Riding on the bow with legs hanging over the side? Seriously?

LaRea · December 2017

Let's just clarify. You cannot ride on the foredeck of a cruiser or cuddy that has no built-in seating, like this one:

Image: http://rinkerboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/29QXCC_Bow.jpg

But you can ride in the front seats of a bow-rider that permanent seats in the bow, like this:

Image: http://rinkerboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/19QX_SideAngle-Revision-640x278.png

And, more importantly -- under no circumstances can you ride with your feet hanging over the bow of any boat.

Cableguy Greg · December 2017

@LaRea , you are correct. My point was at one time in PA, you could ride on the front of a cruiser or cuddy if it had a full rail. You are no longer permitted to do so. My old cuddy had a full rail like a cruiser would have. I got pulled over by the fish cops with my wife(at the time, now ex-wife) sitting on the sun deck, with feet/legs in the cockpit. They told me that she wasn't allowed to ride there because of falling off and getting hit by the prop. I was a younger, less experienced boater when this happened. I asked the officer if she was allowed to ride on the bow and they told me yes. I thought that it was worse to ride up top due to falling overboard or being flipped into the cockpit after crossing a large wake. They have since changed the law in PA and you are no longer to allowed to ride up top on a cuddy or cruiser going fast.