Just a friendly reminder - Boating Safety

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

I know everyone here like to have a good time and goof off once in awhile.
But here is a story I just heard about today:

NKCrider · Posted: Aug 12, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

that sucks

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

The kid lost one of his legs.

Junkee · Posted: Aug 12, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject:

i have had my leg cbut up by a prop. it is not fun. kid lost a leg? thats a bummer. hope everything else goes better for him.

luckily for me, i got a way with only 'cosmetic' damage, no ligament/tendon/artery damage. got one hell of a scar and about 2 months of walking with crutches/cane. then rehab.

again, hope everything else goes well for the kid.

Chad H · Posted: Aug 12, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject:

Has anyone else felt like the boat was gonna suck them under when someone reverses hard? I mainly feel this when the boat is picking me up with a bad driver on inboards, but damn it as scary

bass69 · Addict Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 529

i hit my foot on a propellor that wasnt even moving and it hurt like hell
i can only imagine what that wouldve felt like if it had been moving
that kid is lucky he didnt bleed to death on the way to the hospital

bonsaitree · Outlaw Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 198

Chad H, I don't get close enough to the boat while its still running to feel that. I'd rather waste a little more energy swimming to the boat than worry about a spinning prop getting anywhere near me.

sucks for the kid, especially since it really wasn't his fault at all. Hope he gets better. I'd probably be pissed at the driver for the rest of my life.

J_DOGG · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 3:01 am Post subject:

Fell out of the boat ???? where was he sitting?

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 4:57 am Post subject:

Everyone I ride with knows that when in reverse extra care is always needed.

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

J_DOGG, "rumor" has it on/in the bow.

Chad H · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 7:45 am Post subject:

bonsaitree,
Yeah it was my fault mainly because i didn't hear the engine running, i thought it was turned off. But all the same, lesson learned.

Hollywood · Posted: Aug 13, 2008 7:50 am Post subject:

Ok, he fell out of the boat.

Then the driver circled around and ran him over?

If he fell out to the left, the driver would have to turn to the right to run him over right away.

Oh, and that girl that got ran over on Lake Geneva a few weeks ago was actually brought back to life on the boat, then died (again) on the way to the hospital.