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when picking someone up from water do you aways shut down engine or just put in neutral. I think I'm being hard on the engine and starter because I have been shutting it down every 5-10 minutes to pick up people.

Hi Jman,

We always turn the motor off when anyone is near the prop, including picking skiers up. I know the prop shouldn't spin in neutral, but I feel turning the motor off is the safest way to go.

Brett.

Always shut it down. The risk is too great to do otherwise.

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'01 Vista 298

Shut it down. The wear and tear on the engine and starter is minimal compared to somebody's limbs.

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2005 FW Horizon 250
8.1L VP DP

+100!!! The risk isn't worth no turning it off.

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Terry
Current: 07 Crownline 255 CCR cuddy - 350 Mag MPI/B3 "Casi Cielo"

Previous:97 245 Sundowner 5.7GI/SX

Tow vehicle: 1986 GMC 2500 Camper Special 454/TH400

Let alone the prop danger...think about carbon monoxide also. A tuber/skier behind the boat in the water is right in the exhaust stream.

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Current Operational Boats:
'04-Four Winns 180 Freedom 150 HP Evinrude
'72-Chris Craft Commander 31 Sedan Twin-350Qs

+1

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1990 Horizon 200
5.7L OMC Cobra 260HP

ALWAYS turn the motor off...

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Current: 2006 H200 5.0 GXI SX Blue/White
Previous: 2003 H220 VP 5.7 Gi DP
Black/White

Yep it doesn't take much for the gearshift to slip into gear...marine starters are cheap actually I got one new for 150...and the thing that trashes them is water leaking on them from ex manifold drains not using them...

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Ditto. I think it's unanimous.

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'99 234 Candia Funship, 5.7Gsi SX

I always just drive by and tell them to grab hold on my way by.

































Just kidding. I think it is a no brainer. $150 for a starter is a lot cheaper than $150,000 to reattach an arm

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1989 205 Sundowner
5.0 HO OMC Cobra

Agreed, always shut off the motor when someone is boarding or getting off. But, we don't have to stop the motor that often, when someone falls off we just loop around and let them get back on the tube.


Matt

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2008 F450 TOW VEHICLE
2001 Four Winns 215 Sundowner

We alway shut motor off.

If anyone is worried about the cost of wear and tear of starter, get rid of the boat. You gotta pay to play. I would buy a starter or two a season if need be, not gonna have the prop cut anyone.

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2000 248 5.7L DP
'92, '94 SXI 750, '08 STX 15F, '12 Ultra LX 300
Videos

When someone is boarding using the swim ladder (so are in the water) I always shut down. When boarding from the tube (which has a 'bottom' to it) I will shift to neutral and assist them reboarding direct from the tube to swim platform -and do so away from the outdrive.

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2007 Horizon 200
4.3L GXi/ SX 225 HP

I shut it down for the simple fact to let the person in the water know it's safe. Now on a V drive I dont shut it down.

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