Guy goes to help a lady move her boat. She's not a good driver so he's at the Helm. In foward gear the Throttle Cable lets go? Unable to change gears (one engine) plows into 3 boats before he turns off the engine. I guess he panicked? He hesitated to turn off the motor too long. Nobody hurt but a few nice scars on the boats.
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What would have happened if the lady was behind the wheel???
Glad no one was hurt.
Glad no one was hurt.
Reminds me of the time I was making a turn to come into the water where my slip was and discovered I had nothing but forward...no neutral, no reverse. I had one person onboard and after a few seconds trying at both helm stations, I shouted to my friend at the lower helm station to turn the keys and shut the engines off. Some guys on the dock saw my predicament and were standing on the dock telling me to stop and me shouting to them.. I wish I could. Dead slow sure is fast in a situation like that. We shut the engines down and I made a hard turn to starboard and slapped into a swim platform of a 50'er that belonged to a lawyer...lol just my luck.It did sound awful though.
Fortunately there was no damage to either boat and the guys helped me to my slip walking the lines down the way. It was my first trip out after buying it and after a survey and 3 trial trips.
It turned out that I had lost both transmissions at the same time..clutches burned up.
My initiation to boating. That is only part of the saga.
Fortunately there was no damage to either boat and the guys helped me to my slip walking the lines down the way. It was my first trip out after buying it and after a survey and 3 trial trips.
It turned out that I had lost both transmissions at the same time..clutches burned up.
My initiation to boating. That is only part of the saga.
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Just recently I had the same situation ... launched the boat after a repower .. sea trial went well and we headed back to the dock. Before entering the fairway I did my usual check of F N R, you guessed ti, no neutral or reverse. Made slow circles while calling the mechanic back with the trailer ... very windy and I have a Bayliner 2858 Command bridge, which is like a "sailboat" in any kind of breeze. Had 1 shot at getting it back on the trailer without ending up on the rocks, or beach ... all ended well, shift cable replaced and back on the water the nedt day.
I could have taken part of my marina's dock out one time.......but my rubber dinghy saved the day!
I was approaching my slip with more power then usual due to a strong cross current. When the boat was halfway into the slip, I put it in reverse to stop the boat. But the engine died! I could do nothing but watch as my bow pulpit headed toward the corrugated wall of the shed. Suddenly the boat stopped and settled. I had left my dinghy floating in the front of the slip, and it had taken the brunt force of the hull. Nothing was damaged!!! What a relief! Turns out my cable took that very moment to break...not sure if that caused the engine to stop or not.
I was approaching my slip with more power then usual due to a strong cross current. When the boat was halfway into the slip, I put it in reverse to stop the boat. But the engine died! I could do nothing but watch as my bow pulpit headed toward the corrugated wall of the shed. Suddenly the boat stopped and settled. I had left my dinghy floating in the front of the slip, and it had taken the brunt force of the hull. Nothing was damaged!!! What a relief! Turns out my cable took that very moment to break...not sure if that caused the engine to stop or not.