Water pump impeller disintegrated, sent little bits everywhere. Even better, we did it Wednesday by not turning off the motor before it was completely out of the water, then put it in about 4am to get a good Channel spot. It didn't die until I got to the breakwater, so I had it towed the rest of...
It was actually pretty quiet, but it was busy. Paddleboarded the Channel all day Thursday,went to PC Friday, that was packed. Didn't get to see the fireworks because I thought it would be better to have SeaTow drag me back like a big ol' party barge in the daylight. Oh, and I did the "run engine...
That's called "union mentality", or, "groupthink", or "mob rule". Pick one.
Back on track, this tragedy is a good time for each of us to re-think how we operate our boats, not just in backing into a slip, but any other dangerous maneuvering evolution we might participate in. I've had guests...
LOL, don't get me wrong Dave, I like the DCBs just fine, and if I could afford it, I'd have two so one would be running on any given weekend (which is NOT the hull's fault), my response was to the guy who thought one of them would have to go over 100 to blow over. Driver error, a "rogue wave"...
I've seen a DCB blow up and almost over at 35 MPH. Granted the wind was blowing, and there were whitecaps, but it was scary to follow them. I gassed it and got around them so we wouldn't become part of the disaster if it happened, but we kept an eye on them the rest of the way to the dock.