Safety gear and clothing on boats
Submitted by Decella on Fri, 2009-09-25 03:00
Went out for a fish last week in the sound when the better half noticed that the majority of dinghy fisho's were wearing hi-vis jackets or t-shirts. It was good to see as the clothing stood out like dogs balls. I recomend that our non powered brothers think about wearing this type of clothing as you cannot miss a person wearing it.
Faulkner Family
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verry true, it would make it
verry true, it would make it much safer for the yakkas if they stood out like the proverbial , i could just see a bunch of bright orange or fluro yellow objects floating around on the water, you couldnt miss them
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GusG
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Yeah it is good if you got
Yeah it is good if you got washed in off the rocks or you needed rescuing. If I was in a spotter plane or a boat searching I would prefer to be looking for someone in hi-viz than a blue or camo shirt :)
saltatrix
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Can you buy those Hi Vis
Can you buy those Hi Vis water dispersants where you crack i open and a giant chartreuse stain is created in the water?
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