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Bob
07-29-2007, 20:41
No I wasn't drivin....:p

My adrenaline is still pumping,.,,,

The guy drivin was jackin around, standing up while drivin, and swerving; I told dude if he was gonna jack around with the boat to sit down while drivin... :(


Fell his ass over on a swerve and the wheel spun and we were on the bank in about 2 seconds... I grabbed the wheel, but it was too late... we rammed the bank full tilt w a 115 going... I hit the throttle at the same time , but again too late... I was sitting in the back so I was close to the controls... It took 2 boats to drag us outta the willows, and back into the channel...

There was a log running the bank only about 10 yds short of where we hit...that would've been bad...:rolleyes:

25 years on the water, and that was the scariest experience ever.....:(

Now 2nd place is a small boat in a big storm on 31 mile Lake in Quebec...

BAM
07-29-2007, 20:46
Omg......lol..........I think this needs to be on the most redneck thing as well.....

huntrz
07-29-2007, 21:12
it can happen quick, glad nobody was hurt seriously.
that river can be a dangerous place, being so narrow, no room for mistakes.

carpsniper
07-29-2007, 21:36
Glad you're OK. Maybe the guy needs a safe boating class.

Birdhunter1
07-29-2007, 21:41
Glad you're OK. Maybe the guy needs a safe boating class.


Or a good kick in the ass!

gretchensteele
07-30-2007, 08:50
Holy Moly! Glad no one was hurt...did you slap the fella senseless???

Bob
07-30-2007, 09:12
Holy Moly! Glad no one was hurt...did you slap the fella senseless???

No but I was a bit rough with my language... I didn't care if he felt bad for wrecking his boat, I was pissed he put us in a bad situation,:mad: and I let him know that in no uncertain terms.

lifestudent55
07-30-2007, 09:50
The more time I spend contending with other boaters and jet skiers on these lakes the more I think everyone should be required to go through a boater safety class to drive one. Yeah, I'd be willing to go through it too, if it would get the 1d10ts taught some safety too.

Birdhunter1
07-30-2007, 11:22
Life you forget, some people you just can't teach.

lifestudent55
07-30-2007, 11:26
I reckon you're right. We require licensing for people to drive on the highways and there are times they're just as stupid.

monroe
07-30-2007, 12:17
Bob will you ever get into a boat with this fella again ? I'm sure he felt like a real donkey after you told him to sit down and he didn't. Probably not much to say on the ride back to the ramp .

Bob
07-30-2007, 12:25
Bob will you ever get into a boat with this fella again ?

Not if he's gonna be drivin...I now have 2 people I won't boat with. If they NEED to drive, I'll wave goodbye.



I'm sure he felt like a real donkey after you told him to sit down and he didn't. Probably not much to say on the ride back to the ramp .

I talked the whole way...:D:p:mad: I didn't really care how he felt...

He goes "What Happened?"
Well I knew exactly, and recounted the story for him play by freakin play... Maybe twice... LOL

carpsniper
07-30-2007, 12:49
Or a good kick in the ass!

Yeah, I figured he already got that. ;)

Jacob
11-25-2007, 19:58
Bob, glad to hear you are ok. You ever hear Dan's story about his boat accident? It was a doozy.

Bob
11-26-2007, 06:16
Bob, glad to hear you are ok. You ever hear Dan's story about his boat accident? It was a doozy.

Dan is lucky to be alive... we were talkin about it in the blind on Sat.