needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

[licketdsplit756]

ranger bass boat. kids want to hang over the sides to touch the water. i want to put rails around it. like on other boats to keep them from falling over board.might change the looks of a nice boat but not the function of it. looks compared to a life. ill put up rails. anyone have some used railing i can buy would save me some money.TEACH A KID TO FISH WILL FEED THERE FAMILY FOR LIFE.

 

[salty87]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

rails are usually through bolted, meaning the bolts go through the fiberglass securing the rail into some sort of backing plate below the deck. so, if you can get under the deck to secure it you might be able to add them. you probably need some straight stock and a pipe bender though.

 

[RubberFrog]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

TEACH A KID TO FISH WILL FEED THERE FAMILY FOR LIFE.

Poor family will be starving because the kid will be blowing all his money on gear....

I always see all the fitting and stock at WestMarine. I don't know where else to look.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

1/ google bow rails. 2/ have them wear lifejackets. 3/ tell them not to do it. 4/ when they do it, grab them throw them overboard and move the boat away, don't let them back in for 5 minutes. they will listen next time. while they are in the water point out the gator coming after them. i never had any problems after that.

 

[jeeperman]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

This might sound mean or silly but have you considered outfitting the kids with a harness and leash to an eyebolt near center of boat?
Kinda like a pickup box riding dog harness and leash anchored to floor of pickup box.

On the other hand that might not be too good if the boat sinks.

 

[licketdsplit756]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

10 thousand comedians out of a job ya all want to try be one roflmao thats funny now. maybe ill just tie a anchor to her leg throw her over and tell her to stay there till i get back.

 

[Bondo]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

might change the looks of a nice boat but not the function of it. looks compared to a life. ill put up rails.

The 1st time that You catch your Toe on it as you step off onto the Dock,+ Fall flat on your Face,......
You might see that statement alittle differently.......

2/ have them wear lifejackets. 3/ tell them not to do it. 4/ when they do it, grab them throw them overboard

I like This Idea,....... Much Better..........

 

[Silvertip]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

I suggested discipline and a similar approach to someone who was looking for a way to keep his kids from hanging over the boat while UNDER WAY. Good grief -- I got scolded for being cruel and you'd think the kids would never be the same for getting a swat on the backside. My suggestion in this particular case is to sign the kids up for a ballet class so they learn fancy footwork. Then strap on a good life jacket and in rough water they will know how to "two step" without falling overboard and you can save the money for the railing and not screw up the look of the boat.

 

[roscoe]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

Passengers are only allowed to sit in real seats when the boat is underway, in most jurisdictions.

That means they can not be on the front deck.

Not on the gunnel, the back of a seat, or a rod locker either.

They've been handing out big tickets for this offense lately.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

it wasn't ment as a joke, i had it done to me, but with out a life jacket, and i've done it to my kids. of course we could swim. before the days of child abuse. it works very well.

 

[jeeperman]

Re: needing rails around bass boat front grandkids safty.?

Passengers are only allowed to sit in real seats when the boat is underway, in most jurisdictions.

That means they can not be on the front deck.

Not on the gunnel, the back of a seat, or a rod locker either.

They've been handing out big tickets for this offense lately.

This is true in Florida as well, while underway.

Maybe the bow rails can utilize flush mounted sockets in the deck.
That way you can pop them in when you take them out.
Sockets like flush rod holders?