Phillbo Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 It's against the rules at my Marina on Lake Powell but obviously not everywhere.. Don't swim in the marina people!!! https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-lake-electrocution-incident-lake-pleasant-scorpion-bay-dock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishstick Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Our docks have signage warning about the possibility of electrical current, but doesn't prohibit you from swimming off your boat/slip. Lots do. How does electric current get into the water to cause the threat? I didn't see that in the article. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bt Doctur Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 failed shore power cords failed boat AC circuits electric tools plugged into a socket extension cords You dont notice them because they cannot scream for help, just sizzle and go under Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raft-up Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 not the cleanest water usually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iggy Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Salt water is more forgiving since it it go to ground more easily. If your anodes are being eaten up, thats a clear sign that your boat or the boat besides you has a wiring problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stretch79 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 So what is a safe distance to be swimming from a marina? I see people swimming at ours all the time so I never really thought about the safety factor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyclops2 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 You have a choice on suicide now. Covid or drowning in water around ...............ANY............dock with outlets or lights. Your choice if you want to give Death the Finger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyclops2 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 There are VERY FEW ....proven........recorded cases each year...........Why ? Because there is no mark or organ damage . You simply can not move muscles & die by DROWNING. Water filling up you throat & lungs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randall Harbert Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I have an 8" heavy lead fish with long cable hooked to a black jumper cable on it in a cardboard box in the aft cabin and looks unused. Is that some sort of grounding contraption for that purpose??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnZ Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Randall Harbert said: I have an 8" heavy lead fish with long cable hooked to a black jumper cable on it in a cardboard box in the aft cabin and looks unused. Is that some sort of grounding contraption for that purpose??? That's exactly what it's for. It an extra anode to deal with stray currents in a marina. Helps avoid those stray currents from eating up the anodes on your boat. I found one in my boat when I boat it as well - and to be honest, have never seen one in use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randall Harbert Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 What do you clamp the spring clamp to? The negative jump start post or something metallic like the cleat? Just wondering...probably never use it but would like to know..thanks for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iggy Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Randall Harbert said: What do you clamp the spring clamp to? The negative jump start post or something metallic like the cleat? Just wondering...probably never use it but would like to know..thanks for sharing! Neg side of your battery. But this does not stop some one from getting hurt or killed. It just protects your boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShaBooty Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Google “electric shock drowning”. Many good articles on what to do if you feel tingling, if someone else is in trouble, how to properly isolate shore power, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bt Doctur Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/2-people-dead-following-possible-electrocution-incident-at-scorpion-bay-marina-at-lake-pleasant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
willbaker13 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Our marina has signs saying no swimming but that does not seem to deter a few people...Other marina's in our area actually encourage it as a social event/selling point to hang out and get to know your fellow boaters (well, at least before Covid). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bt Doctur Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Well, you just can`t fix stupid. Wait ,that would go well on their tombstone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyclops2 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I get upset when people risk their lives. Without even knowing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomnjo Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Title of this thread sounds like a country song. I have been in the water at our marina without even thinking to check my transducer. Thought of this after the fact. I hear of more people getting hurt around private docks, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SST Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Yesterday while leaving the marina, I saw two adults swimming just off the their platform. I was watching to see which one wasn't moving. Both were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyclops2 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Both were not moving ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SST Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 They were moving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brick Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 “ESD” (Electric Shock Drowning) is a very real and dangerous issue. You should not swim near any dock that has power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iggy Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, brick said: “ESD” (Electric Shock Drowning) is a very real and dangerous issue. You should not swim near any dock that has power. Its not the dock so much as it is the boats. The News only said that the two brothers by-passed safety equipment on there boat. Could the Marina be wired wrong, yes. But it is more likely a boat that is. If your anodes are being eaten up quicker than normal! Than you or the boat beside you has a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brclark82 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I know the guy who started this company https://www.docklifeguard.com And he says he has been shipping them to owners at both marinas on that lake every day since the incident. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brick Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 2:40 AM, Iggy said: Its not the dock so much as it is the boats. The News only said that the two brothers by-passed safety equipment on there boat. Could the Marina be wired wrong, yes. But it is more likely a boat that is. If your anodes are being eaten up quicker than normal! Than you or the boat beside you has a problem. Agreed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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