A safety-stop lanyard — aka engine kill switch — comes standard with marine power systems to instantly shut down propulsion if the helmsman gets tossed from the boat. Yet many skippers forget that ...

They also save boaters from serious injury. And any boat owner who doesn't use that simple device that shuts down an outboard motor when it is pulled takes a chance that his family will get a phone ...

On April 1, 2021, a new federal boating law went into effect, one that requires the use of an engine cutoff switch (ECOS; ECOSL refers to the “link” to the switch, which may be a lanyard or a wireless ...

We laughed about it later, but with those chopped, nervous chuckles people use to bleed away some of the explosive build-up of tension and fear generated by surviving frightening, dangerous ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Boats will now be required to have kill switches on the lake, according to a new federal bill. The law, which went into effect on April 1, 2021, requires boat drivers to ...

SAN ANTONIO – "Kali's Law," which requires the use of "kill switches" on motorboats in Texas waters, went into effect Labor Day weekend, more than seven years after the death of its namesake. Kali ...