Now that enforcement of use of the safety lanyard shut off has increased, I decided to install the Fell Marine intelligent man overboard system.
FELL MARINE MOB+ Intelligent Man Overboard System
https://buy.fellmarine.com/collections/mob-wireless-man-overboard-system/products/mob-basepack-multifob
Since my kids are also running the boats, I figured it was a good idea to order additional (transmitters or) "fobs" so everyone could have one, and so that we would never be stuck without a fob. The MOB+ system has an override feature if needed that
The best feature is you can move away from the helm and not kill the engine, but if you fall out of the boat, the engine will be shut down.
So to make sure I covered my bases, I ordered:
- two FELL MARINE MOB+ Basepack Multifob units, one for each outboard powered boat with remote steering, come with one fob
- three additional fobs, so five fobs in total; all five will be be paired to both boats' base units
- two wristbands to hold the fobs, and
- two wearable tethers to hold the fobs
Fobs will be kept with each set of keys, so there's no worries of having one, but not the other.
I wanted to do this in 2021 but held off until I researched the company and technology and felt comfortable with their reliability and quality.
If you are like me and can't remember to wear the tether, or if you don't care for wearing a tether, look into the FELL Marine system.
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