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Originally Posted by Winnisquamguy
I don't think people think accidents will not happen to them its more uncomfortable to wear. To put it on and keep it on when its hot and then start sweating its gets itchy and very uncomfortable. I agree they should be worn at all times in a non motorized boat, or in a boat by yourself.
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Back a few years,
then-Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen floated the proposal that
every boater would be required to wear a PFD when under way.
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Originally Posted by jrc
A USCG or NH MP approved PFD needs to work while you are unconscious...They are meant to keep you afloat until help arrives, not to help you swim to safety.
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Check on those PFD "approvals".
Only a couple of PFD model-designs will keep one's face above the water should the wearer be unconscious.
