Riding on the stern in an inlet

[AJack]

Saw this video of boats coming out of Haulover inlet... this doesn't look like advisable for others to mimic.

 

[Drift Away]

You can ride back there all day...until the lawman stops and want to talk to you.

 

[Ancient canoe]

I am guessing its probably legal in some areas, but certainly not advisable.

 

[Mjones]

Florida has tons of no wake areas. Wife and friends do it all the time in these areas, but these areas are long in the rivers. Under any type of speed it's kind of silly. Just looking for an accident.

 

[props2you]

Take a look at this thread and you'll see why it's not advisable. In my younger years I always wondered why it was never legal to ride back there, turns out, there is a legit reason!

https://jetboaters.net/threads/rear-facing-seats.21050/#post-358856

 

[Mjones]

Take a look at this thread and you'll see why it's not advisable. In my younger years I always wondered why it was never legal to ride back there, turns out, there is a legit reason!

https://jetboaters.net/threads/rear-facing-seats.21050/#post-358856

WOW - that will make you change your mind. Thanks for sharing

 

[OrangeTJ]

We know somebody who lost a child to CO poisoning while riding at the stern at idle speed. Horribly tragic. It's a "no not ever" in my book.

 

[buckbuck]

@OrangeTJ I know it could be painful to re-live the details but it might help to re-tell this story for some of us who consider riding on the stern.

 

[OrangeTJ]

It's not my story to tell, out of respect for the family. Suffice it to say, carbon monoxide can and did accumulate in that area at idle speed and a child was lost. Parents lost their son and kids lost their brother. Worst case scenario.

 

[Bluewater272]

That inlet is the *last* place I'd ever even consider sitting back there while underway.

 

[haknslash]

I watch a lot of zipzap's videos and love them all. You get to see a lot of boneheaded boaters, some really nice yachts and also how different hull designs perform in rough conditions. That inlet can get rough as hell. Riding back there is not smart but you've got to be a special kind of stupid to do it in a busy inlet without life jackets.

 

[bronze_10]

A remember reading about local a girl in this area losing her life like that years ago. It's not 100% clear anymore but she was riding on the back with a bunch of other teens in the boat. She had a friend back ther e with her. Someone in the boat noticed the friend was flopped over weird and not moving. They grabbed her and pulled her into the boat and then noticed the other girl no longer on the back. Found her a few hours later. She slid off the back when she passed out. It may be safe but We never ride back there! Period!

 

[haknslash]

It may be safe but We never ride back there! Period!

It's not safe to ride back there. That's where exhaust carbon monoxide stays.

 

[Weeb]

I was out fishing the other day and noticed a lot of fumes on the swim deck going slow and the wind was blowing.

 

[ripler]

I have 3 rules don't ride on the stern, never go in the water without a life jacket and never swim around docks.

 

[Bluewater272]

I was out fishing the other day and noticed a lot of fumes on the swim deck going slow and the wind was blowing.

Yep. You can smell exhaust clear as day anytime you're back there when the motor is on. Considering that CO is present even when you can't smell the fumes is a clear reason for why you should never be back there while underway. Only time anyone is back there on our boat while running is just for a few seconds if retrieving a fender or getting ready to toss a line while approaching dock.

 

[cbpagent72]

If you love carbon monoxide it is a great seat.

 

[Julian]

Yup....want a post recently on FB about a girl passing out riding on the stern of a MC. Not on my boat! EVER