So you want to buy a boat
May 25, 2021 11:57:46 #
May 25, 2021 11:59:03 #
ghaynes1
Loc: Strawberry Plains, TN
Flytier wrote:
You mean like the guy in Jersey who had his boat at cruise speed on autopilot and ran over a boat when he left the wheel to get something from the cabin?
We have quite a few lakes and rivers here in NE TN. Almost all the boating accidents involve alcohol or the driver of the boat not paying attention, driving too fast for conditions, etc. Ain't no pill to fix stupid.
May 25, 2021 12:01:26 #
ghaynes1 wrote:
We have quite a few lakes and rivers here in NE TN. Almost all the boating accidents involve alcohol or the driver of the boat not paying attention, driving too fast for conditions, etc. Ain't no pill to fix stupid.
No but Covid did fix a lot of stupid, and not so stupid people. Paranoid is not a bad thing.
May 25, 2021 12:18:09 #
audigger53 wrote:
No but Covid did fix a lot of stupid, and not so stupid people. Paranoid is not a bad thing.
It isn't paranoia if someone
is really out to get you !
May 25, 2021 14:28:12 #
May 25, 2021 14:31:58 #
David Davey
Loc: San Diego
The two best days with a boat, the day you buy it and the day you sell that puppy.Been there done that. Forgot to install the stern plug and almost sank her the first day!
May 25, 2021 14:34:56 #
David Davey wrote:
The two best days with a boat, the day you buy it and the day you sell that puppy.Been there done that. Forgot to install the stern plug and almost sank her the first day!
I think we all have done that at least once. I have done it more then once.
May 25, 2021 15:56:57 #
David Davey wrote:
The two best days with a boat, the day you buy it and the day you sell that puppy.Been there done that. Forgot to install the stern plug and almost sank her the first day!
You wouldn't happen to be retired USMC Colonel Davey?If so we met at Christmas Party where my wife still works!Corporal Ortiz R.A
May 25, 2021 16:19:06 #
Gordon wrote:
It's Monday and some had to go to work. Just remember you day wasn't this bad. Enjoy
Maybe I don’t want a boat after all. Ouch!
May 25, 2021 16:50:36 #
Gordon wrote:
It's Monday and some had to go to work. Just remember you day wasn't this bad. Enjoy
I do Gordon, but none of these, nor the skipper to run it.🤭
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺
May 25, 2021 17:51:10 #
Reminds me of a time back in the early 70s that I was fishing on San Antonio lake, my now ex brother-in-law and me were at the north end of the lake where there were a lot of hidden mud flats. Going into that area they were buoys that marked the speed limit at 5 miles an hour and no water skiing. Well Guess What, some idiot thinks it's funny that he can tear through there with a skier behind him as fast as he can and disturb our fishing. not a real smart thing to do with me around. I had 2 Anchors on my boat Front and rear. I told my brother-in-law to just pull one up as I pull the other up and let the wind drift us into one of the mud flats. Not sure how fast the idiot was going but he hit the mudflat and his skier came down in ankle deep water and I heard what I believe was a nasty snap that I think was transom. He looked at me like I should help him however we pull both anchors in fired up my boat and left. I don't know what happened to him and the skier because that part of the lake was pretty isolated. I never found out if he managed to get out of there and quite frankly I didn't give a damn. Don't screw with fisherman!
May 25, 2021 17:57:33 #
[quote=Little Wolf]Reminds me of a time back in the early 70s that I was fishing on San Antonio lake, my now ex brother-in-law and me were at the north end of the lake where there were a lot of hidden mud flats. Going into that area they were buoys that marked the speed limit at 5 miles an hour and no water skiing. Well Guess What, some idiot thinks it's funny that he can tear through there with a skier behind him as fast as he can and disturb our fishing. not a real smart thing to do with me around. I had 2 Anchors on my boat Front and rear. I told my brother-in-law to just pull one up as I pull the other up and let the wind drift us into one of the mud flats. Not sure how fast the idiot was going but he hit the mudflat and his skier came down in ankle deep water and I heard what I believe was a nasty snap that I think was transom. He looked at me like I should help him however we pull both anchors in fired up my boat and left. I don't know what happened to him and the skier because that part of the lake was pretty isolated. I never found out if he managed to get out of there and quite frankly I didn't give a damn. Don't screw with fisherman
All boat owners need to watch that compilation before every voyage. That will make you pay attention and take things a little more seriously out there.
May 25, 2021 19:07:34 #
Fish Dancer wrote:
Maybe I don’t want a boat after all. Ouch!
One word FD. " Kayak "
May 25, 2021 19:09:52 #
plumbob wrote:
One word FD. " Kayak "
Lynny won’t let me go out alone anymore ( can you blame her) and it’s kinda hard to fish from a tandem. 🤪
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