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Looks like an accident waiting to happen .
 
Definitely an accident to the bank account.
 
They gave one away at PDB Days.
 
It would be nice mounted to the extended aft deck. Kids climb ladder, walk across the rear deck in front of the motor, jump off, repeat, no water on carpet.
 
By the way, I think diving into a lake is about the dumbest thing you can do when you can't see what's down there.
 
I met the owner of this company at the Mpls boat show this year and talked with him for a while.  I got a pretty good look at this product. Seems to be a very well built and sturdy product. It is also quickly removable if need be.

During our conversation I mentioned that the liability on this must be pretty high and he stated that it really isn't, His reason was he said the insurance companies said they would rather see 

something like this be used, rather that jumping off of the rails or furniture, This is designed for jumping off of,  so which in turn should make it safer.

It also sounds like this might soon be a factory option that you can order with your new pontoon with certain pontoon companies. 
 
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It would be nice mounted to the extended aft deck. Kids climb ladder, walk across the rear deck in front of the motor, jump off, repeat, no water on carpet.
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This is exactly how I seen it mounted on a boat at the show.
 
To each there own, but it will never be seen on my boat. I have two rules on my boat that are non-negotiable. The second rule is that when one goes into the water, they are to go in feet first and no running and jumping into the water. I don't know why, but every year we have multiple deaths in our area when someone jumps/dives into the lake/river and then is not seen for a couple of days--until they are found floating down river dead. I can understand when alcohol is involved, but many are healthy, sober people. The more I study this issue the foggier it gets.

Didn't mean to put a damper on the thread, just a pet peeve of mine. OK, back to the frivolity. I guess this brutal winter weather is getting to me. It is only 79 and was a bit chilly at the beach today for our bike ride. Think it was 75.

Cheers, Steve 
 
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By the way, I think diving into a lake is about the dumbest thing you can do when you can't see what's down there.
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Well not everyone is a gunk hole'r Dan! We can see what is in the water. From the sounds of it there may be a combine under the surface of your lake.

Step 1. Be familiar with the body of water you are on

Step 2. Use your depth finder to confirm

Step 3. Keep a throwable close by

If someone is going to dive head first into a pile of rocks.....well Darwin got it right.....I did just see recently he married his first cousin though. I guess practice what you preach!
 
Nope, no combine. Lakes not deep enough.
 
Ha ha. Yep. You'd see it. There was a submerged tree near Jared's marina most of last summer. You could see some of the little branches sticking up. They're down there. But, on a reservoir where the level can go up 25 feet, like last summer, it brings lots of junk off the shores and some of it gets stuck in the middle when the water comes back down.
 
There was a case at Lake Powell where people were jumping off the boat and a guy got impaled on a piece of rebar someone had pounded into the rock to use as a beach anchor at lower water levels. I guess they couldn't get it back out and just left it there to rip open a hull, or a body someday. I usually feel really safe to jump in the water there, but that story has made me think a bit. The rebar/drilled anchor stake method is frowned upon by many but is also widely in use by the big houseboats. It's technically illegal but the very little is enforced by the park service there anymore. Even when they don't leave the stake for someone to get hurt or killed on, they still leave lots of holes drilled into the sandstone that will be there forever. Really ticks me off...
 
That's scary!

I would think anything hammered into a rock ain't coming back out...
 
I think the usual technique is to drill a hole and then just drop the pin in it, making it easy to just pick up when they leave. Not sure if they pounded this one into a crack or just drilled the hole too small. 
 
Gotcha.
 
We have the tree problem in Lake Cumberland after the dam repairs.  With the lake down 50' for 7 years there are trees growing under the cliffs that people used to jump from.  With the water back to full pool those trees are under the water level.  Don't know if anybody got hurt last year but it is a concern.  
 
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