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Ever had a close call while on the water?
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<blockquote data-quote="great white" data-source="post: 362091" data-attributes="member: 6238"><p>Self inflicted one this year and all by my lonesome.</p><p></p><p>Got the 12 footer up on plane and realized my lifejacket was in front of me.</p><p></p><p>So I reached for it and my hand came off the tiller.</p><p></p><p>Motor snapped right in a split second and the boat entered a turn/skid from plane.</p><p></p><p>I was thrown against the gunwale and pinned there. The throttle kill strap pulled off my belt loop so I was trapped there for about 3-4 complete 360's.</p><p></p><p>Finally managed to grab the tiller and chop the throttle.</p><p></p><p>Had I gone over, I would have been done: 100 yds offshore, 300 feet deep, no life jacket, 5 C water and a boat spinning pinned at full throttle.</p><p></p><p>Lesson learned: don't do anything while on plane besides pilot the damned boat!</p><p></p><p>Dead in the water from now on if I need something.....I was lucky the first time. There won't be a second.</p><p></p><p>The tinny is also getting a bloody boarding ladder asap. Even if I had been able to get to the boat, there's no way I'd get back in after being dunked in freezing water....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="great white, post: 362091, member: 6238"] Self inflicted one this year and all by my lonesome. Got the 12 footer up on plane and realized my lifejacket was in front of me. So I reached for it and my hand came off the tiller. Motor snapped right in a split second and the boat entered a turn/skid from plane. I was thrown against the gunwale and pinned there. The throttle kill strap pulled off my belt loop so I was trapped there for about 3-4 complete 360's. Finally managed to grab the tiller and chop the throttle. Had I gone over, I would have been done: 100 yds offshore, 300 feet deep, no life jacket, 5 C water and a boat spinning pinned at full throttle. Lesson learned: don't do anything while on plane besides pilot the damned boat! Dead in the water from now on if I need something.....I was lucky the first time. There won't be a second. The tinny is also getting a bloody boarding ladder asap. Even if I had been able to get to the boat, there's no way I'd get back in after being dunked in freezing water.... [/QUOTE]
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