rearview mirrors.
What's the scoop on this?

Thanks
Bryan
Sea Ray 185