Ever reach over to tilt your 9.9 and end up doing a flip as you fall in the water?

[P 0 P E Y E]

I know I have.....quite refreshing actually

The best thing is (I think) no one saw me

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Ever reach over to tilt your 9.9 and end up doing a flip as you fall in the water

I know I have.....quite refreshing actually

The best thing is (I think) no one saw me

No but I went in back in England hauling off my Dad's Evinrude 6hp after a weekend on the boat. We always took it home and flushed it as it was a salt water motor. Leaned a little far and in I went !!!
Everyone else thought it was funny except me as I tried to keep my watch out of the water !!!!
I did laugh afterwards though (when I had warmed up)

 

[j_martin]

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Once I was fishing alone, and stuck a nice bass. Reached over the side to lip it and kicked one of my other rods overboard. I reached for it, and followed it into the lake.

Some friends in another boat saw the commotion and came over to help.
1. They confiscated the rod I still held and landed the fish.
2. One of them boarded my boat and hauled me over the transom.
3. Gave me hell for not having a life vest on.
4. Took incriminating photos of well soaked me.

It was a refreshing swim, but tough on equipment. Lost one rod and a cell phone.

Now I wear a hydrostatic inflatable anytime I'm on the boat. It's so comfortable I've forgotten to take it off to drive home.

 

[SS140]

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hahaha

That'll be the day.. Im walking through the Walmart parking lot, look to my left and what do I see? Some dude driving a truck with a lifevest on, killswitch hangin from the rear view... Waving.. "HEY GUYS!!!"

 

[Splat]

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hahaha

That'll be the day.. Im walking through the Walmart parking lot, look to my left and what do I see? Some dude driving a truck with a lifevest on, killswitch hangin from the rear view... Waving.. "HEY GUYS!!!"

ust keep walking, and don't make eye contact..... It only enrages them...


bill

 

[CATransplant]

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You betcha, and that's why I wear my lifejacket and keep my wallet and cell phone in ziploc sandwich baggies.

Everyone needs a soak now and then, just to keep 'em honest.

 

[loppster]

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When I was a very young man, I was fishing out of the back of my parents jon boat that was beached. Apparently when I got into the boat, I had pushed it away from shore, but it was still tied to a tree. My mom came down to the lake to check on me and proceeded to grab the line then said "hold on", and then pulled the line to pull the boat back onto the bank. When I heard her say hold on, I turned around and about that time I did a backflip into about 3 feet of water. I was shocked at first but when I saw and heard my mom laughing, I couldn't help but laugh myself.

 

[P 0 P E Y E]

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Those are some real funny stories. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Shizzy]

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nope, HOWEVER I did discover that even though the lake is way down and you can walk out 100 feet from shore in knee deep water that there is still probably a 6' hole right at the end of the boat launch where people powerload their boats....

thats right I went from 6" of water to no bottom and back to 6" of water all in about a 6' distance. :redface:

 

[ShaneCarroll]

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At the island I frequent, people usually back their boats to shore, and cast a bow anchor out. After that, you carry the stern anchor up to shore and stick it there. Now, this island has a VERY steep dropoff, you will go from knee deep to over-your-head in two small steps. Well, here I am, windy day, managed to hang bow anchor on first attempt, everything's going great!! Or so I thought. I step off the swim platform, hat, sunglasses, lit cigarette, corona, and cell phone on the hip. I forgot to grab the anchor from the boat. I turn around to grab the anchor, get that in hand, turn back around and SPLASH!! I found a new 10 foot deep hole that I never knew about. Bought a new company cell phone, lost my glasses, and doused my cigarette. Not much fun, and not to mention the shock of it all made me drop the anchor on my foot.


