Life jackets are often the last equipment purchased when purchasing a boat. As the expenses mount, it's also an area where some boaters try to save money without understanding the risk. While parents often buy children oversized clothes knowing kids will grow into them shortly, doing so with a life jacket is a dangerous proposition.
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00:25 Life jackets are often the last equipment selected
00:28 when purchasing a boat.
00:30 As the expenses mount, it's also an area where some boaters try
00:34 to save money without understanding the risk.
00:36 While parents often buy children oversized clothes knowing kids
00:40 will soon grow into them,
00:42 doing so with a life jacket is a dangerous proposition.
00:46 >> We should have got life jackets that fit.
00:48 >> These are fine.
00:49 They'll grow into them.
00:51 You've got to save money somewhere.
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01:06 >> We ready?
01:07 >> Yeah!
01:07 >> Let's have some fun.
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01:37 >> That's it.
01:39 >> There you go.
01:40 >> Oh, Mommy, Daddy!
01:41 I want one more!
01:42 >> Oh, my God!
01:43 >> Ella, Ella, hold on!
01:44 Hold on, honey.
01:45 >> Mom, help!
01:46 >> Hold on!
01:47 >> Hang on!
01:48 Grab on to the little pole!
01:49 >> U.S. Coast Guard safety rules are in place
01:52 to save lives, not cost money.
01:53 The toll for cutting corners is high,
01:55 and the consequences can be dire.
01:57 Don't be penny wise and lifetime foolish.
02:00 Make sure each passenger
02:01 on your vessel has a properly fitted life jacket and wears it.
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