My thoughts/rationale exactly Allen!I don't worry too much about falling out of the boat when I'm behind the winshield since it's an aluminum Lund with a fairly high side wall. But in the bow it's a different story. Haven't fallen yet, but I can see it happening. It's one of the rationales I had for getting an Ulterra/I-Pilot. The remote stays on the lanyard around my neck. Hopefully I'll come back up while the boat is still within range of the remote!