Another "stunt" I pulled happened on a dock. It was a bitter cold winter here in Tampa, about 65 degrees on this particular freezing December night. I was wearing jeans and a long sleeved shirt. We were at a friend's house, who had just built a new dock since the last time I had been there. I'm all dressed up, getting ready to enjoy the party, although I had already started drinking. Another friend calls my phone, asking for directions. I have a bad habit of pacing while on the phone, which led to my demise. Well, that and probably two too many stiff drinks. I also blame the dock builder, which I will explain. At the end of the dock, one side goes out about two feet further than the other side, and it is diagonal there. I was pacing on the longer side, keep in mind it was dark. The conversation went something like this: "Yeah, take a left at the. . . What the?! . . . Holy (expletive)!!!" In the water I went, cell phone and all. So every one of the 50 people at the party asked me why I was soaked in my good clothes, and I replied "faulty dock."

 

[P 0 P E Y E]

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The conversation went something like this: "Yeah, take a left at the. . . What the?! . . . Holy (expletive)!!!"

I have been told to take a long walk on a short Pier LOL looks like you did just that

 

[Tim Frank]

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At the island I frequent, people usually back their boats to shore, and cast a bow anchor out. After that, you carry the stern anchor up to shore and stick it there. Now, this island has a VERY steep dropoff, you will go from knee deep to over-your-head in two small steps. Well, here I am, windy day, managed to hang bow anchor on first attempt, everything's going great!! Or so I thought. I step off the swim platform, hat, sunglasses, lit cigarette, corona, and cell phone on the hip. I forgot to grab the anchor from the boat. I turn around to grab the anchor, get that in hand, turn back around and SPLASH!! I found a new 10 foot deep hole that I never knew about. Bought a new company cell phone, lost my glasses, and doused my cigarette. Not much fun, and not to mention the shock of it all made me drop the anchor on my foot.


Another "stunt" I pulled happened on a dock. It was a bitter cold winter here in Tampa, about 65 degrees on this particular freezing December night. I was wearing jeans and a long sleeved shirt. We were at a friend's house, who had just built a new dock since the last time I had been there. I'm all dressed up, getting ready to enjoy the party, although I had already started drinking. Another friend calls my phone, asking for directions. I have a bad habit of pacing while on the phone, which led to my demise. Well, that and probably two too many stiff drinks. I also blame the dock builder, which I will explain. At the end of the dock, one side goes out about two feet further than the other side, and it is diagonal there. I was pacing on the longer side, keep in mind it was dark. The conversation went something like this: "Yeah, take a left at the. . . What the?! . . . Holy (expletive)!!!" In the water I went, cell phone and all. So every one of the 50 people at the party asked me why I was soaked in my good clothes, and I replied "faulty dock."

Great story, but....on behalf of the many Canadian, Minnesotan...and other Northern members, would you be offended if I suggested that you take your

"bitter cold winter here in Tampa, about 65 degrees on this particular freezing December night."

and stick it where.....actually, maybe I can't type that in this forum without getting stomped by a mod....

 

[ShaneCarroll]

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It's all good. I just had to rub that in there. Don't worry, I did my time. Try living in Florida your whole life, and then having to go up north (Chicago in my case) in the freezing weather. I thought I was gonna die. Someone busted my car window to steal a CD player that I would have given to someone if they asked, so I had to replace my car window myself. Wind chill was like -25 degrees, so I had the car running with the heater full blast, and still could not move my fingers. Ever try to turn a screwdriver with the palms of your hands? Not much fun. . Yeah, those guys are lucky I never caught them, they woulda been buried in the snow.

I just gotta rub this lovely Florida weather in, sometimes. I don't think I care to EVER see snow again.

 

[Tacklewasher]

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Or so I thought. I step off the swim platform, hat, sunglasses, lit cigarette, corona, and cell phone on the hip. I forgot to grab the anchor from the boat. <<snip>> Bought a new company cell phone, lost my glasses, and doused my cigarette.

If I read this right, you saved the Corona.

Oops! would be proud

 

[ShaneCarroll]

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If I read this right, you saved the Corona.

I did manage to get some saltwater in my Corona, however, since the economy is so rough, ya' can't afford to waste anything. I had to suck it up and guzzle that salty beer. Maybe that explains the light dizzy feeling I had. .

 

[cmchesse]

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Funny, it has never happened to me, but then again I just started boating.