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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2389994/Father-48-castrated-getting-testicles-caught-piece-metal-slid-boat.html

It was difficult to even read this article.. ..glad he is OK. Be careful out there everyone!

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1988 215 Sundowner 5.7L OMC

Christ that was really hard to read! I would take those hooks off immediately! Good lord the horror of the story is unbearable!

That is one heck of a way to get a write-up on you and your boat! I think I'll pass.

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

+1 on the pass here lord almighty that story has me thinking of wearing a sport cup around the boat now!

The descriptions were sensationalized, but damn, it hurt just to read. The worst is the pic of him laying on the platform next to the hooks because you can visualize it...awful.

My father was recounting last night a guy he knew who jumped off his sailboat which was on the hard, and got hung by his wedding ring and was literally hanging there until he finally broke loose. Just be careful everyone!

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1988 215 Sundowner 5.7L OMC

Yeah, there have been a number of catch/gouge injuries on boats over the years. I recall hearing of one woman that lost an eye when she fell face-first onto a bracket for holding a dinghy. Another getting a wickedly nasty gouge into their thigh from falling onto a cleat. Ya gotta be careful when on a boat, 100% of the time.

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista

Putting metal hooks that stick up on a sometimes slippery swim step has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen a human being do...... Darwin award for sure!

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2005 Four Winns Funship 214 VP 5.7/Duo Prop

Given the way the dinghy clips work there's really not much alternative. There are sometimes sacrifices that need to be made in order to get something to work. Along with those come requirements to be vigilant about the risks, 100% of the time. But that's one reason I skipped on going with a dinghy storage system. I'd much rather have those clips on the removable slots they make for them. But even those would leave some edges on the decking. I want to avoid having anything back there likely to catch on someone, whatever they might be doing.

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista

Glad I got retracting cleats cuz I wanna keep my dinghyand supporting cast where they belong.

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Walter

2003 248 Vista - VP 5.0 GXi
2009 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L 4x4

Well for all of us who are "Fixed" Our boys would have been fish bait....... and now we would look funny ...

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1997 Horizon RS 180
5.7 GL Volvo Penta /SX drive. (1.60)
2018 Ford F-150 super crew 4x4