With ICAST just around the corner and a recent family boating outing over the 4th of July Holiday I have been having thoughts about water safety. Precious family, kids and friends deserve the best protection we can give them. Personal flotation devices and common sense on the water are givens, but in this digital world we live in, what new products might be coming to enhance boating safety?
One booth I won’t miss at ICAST is the FELL Marine Booth, #4060. They will be introducing the MOB+ to industry reps and media. MOB, of course, stands for Man Over Board. The + refers to a wireless cut-off switch which adds the ultimate in safety to any boating excursion. Think about it. No human action is needed to start the process of recovering a boat driver from the water.
The set up requires two basic devices to help insure boater safety. One device is installed on the boat and the other is worn as a wristband by the boat driver. Activation is as simple as touching the control one time to pair the two devices. The result is and automatic signal to cut the engine when the wristband hits the water.
It sounds simple and it is. With the engine killed the boat will not travel far from the man overboard. The MOB+ allows the passengers on board to restart the engine, regain control and rescue the person in the water. Restart is available after only 6 seconds of the initial kill signal.
The same scenario occurs if the wearer of the wristband ends up 50 feet away from the boat, in the water or not. The engine can once again be started in 6 seconds and a rescue effort can be put in place.
If for some reason the captain does need to go ashore briefly a simple touch and hold of the MOB+ will put the device in MOOR Mode for 2 minutes. After that time, it will automatically reconnect when the wristband comes back in range of the boat.
At the end of the day you can deactivate the connection with one simple click and then reactivate the system when you return on another day.
Regardless of the focus of your boating and fishing activities there is nothing more important than a safe return to the dock. Products like the MOB+ will support your activities on the water at the highest level of boating safety. Make your family, friends and other passengers on your boat a high priority and check out the new MOB+ from FELL Marine.
It is going to be quite interesting to see this new product demonstrated at ICAST. Many in the media look forward to this time of year when the best of the best products make their way to market after an introduction at ICAST. Bookmark your favorite blogs and webpages were you can expect to gain more information on the new products that will improve your boating and fishing activities.
You can check out a video of this new digital innovation in boating safety by clicking here or you can visit their website at fellmarine.com.