2 Rescued after falling off jet ski

SBC · 08-13-2012, 10:21 PM

A PWC IS a boat and the PFD(s) need to be readily accessible. NH defines that as within arms reach and not in a closed container.

Add to the mix the fact that this type of vessel is more apt to get you thrown into the water with a chance of going unconscious and your have all the reasons you need to wear a proper PFD and have it buckled or zipped up.

What were these people thinking? My guess is they did not have Safe Boating Certification either. Anybody want to put out odds on that?

Rusty · 08-13-2012, 11:00 PM

I get a kick out the newspaper calling a "SeaDoo" a "jet ski".

They are both “Ski Craft” (PWC) trademarked brand names.

I guess it's just easier to call all PWC's a "Jet Ski".

Belmont Resident · 08-14-2012, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

I get a kick out the newspaper calling a "SeaDoo" a "jet ski".

They are both “Ski Craft” (PWC) trademarked brand names.

I guess it's just easier to call all PWC's a "Jet Ski".

Rusty that is and has been the norm ever since I can remember.
Jetski is the most common term used to describe a PWC ever since they first came out.

secondcurve · 08-14-2012, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

I get a kick out the newspaper calling a "SeaDoo" a "jet ski".

They are both “Ski Craft” (PWC) trademarked brand names.

I guess it's just easier to call all PWC's a "Jet Ski".

Pass the Kleenex......Oh I'm sorry, I don't want to confuse anyone, I meant to say facial tissues!

chipj29 · 08-14-2012, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

I get a kick out the newspaper calling a "SeaDoo" a "jet ski".

They are both “Ski Craft” (PWC) trademarked brand names.

I guess it's just easier to call all PWC's a "Jet Ski".

It is pretty normal. I have owned 2 PWCs, both Sea Doos. And I still call the one I currently own a jet ski, even though I know that it is the Kawasaki brand name.

If I tell a non-boater that I am going on my PWC, they have no idea what I am talking about. If I say jet ski, then no problem.

Say, could you make me a Xerox of this? Ooops I mean a copy.

Pineedles · 08-14-2012, 07:24 PM

Weren't the first "jetskis" made by Bombadier and called Seadoos? Gawd, I remember having to lean forward so much in order to get it on plane.

brk-lnt · 08-14-2012, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

Weren't the first "jetskis" made by Bombadier and called Seadoos? Gawd, I remember having to lean forward so much in order to get it on plane.

No, I'm pretty sure those came after the Kawasaki stand-up jet-ski's.

I *think* the Wetbikes might have come before the jet-ski, or least be from the same era (mid 70's).

BroadHopper · 08-14-2012, 09:05 PM

The first jetski was actually a catski!

Rusty · 08-14-2012, 09:33 PM

Here it is before the conversion to a jetski...Whoops PWC.

08-13-2012, 10:21 PM	#1
SBC Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NH fresh waters and forests Posts: 72 Thanks: 12 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Common Sense A PWC IS a boat and the PFD(s) need to be readily accessible. NH defines that as within arms reach and not in a closed container. Add to the mix the fact that this type of vessel is more apt to get you thrown into the water with a chance of going unconscious and your have all the reasons you need to wear a proper PFD and have it buckled or zipped up. What were these people thinking? My guess is they did not have Safe Boating Certification either. Anybody want to put out odds on that?

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Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	I get a kick out the newspaper calling a "SeaDoo" a "jet ski". They are both “Ski Craft” (PWC) trademarked brand names. I guess it's just easier to call all PWC's a "Jet Ski".

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Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	Weren't the first "jetskis" made by Bombadier and called Seadoos? Gawd, I remember having to lean forward so much in order to get it on plane.

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Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	Here it is before the conversion to a jetski...Whoops PWC.

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