mia9516
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- May 16, 2010
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- 77
So, where should I begin...?
We took out our '89 Cobalt 192 Condurre out to the lake this past weekend. Everything was great. We tubed, cruised around the lake, etc. The boat ran great, minus it stalling when going into forward gear and pulling up to the dock. Around 5pm or so, it was time to head in and set up camp for the night. We unloaded and I moored the boat off to the side of the dock, away from other boats that would've liked to use the dock. Unbeknownst to me, during this time of year, the lake drops TWO FEET
a day! So guess what happened? Well, not wanting the boat to move around during the night due to wake caused by other boats, I left NO slack in my mooring line. So if by now you are saying "Uh Oh", you'd be correct. When we woke up the following morning, our boat was completely out of the water and lying on her side . Talk about wanting to cry. Making matters worse was a serious hangover from the debauchery the night before. So we packed up camp and started on our walk of shame down to the boat. Thankfully the park rangers were there to offer sage advice. They told us to get her up back up on center and push her off. So while they did that, my buddy and I "lifted", as much as you lift a 19' foot boat standing in mud :redface:, up on the swim platform so the outdrive wouldn't get torn off. Sure enough, she slid nicely back into the water. She also started back up just fine and we were on our way. So boys and girls, what's the takeaway from all this? Situational awareness and experience will help minimize potential fun ending experiences. I hope this helps...Cheers!
We took out our '89 Cobalt 192 Condurre out to the lake this past weekend. Everything was great. We tubed, cruised around the lake, etc. The boat ran great, minus it stalling when going into forward gear and pulling up to the dock. Around 5pm or so, it was time to head in and set up camp for the night. We unloaded and I moored the boat off to the side of the dock, away from other boats that would've liked to use the dock. Unbeknownst to me, during this time of year, the lake drops TWO FEET
a day! So guess what happened? Well, not wanting the boat to move around during the night due to wake caused by other boats, I left NO slack in my mooring line. So if by now you are saying "Uh Oh", you'd be correct. When we woke up the following morning, our boat was completely out of the water and lying on her side . Talk about wanting to cry. Making matters worse was a serious hangover from the debauchery the night before. So we packed up camp and started on our walk of shame down to the boat. Thankfully the park rangers were there to offer sage advice. They told us to get her up back up on center and push her off. So while they did that, my buddy and I "lifted", as much as you lift a 19' foot boat standing in mud :redface:, up on the swim platform so the outdrive wouldn't get torn off. Sure enough, she slid nicely back into the water. She also started back up just fine and we were on our way. So boys and girls, what's the takeaway from all this? Situational awareness and experience will help minimize potential fun ending experiences. I hope this helps...Cheers!
