tubing etc

meredith necker · 07-05-2004, 04:20 PM

The other day I saw a boat pulling a tube with 2 kids on it. There was one person on the boat. I always thought that when you were pulling someone whether it be on skiis, board, tube, or what have you that you had to have the driver in the boat plus one spotter for each person being pulled in the boat and that the spotters had to be old enough to legally drive the boat. In other words the boat should have had 3 people over 12 in it since it was pulling 2 people. Am I wrong?

Rattlesnake Gal · 07-05-2004, 04:31 PM

You are not wrong.
Towing Laws

samcracker · 07-06-2004, 08:59 AM

If I want to pull my dog around on a tube, do I have to have a spotter? (Not that I would go without a spotter for my little buddy). But does the rule on spotters only apply to people?

Rattlesnake Gal · 07-06-2004, 09:04 AM

Towing a dog is not covered in the book, but a spotter seems like a reasonable thing. A PFD for him is a good idea too.

madrasahs · 07-10-2004, 07:19 PM

Some dogs seem to get a kick out of being towed

-- others don't.

If your dog gets panicky or appears stressed while engaged in water sports, select one of these skateboarding videos to see if it's for your buddy:
http://www.skateboardingbulldog.com/picsandmovies.htm

John A. Birdsall · 07-11-2004, 08:38 PM

I think that you are wrong in that you say must be able to operate boat. I beleive the spotter must be a minimum of 12 or 13 years old, if this is so then most of the boats I have seen pulling a tube would be overpowered. You are correct that you must have one spotter for each person being pulled plus the operator. You also cannot pull more than two people at a time on this lake.

07-05-2004, 04:20 PM	#1
meredith necker Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: meredith neck and bear island Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	tubing etc The other day I saw a boat pulling a tube with 2 kids on it. There was one person on the boat. I always thought that when you were pulling someone whether it be on skiis, board, tube, or what have you that you had to have the driver in the boat plus one spotter for each person being pulled in the boat and that the spotters had to be old enough to legally drive the boat. In other words the boat should have had 3 people over 12 in it since it was pulling 2 people. Am I wrong?

07-06-2004, 08:59 AM	#3
samcracker Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Question on tubing If I want to pull my dog around on a tube, do I have to have a spotter? (Not that I would go without a spotter for my little buddy). But does the rule on spotters only apply to people?

07-10-2004, 07:19 PM	#5
madrasahs Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 381 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Maybe this is for your buddy Some dogs seem to get a kick out of being towed -- others don't. If your dog gets panicky or appears stressed while engaged in water sports, select one of these skateboarding videos to see if it's for your buddy: http://www.skateboardingbulldog.com/picsandmovies.htm

07-11-2004, 08:38 PM	#6
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	tubing/skining I think that you are wrong in that you say must be able to operate boat. I beleive the spotter must be a minimum of 12 or 13 years old, if this is so then most of the boats I have seen pulling a tube would be overpowered. You are correct that you must have one spotter for each person being pulled plus the operator. You also cannot pull more than two people at a time on this lake.

07-05-2004, 04:31 PM	#2
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	You are not wrong. Towing Laws

07-06-2004, 09:04 AM	#4
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Towing a dog is not covered in the book, but a spotter seems like a reasonable thing. A PFD for him is a good idea too.