Or unless you have one of the wireless lanyards systems on your boat. I had the "Virtual Lifeline" system installed on my 215 Chaos by my dealer, Merritt Marine, a couple months back. It works great! I can clip a wireless transmitter on each person on the boat (including pets) and if someone falls overboard the engine stops. Just flip a switch to quickly turn the engine back on to enter "Rescue Mode". I am very happy with this system for when I'll be on the boat by myself in particular.
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Originally Posted by algee
Auto Pilots can be a great tool, but remember, they have no eyes or ears. If you are by yourself and fall overboard, the boat just keeps motoring away, (unless you have the ignition stop attached to you), leaving you with that sinking feeling!
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