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May 25, 2009 9:56:20 GMT
Post by wayner on May 25, 2009 9:56:20 GMT
Took the boat out on my own Friday morning & had a mare launching. Put two 5 kilo anchors out bow & stern to hold the boat in the shallows while i took the trailer back to its spot. On reflection i should have payed out more rope on the bow. When i arrived back the boat was floating off! I think a bow wave from a large boat had tripped both anchors & sent my boat drifting into the run. Weighing up the situation i stripped to my boxers & swam after it. Now i know this is not something a lot of people would recommend, & id be one of them if the water temp was much lower, the current run was stronger, or you were not a strong swimmer. Plus you have to be able to get onto the boat once you reach it which is not an easy feat unless you have steps. I used the anti-vent plate on the outboard as a step. Once aboard i re anchored only to realise my keys were in my trouser pocket on the shore! Fortunately a good samaritan with a tender rowed them out to me. To say i felt a berk would about sum it up. I now have a long piece of rope from boat to shore to act as a back up should the unfortunate happen again, but it was a reminder of how easy things can go wrong.
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May 25, 2009 10:20:20 GMT
Post by abuc4 on May 25, 2009 10:20:20 GMT
sorry m8 psml  when thing go wrong thay go wrong big time :bash: |
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May 25, 2009 13:25:51 GMT
Post by Sunny on May 25, 2009 13:25:51 GMT
Its good to share these stories though... we all make mistakes with boats and hopefully this will prompt a few of us to think about your incident.
I can't help but shiver at the thought of a swim at this time of the year .... brrrrrrrr :cold:
At least you saved the boat
Nick
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May 25, 2009 16:06:06 GMT
Post by Pete B on May 25, 2009 16:06:06 GMT
I've heard of that happening loads of times, hence the reason I've never launched on my own.
You done well!
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May 25, 2009 22:18:08 GMT
Post by olly on May 25, 2009 22:18:08 GMT
DoH NAA MORE LIKE PLONKER.Good that you got it sorted tho
plonker ;d
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May 31, 2009 8:42:12 GMT
Post by hammyloz on May 31, 2009 8:42:12 GMT
sorry but lmfao...glad you won in the end
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Jun 2, 2009 22:30:29 GMT
Post by lewis on Jun 2, 2009 22:30:29 GMT
that is a mare in deed good that you were able to catch up and get on board to anchor her back up. and lucky the person was about to row the keys out to you. could have gone worse.
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Jun 2, 2009 22:43:09 GMT
Post by peewee007 on Jun 2, 2009 22:43:09 GMT
Bless the good samaritan. I rowed back to shore and was about to lock my dinghy up with the keys.............................. FOR CHRIST SAKE .......the bloody keys are still in the ignition on the damn boat!!!!! DOH! It happens to us all m8
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