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Ever had a close call while on the water?
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<blockquote data-quote="ccm" data-source="post: 362041" data-attributes="member: 13447"><p>The very first time my dad started teaching me how to drive a boat. It was on lake Fairfield which is a power plant in Texas. It was in late fall the time of the year when the air is cooler than the water temperature so it is always a little foggy. So the fog had some what lifted & my dad is sitting next to me telling me how to trim the motor, so I get the boat up on plane ( 04 SX200 Skeeter with 200 Yamaha ) & I get the boat up to 60mph & everything is fine going down lake until suddenly the boat spooks up a flock of coots that proceeds to fly right in front of us. We both get down behind the consoles. One smacks off of the trolling motor & another hits the passenger console. The boat wasn't damaged & no one was hurt but it very well could have much worse. On that lake & many other power plant lakes coots & other waterfowl always pose a danger when boating because they like to roost & huddle together in the warm water of the lake during the colder months & with a thick layer of fog covering the surface things can get a little dangerous when running across the lake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccm, post: 362041, member: 13447"] The very first time my dad started teaching me how to drive a boat. It was on lake Fairfield which is a power plant in Texas. It was in late fall the time of the year when the air is cooler than the water temperature so it is always a little foggy. So the fog had some what lifted & my dad is sitting next to me telling me how to trim the motor, so I get the boat up on plane ( 04 SX200 Skeeter with 200 Yamaha ) & I get the boat up to 60mph & everything is fine going down lake until suddenly the boat spooks up a flock of coots that proceeds to fly right in front of us. We both get down behind the consoles. One smacks off of the trolling motor & another hits the passenger console. The boat wasn't damaged & no one was hurt but it very well could have much worse. On that lake & many other power plant lakes coots & other waterfowl always pose a danger when boating because they like to roost & huddle together in the warm water of the lake during the colder months & with a thick layer of fog covering the surface things can get a little dangerous when running across the lake. [/QUOTE]
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