How about a stupid boater thread?

had my chaparral 29ft on a trailer for repair to drives went to put back in water. ramp is 3 miles a way forgot to put in the pin for ball mount 1/2 mile from ramp trailer came off of the truck

 

Yep mistakes happen. That's why I double & triple check a lot of things on my boat/trailer/tow vehicle combination. I hope you safety chains caught it.
Welcome to the ClubSeaRay forum.

 

I left home once with my 14x7 enclosed trailer full of karting stuff and heading to the track. Got about a mile or 2 from home and could hear and feel something wrong so pulled over to check. Never latched the coupler. Luckily it didn't pop off so no harm done.

 

Many moons ago I believe I was 18. Our old 18' 115hp tri hull . Had my Gf at the time in the boat. We did some swimming and it was getting late. So I start up and take off. The anchor that was tied to the stern of the boat passed right between us at head level landing in the open bow.

 

I keep a checklist for departure and arrival. Even though been doing it a long time, its easy to get distracted and forget something. Now, like pilots, we go thru the checklist to verify everything is done. Works well.

 

This happened on our lake. https://www.kake.com/story/42463211/man-dies-after-hit-by-anchor-in-lake-of-the-ozarks

 

Holy crap

 

That’s tragic, never like to hear of someone losing their life.

 

Oh I am convinced one of us would have been dead if it hit us. But it did make me smarter.

 

I am scared to death of this happening. When I was younger I operated heavy equipment that I also loaded onto a trailer and towed with a dump truck. I would check the hitch and chains 20 times before getting in the cab. I do the same now with anything I tow. Old habits die hard.

 

Yeah I am usually very safety conscious but somehow that day I missed it. Not passing the blame but my son may have hooked it up but even then I should have double checked the work of a 12 year old. We were headed to the track for his kart race

 

I wasn't questioning your attention to safety. Just pointing out how my work in my younger days shaped my obsession with it.