I have done a lot of reading and research on the subject of outboards flipping up and into the boat. Sometimes these events have lead to either injuries or death. Now I haven't seen it as a regular event I would even call it rare. However that doesn't mean it has a lessor possibility if you actually hit a submerged object.
So I think we can all agree it can happen.
Now comes the question will the leash prevent or at least improve the odds that this does not happen. What there is a lack of is any information on real world results. What I don't doubt is that the product is well made and on the surface makes sense. I'm not going to argue or comment about the price.
What I want to know does it really improve my odds at surviving an impact that would result in the outboard flipping into the boat.
The bottom line I will install the leash on my boat. But I really would like to see some real world results on how effective this product is.
So my question is has anyone that has the leash hit an object where the leash has prevented the outboard from entering the boat?
My second question who has had an outboard either enter the boat or have it come up high enough to do some damage to the boat or motor.
In 30 years I have been lucky that I only hit one log and that was as I started to come on plane. The result was a slight lift of the motor and the sound of hitting something. Since I was not yet on plane I cut my power and there was no damage. However I still had that sick feeling in my stomach.