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Jeff wrote:
Capt. Rob wrote:
Your ignorance is on compleat display. USCG mandates that the handles
remain
and the cushions be ready to be thrown to someone who is in the water.


Bob, you really should not be such an asshole. Seriously. Those
cushions are dangerous for toddlers and have resulted in face-down
drownings due to the handles. Most people know this if they sail.
No surprise that you don't. Please don't troll with info that can hurt
a child.


This is nonsense. Are you telling us that you would leave your kid
unattended such that he could strap the cushion on his back and then
jump overboard?

There is certainly a danger there, but only because of stupid parents.
I would think that mutilating a standard piece of safety equipment
is a bigger danger.

BTW, if you're so concerned about safety, why haven't you put netting
around your cockpit - especially the open transom?

The key to safety is not in the equipment but in ourselves. Apologies
to the original author for subverting the quote.

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