Stupid things I have seen in the first few weeks of the season

[Skip]

I am usually mildly entertained by the silly things I see at the beginning of each season. Examples:

1. Fishermen in a 12' jon boat in the middle Potomac, seas at 1', and nary a life jacket in sight. Water temp is around 50 or so. They would not last long.

2. Guy at Colonial Beach yacht center this past weekend sanding old bottom paint off his boat. Laying under the boat, finishing sander extended above his head and face, sanding away. No protective overgarment, respirator, or any sort of air filtration/dust mask at all. Just a man, his sander, and his boat-and ablative paint dust making its way into lungs, eyes, etc. A future disability claim in the making.

3. Bassboat passing the mouth of my Marina at 40+ knots, 40 feet off the seawall.

4. Two sailboats in the mooring field adjacent to my Marina have broken loose and are now being slowly broken up on the rocks along the shore. At least one, a 30-ish catalina with a diesel kicker, was listed for sale for $6900 bucks. Secured with a $2 bow line to the mooring ball. Broke loose in 25 knots of wind. If I wanted a ragbote I might try to salvage it. If I wanted a ragbote.

The season is young. More to follow.

regards
Skip

 

[Bridog]

Skip, I feel your pain. On our one trip out so far this year we had to leave the channel because 3 small fishing boats were anchored right in the middle. It was high tide but...come on! Next time I'll use my new air horns and maybe.... my flare gun.

 

[SeaRM]

I am usually mildly entertained by the silly things I see at the beginning of each season. Examples:

1. Fishermen in a 12' jon boat in the middle Potomac, seas at 1', and nary a life jacket in sight. Water temp is around 50 or so. They would not last long.

Don't mean to play one-upsmanship but that's nothing compared to Lake Erie right about now. The walleye are biting around the reefs about 2 miles off-shore. Its nothing (actually its quite something) to see 12' - 14' jons and those ridiculous bass boats out there in 3 footer's (and Lake Erie 3 footers are some of the worst) with the water temp now ~38 degrees.

Not sure if that makes the fishing more of an adventure or what...but it usually gives the Coast Guard some serious practice from time to time. We lose a few every other year or so.

 

[VTSeaRay]

that's just darwin-ism at it's best! :grin:

 

[DCarl320]

Skip, I feel your pain. On our one trip out so far this year we had to leave the channel because 3 small fishing boats were anchored right in the middle. It was high tide but...come on! Next time I'll use my new air horns and maybe.... my flare gun.

The Admiral and I were coming back into the dry storage pier last Sunday, and had a 26' go-faster blocking the channel, I had just enough room to go around his bow and realized there was no one in it. At the same time one of the dock boys was passing on the dock in a golf cart and did one of those FBI turns and took off to the marina office. I guess rope just aint what it used to be. :grin:

 

[jrirvine1]

4. Two sailboats in the mooring field adjacent to my Marina have broken loose and are now being slowly broken up on the rocks along the shore. At least one, a 30-ish catalina with a diesel kicker, was listed for sale for $6900 bucks. Secured with a $2 bow line to the mooring ball. Broke loose in 25 knots of wind. If I wanted a ragbote I might try to salvage it. If I wanted a ragbote.

The season is young. More to follow.

regards
Skip

You know, when they discover that the lines were cut, they will know exactly who to come looking for.

 

[fc3]

4. Two sailboats in the mooring field adjacent to my Marina have broken loose and are now being slowly broken up on the rocks along the shore. At least one, a 30-ish catalina with a diesel kicker, was listed for sale for $6900 bucks. Secured with a $2 bow line to the mooring ball. Broke loose in 25 knots of wind. If I wanted a ragbote I might try to salvage it.

Not much market for them. The owners are probably praying for the insurance money.

The Admiral and I were coming back into the dry storage pier last Sunday, and had a 26' go-faster blocking the channel, I had just enough room to go around his bow and realized there was no one in it. At the same time one of the dock boys was passing on the dock in a golf cart and did one of those FBI turns and took off to the marina office. I guess rope just aint what it used to be. :grin:

Too bad you didn't take it in tow and try to claim salvage rights. You would have given dock boy a heart attack!

Best regards,
Frank

 

[srt8mag]

That guy under his boat at Colonial Beach sanding his bottom paint with his sander will never file for disability. He will live to a ripe old age with a smile on his face and filled with pride.

 

[rondds]

hey, if you get a "expert" chiropractor to testify in the case, they can also sue the manufacturer of the sander for not printing on the tool, "should not be used in the supine position as may cause damage to the cervical, lumbar, thoracic or sacral spine."