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Title: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Greene on July 14, 2009, 09:51:09 PM
(http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt211/greene2108/oops.jpg)

Seems like he is doing something wrong, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Bob23 on July 15, 2009, 05:06:41 AM
Oops! Outboard end first, my friend!
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Joseph on July 15, 2009, 09:07:43 AM
The "V-150" is an amphibious military vehicle while the "F-150", regrettably, is not...  That being the case, any skipper not well versed on car matters could take one for the other... Next time just make sure that, at least at the moment of launching, your tow is the V-150 and not the F-150...! :)

J.

Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Joseph on July 15, 2009, 09:16:45 AM
Two more comments:

-"I told her it was like driving the boat into the garage... but I never imagined..."

- What really hurts is that the cement pilings and floating docks mean that those are tidal waters, which means that the float in which the F150 is in is of the salty kind... :(

J.
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Steve Ullrich on July 15, 2009, 09:21:58 AM
Oops! Should have had a Boost!

I wish I knew the story behind that.  Surely he didn't just drive in intentionally, did he?  Heavy fog?  Wow...
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Joseph on July 15, 2009, 10:16:02 AM

My best bet for what happened is that the car was only on on front wheel traction, while trying to turn around those wheels were brought into the water, the slime on the ramp caused the wheels to loose grip and the car was overpowered further into the water by the weight of the boat.

I am assuming that this is Marina del Rey as there is where the Fanta Sea One (in the background) docks.
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Steve Ullrich on July 15, 2009, 10:27:11 AM
It just occurred to me that you said they are floating docks...  Maybe he pulled in at low tide and left it there to hold his spot or something? 
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Smitty on July 15, 2009, 10:35:53 AM
Alcohol ??
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Steve Ullrich on July 15, 2009, 10:37:34 AM
Alcohol?  If not before the event, certainly after...
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: peterg on July 15, 2009, 05:58:27 PM
Have mercy, guys. At least he had the hold-down straps off the boat!!!
Title: Re: Power Boater Attempts New Launching Technique - Care to try it?
Post by: Rick Klages on July 16, 2009, 01:14:53 PM
I expect this from the power squadron.