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DuckWelder
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Joined: Fri Aug 09, 2019 4:55 am
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 Safety chain/cable on SD Just got my first SD on my new boat and I’ve had a few people warn me about a surface drive jumping into the boat after hitting something really hard . Does his really happen? Is there a need for a short chain or cable connecting the motors to the transom in the event the mounts fail?
I was kind skeptical cause I really don’t see that happening with it bolted to the transom along with the clamps .
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| Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:13 pm |
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bluesky2012
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Re: Safety chain/cable on SD My gatortail is bolted. Never been at issue. Maybe some of the other brands that are just tightened to the transom?
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| Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:14 pm |
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Will
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Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm
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Re: Safety chain/cable on SD I watched a guy have a Gatortail come almost in the boat with him a couple of weeks ago after hitting a stump dead center. I think he said he caught it with his shoulder and shoved it back. He mentioned something about needed to put his safety strap back on...
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| Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:25 pm |
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DuckWelder
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Re: Safety chain/cable on SD I planned on bolting it with some 1/2” grade 8 bolts along with the clamps it has. Can’t see that coming off
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| Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:07 pm |
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kib876
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Joined: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:16 am
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Location: Orange, Texas
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Re: Safety chain/cable on SD I can’t imagine one being knocked into the boat if it is secured to the boat properly, but stranger things have happened. SEVERAL years back a guy hit a pipeline here in SETX and it knocked the pro drive off of the boat, it landed in the mud flat. There’s pics floating around of that incident
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| Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:28 pm |
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banded-mallard
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Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm
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Re: Safety chain/cable on SD
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Will
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Re: Safety chain/cable on SD
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