dooma_Flatchy
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- May 18, 2007
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My wife invited a couple and their little kid to spend a day with us at the lake with a cook out and what not. Later in the day wife said lets go for a boat ride.
I said it's a little rough out but should be okay.
Heading out wife friend wanted to go see the bat cave(It's a endangered gray bat sanctuary cave at water level.) Heading out of the protected cove the lake had 2 1/2 foot waves but not too bad the pontoon was handling them good. We cross the lake after getting a little spray over the front making the riders giggle. Everyone was on the front two benches(My wife my two girls on the left side and her friends and little boy on the left side with myself only in the back. I told my wife some needs to move to the back as the front of the pontoon was plowing. She said nobody wants to ride in the back and the two women giggled. I roll my eyes and continue knowing that someone it going to get wet.
Getting close to the main channel there was a one of those huge yachts coming from my starboard running wide open making huge wake, As I was angling toward his direction. I ease up on the throttle and I yell to wife to get ready for some big waves and she waves at me with a whatever hand motion. I point the pontoon into the incoming wake and I brace for big splash
. On the first roll the front of the pontoon rides up and over and rides down and as soon as the toons hit the bottom of the first wave the second roll engulfs the entire front of the deck rolls over the fence and soaks the bench warmers completely. All I hear is cold water gasps and yelling.. I couldn't help myself and I started laughing and I couldn't stop. I put boat in neutral and everyone is looking at me from the back of the boat as I am busting at the seams. Their kid is screaming bloody murder and wife is looking at me with her pizzed look and my oldest daughter yelling at me telling me it's not funny and my youngest is trying to get between me and the helm.
That trip was cut short and I had to putt putt back to the boat slip because they were cold. The adults put on life jackets to try to stay warm. Wife tells me it was my fault because I didn't tell them that could have had happened. I didn't argue I just laughed, And I'm still laughing today. Something about the look of cold water shock and I told you so is funny.
I said it's a little rough out but should be okay.
Heading out wife friend wanted to go see the bat cave(It's a endangered gray bat sanctuary cave at water level.) Heading out of the protected cove the lake had 2 1/2 foot waves but not too bad the pontoon was handling them good. We cross the lake after getting a little spray over the front making the riders giggle. Everyone was on the front two benches(My wife my two girls on the left side and her friends and little boy on the left side with myself only in the back. I told my wife some needs to move to the back as the front of the pontoon was plowing. She said nobody wants to ride in the back and the two women giggled. I roll my eyes and continue knowing that someone it going to get wet.
Getting close to the main channel there was a one of those huge yachts coming from my starboard running wide open making huge wake, As I was angling toward his direction. I ease up on the throttle and I yell to wife to get ready for some big waves and she waves at me with a whatever hand motion. I point the pontoon into the incoming wake and I brace for big splash
. On the first roll the front of the pontoon rides up and over and rides down and as soon as the toons hit the bottom of the first wave the second roll engulfs the entire front of the deck rolls over the fence and soaks the bench warmers completely. All I hear is cold water gasps and yelling.. I couldn't help myself and I started laughing and I couldn't stop. I put boat in neutral and everyone is looking at me from the back of the boat as I am busting at the seams. Their kid is screaming bloody murder and wife is looking at me with her pizzed look and my oldest daughter yelling at me telling me it's not funny and my youngest is trying to get between me and the helm.That trip was cut short and I had to putt putt back to the boat slip because they were cold. The adults put on life jackets to try to stay warm. Wife tells me it was my fault because I didn't tell them that could have had happened. I didn't argue I just laughed, And I'm still laughing today. Something about the look of cold water shock and I told you so is funny.
