Had a bad weekend.

searay sport

searay sport

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Feb 21, 2007
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Ozark Missouri
We went to the lake friday, and pulling the boat back out, the prop was up, but still drug. Then we went on saturday and we were pulling up to the dock. I was in the bow, and was going to jump on the deck and push the boat back out, and my sister in laws husband was going to pull it on the trailor. Well, I had my hand on the dock and was in the process of jumping when he stuck it in reverse. My foot staged the bow cover which was partially unsnapped so I could get through there, and the cover ripped. :smt021 Never again will that idiot ever drive my boat. :smt089
 
So... umm.....

Your wife know you just called her sister's husband an idiot on the INTERNET!?

:smt043
 
Quick, use the edit feature :grin: Sorry you had a bad day. Did you make sure the drive was all the way up ie: did you use the trailer switch up feature on the trim button?
 
No serious injuries. No damage that is not repairable. It is all a matter of perspective. Of course it is frustrating, I know.

Two years ago a young mother of two committed suicide by jumping off of a bridge into the Potomac...an 80 or so foot drop into dark, cold water. Her body was found days later. We were about 10 miles upriver and heard the whold drama on our VHF.

Last year we heard a "Child Overboard" call out on the Chesapeake. I have two young boys. I will never forget that overboard distress call.
So--not to diminish what was a tough day for you. But it is all realative. Fix her up, put her back in the water, and run her.

regards
Skip
 
It could have been worse! You could have been here with your boat in storage!

Seriously, the damage is minor. We have all had something stupid happen to us in the early boating days.

Something to keep in mind is never jump off the boat. You could have slowly pulled up to the dock and then once stopped turn the controls to your BIL. Don't be in a rush!
 
a couple of years ago, a co-worker of mine (about 30 years old), fell out of her boat in a similar situation, except she fell behind the boat, the driver backed off the trailer and ran her over, and killed her on the spot. terrible, terrible, story.

yours is another of those situations you get pissed about, think of how bad it could have been, feel lucky it wasn't, and learn from.
 
I was removing my bimini one day from my 185 sport and dropped it. I ended up with a small chip in the get coat (1/2" x 1"). $140 later, and it looks like it never happened.
 
Glad you were not hurt. :thumbsup:

This by the way does qualify you for a official sport boat learning experience merit badge. :wink:
 
Oh I forgot mt wife was driving on friday, and we were in 8 ft of water when we hit a sunken tree. We were only going like 5 MPH, and the prop is fine, but still I decided I need a fish finder so I can see the sunken hazards. BTW, where do I pick up my Merrit badge?
 
Just remember that the fishfinder looks down in a cone shape not forward and something close enough for you to hit it will not see it in time to do any good. It is good when the water level is high to study the bottom for when the level is low, you can mark the bad stuff on your chart of the lake, or if running a gps you can make a waypoint to mark the spot.
 
Searay Sport,

Sounds like you are just getting it broke in :lol: . That first scratch hurts the worse. Just wait until your running about 20-25 and hit a submerged log. Don't know how but it did not damage anything :thumbsup:
 
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