keep most of the weight at the back
Stay seated (in the center) as much as possible.
Stay seated while in motion.
Losing your boat
Losing control of the boat and running out of space between them and other boats or shore.. Probably the largest symptom is that the people who operate the boats have had too much alcohol to drink. **Falling overboard and drowning.**
The overboard person should be pulled over the stern after the motor is turned off.
The overboard person should be pulled over the stern after the motor is turned off.
An engine cut off lanyard helps to reduce the risk of accidents caused by a driver falling overboard or losing control of the boat. When the lanyard is pulled, it shuts off the engine, preventing the boat from continuing to operate without a driver.
Drowning as a result of falling overboard
It is illegal to stand in the stern if a boat is under way. The exception to this is if the transom is high enough to prevent one from falling overboard.
stop the boat is a good idea
standing up on a boat
stop the boat is a good idea
It's a boating phrase. Overboard means to go over the board, which is part of the boat. If you go overboard on a boat, you fall out into the water. As an idiom, it has come to mean doing so much that it seems excessive.