spare kill cords

tony t · 30 August 2009, 21:15

i expect everyone will carry one but my question is
1 where do you keep yours.
2 is it in full view for anyone to get at quickly in a emergency
3 do you instruct [as best possible] how important it is to all aboard

i only ask because after giving a ride to a fellow ribster i was shocked when he asked why i hung a spare on my console.Even tho he was new to boating i would have thought this to be one of the most important safety factors after the wearing of life jackets.

alystra · 30 August 2009, 21:23

On the ignition key ring.

JSP · 30 August 2009, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony t

i expect everyone will carry one but my question is
1 where do you keep yours.
2 is it in full view for anyone to get at quickly in a emergency
3 do you instruct [as best possible] how important it is to all aboard

i only ask because after giving a ride to a fellow ribster i was shocked when he asked why i hung a spare on my console.Even tho he was new to boating i would have thought this to be one of the most important safety factors after the wearing of life jackets.

I attach them to life jackets so who ever is with me has one already attached and they will have already been told and had a go off how to restart the motor.

PeterM · 30 August 2009, 21:37

I only tell people who I trust will not kill me trying to recover me to re-start the engine. On the opti a cord is not needed , on the Yam its round the helm.

1st thing I tell anyone new is to just get on ch16 with a Mayday if I go over the side.

I dont want to fall in, survive, & then get hurt by a ton & half of boat hitting me at even slow speed - let alone the prop !

No-one really drives my boats except me.

MustRib · 30 August 2009, 21:54

taped inside the top cover of my outboard...
damn ....I just told everyone
now I will have to find another place for it

willk · 31 August 2009, 00:15

I had my killcord nicked last month, from the slip car park (50m away), while I was recovering the next boat in the fleet. So I'll not be keeping the spare anywhere too obvious. In fact, I keep a spare set of keys (2 x ignition and 2 x Isolator) and a spare killcord at the top of the flare box, this also contains the First Aid kit. All newbies get the talk, but the killswitch is a "push-in" type which can be operated manually too. At a pinch.

GJ0KYZ · 31 August 2009, 09:51

I keep a spare kill cord around the compass on the console (it doesn't cause deviation before anyone asks). Everyone who comes aboard is shown how to use it, how to make a radio call and how to use the flares. They're also shown how to use their lifejackets properly unlike this poor chap:

Poly · 31 August 2009, 10:14

Mine is not on display. People do get told where it is though. I see keeping it out of sight as a security precaution (l like to keep it on board so it is never forgotten) and its one more thing that a joyrider will have to overcome.

Having now switched over to attaching to L/J rather than leg I may follow JSP's example.

chewy · 31 August 2009, 10:58

Don't have a spare as its only usually me onboard. Mines left clipped to my lifejacket all the time.
If I did have passengers I'd have one clipped on their jacket too.

Jizm · 31 August 2009, 11:07

Keep a spare one in with the small tool kit in the console.

Mcd22 · 31 August 2009, 13:56

Although I carry a spare one in my dry bag you can just flick the switch on my throttle boxes to restart the engine without a kill cord attached. The people that come out with me all get shown how to do this so I can be recovered as quickly as possible. Though personally I try to avoid going swimming in the first place!

chewy · 31 August 2009, 14:55

When I've been overboard before I've actually swam away from the boat if I though its all a bit quick, other times I won't go in the water depending on whos on the helm.

ben tye · 31 August 2009, 16:53

my boats get used by a lot of instructors and having a fleet of boats means kill cords get borrowed and not returned and they are very expensive. We keep our spares in the top of our plastic yellow flare box, which contains tools, first aid kit etc.. The lid is sealed between two holes with a cable tie. That way I know the box is complete and not been tampered with. A knife is duct taped to the lid and can be used to cut the tie. Boxes are checked once a month to ensure complete and dry. worth remembering that the fittings on the end of killcords are different between manufactures. I carry a spare in my foul weather jacket that contains all the major fittings on one cord. Think it was the last post that mentioned the switch can just be flicked up on some throttle boxes, this does not work for honda's or yams. Although a little rope can temp hold the nipple switch open.

Steve_B · 31 August 2009, 19:35

See Pic below. We keep one looped around the grab handle on the pax side of the consul, so that it iss quickly available if needed and another to replace it, in the boat box on the A frame.

Bulligmore · 31 August 2009, 22:00

Keep a spare under the seat. If I go over then it is likly every one else has to uless engine is off and I would like some to pick me up and they know were it is! It is great to see kill cords attached I see to many not

TonyC · 01 September 2009, 11:55

I have a spare killcord attached to the flare box in the passenger seat, but our Honda remote also has a spare clip (no cord) attached to the control itself for quick restarts

jyasaki · 01 September 2009, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyC

our Honda remote also has a spare clip (no cord) attached to the control itself for quick restarts

My tiller steered Honda had a spare clip. Sat in a slot next to the kill switch itself. I've always wondered why other manufacturers don't do this as well.

I think I may try to fabricate a holder for a spare clip that will be situated next to the kill switch.

Also, some labeling describing how to restart, should I go overboard with inexperienced people on-board would probably be a good idea.

jky

Poly · 01 September 2009, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyasaki

My tiller steered Honda had a spare clip. Sat in a slot next to the kill switch itself. I've always wondered why other manufacturers don't do this as well.

I think I may try to fabricate a holder for a spare clip that will be situated next to the kill switch.

Also, some labeling describing how to restart, should I go overboard with inexperienced people on-board would probably be a good idea.

jky

Bear in mind that this spare clip and instructions will prove useful to anyone who tries to take your boat for a joy ride.

alystra · 01 September 2009, 20:02

Am I the only person in the world who hangs the spare cord on the ignition key?

It seems so logical to me. It's just where it's needed, certainly a reminder to the remaining crew that they need to use it. It doesn't get buried in a locker and forgotten. You take it with you when you leave the boat, and it's always aboard when you're under way.

Perhaps I'm missing something. Perhaps it's 'bad practice'?

SPR · 01 September 2009, 20:14

I keep killcord on one of handles around the console & one in the emegency/flare canisters.

To start my boat you need the a few keys, 4 keys infact.....

They are plenty of ways to by pass a kill cord....not going to list them.

Lifejackets I have 6 inflatable lifejackets that i use so attaching kill cords to each is not practical for me.

I would not attach spare to keys since, in a panic situation, people might mistake that a cord has been already attached.

S.