Lakegirl
New Member
- Dec 14, 2012
- 44
- Boat Info
- 1994 Sea Ray 300 Sundancer
"Off the Radar"
- Engines
- twin 5.7
Went on a nice boat trip downtown with 10-12 friends for Erics Birthday. Stayed in boat clothes for the lock-thru then changed when we got to the public dock downtown. New tall leather boots, tight jeans, sweater, cashmere scarf and boot socks..... I was a 10....seriously I was a 10!!!!. then eric says "put that small side canvas in before we leave the boat since the dogs are with us". Ok no big deal I'll just do it from the inside since I have my boots on and dont want to slip on the gunnel. Well, wouldnt you know it, I drop the canvas/isinglass piece. And of course it doesnt land on the gunnel,,,,,it goes in the water.
So I run and jump on the gunnel with the boat pole and try to push the piece back to the back of the boat. Nope, it starts to sink...NOOOOOOO. I friend is yelling at me"its not worth it" as I'm lying on the gunnel with one foot off the side of the boat and hanging by one arm trying to reach the insinglass. I'm yelling" I cant match this canvas!!" back and forth between us several times. The menfolk are tying the boat up on the other side. They have no idea anything is going on. About the time Tina yells for help- I go in(not on purpose). As I fall I know I have to get the isinglass, so I throw the boat pole and grab it. I get it and do a complete flip underwater. I come up in 62 degree water and immediatly began a one handed, boot soaked swim for my life toward the boat. I knew to concrentrate and swim fast because I would get tired soon with all that weight on me. Plus its always a fast current downtown at the docks. My buddies grabbed me out and took me downstairs to change. I was shaking so bad i couldnt grab anything. I had so much of an adrenaline rush I couldnt even tell you what temperature the water was.
It took three days to dry my phone out(still works), three coats of bear grease on my boots to get them back to life. So all in all we lost a boat pole.
I wound up changing into my old boat clothes and heading out with a wet head to the birthday dinner with Eric.
I put on my best smile and joked "I bet he didnt know he was getting a mermaid for his birthday". lol
So the trend I've noticed is every time I have fallen I have been completely sober.......well , there you go....
thats the problem!!
Lakegirl
So I run and jump on the gunnel with the boat pole and try to push the piece back to the back of the boat. Nope, it starts to sink...NOOOOOOO. I friend is yelling at me"its not worth it" as I'm lying on the gunnel with one foot off the side of the boat and hanging by one arm trying to reach the insinglass. I'm yelling" I cant match this canvas!!" back and forth between us several times. The menfolk are tying the boat up on the other side. They have no idea anything is going on. About the time Tina yells for help- I go in(not on purpose). As I fall I know I have to get the isinglass, so I throw the boat pole and grab it. I get it and do a complete flip underwater. I come up in 62 degree water and immediatly began a one handed, boot soaked swim for my life toward the boat. I knew to concrentrate and swim fast because I would get tired soon with all that weight on me. Plus its always a fast current downtown at the docks. My buddies grabbed me out and took me downstairs to change. I was shaking so bad i couldnt grab anything. I had so much of an adrenaline rush I couldnt even tell you what temperature the water was.
It took three days to dry my phone out(still works), three coats of bear grease on my boots to get them back to life. So all in all we lost a boat pole.
I wound up changing into my old boat clothes and heading out with a wet head to the birthday dinner with Eric.
I put on my best smile and joked "I bet he didnt know he was getting a mermaid for his birthday". lol
So the trend I've noticed is every time I have fallen I have been completely sober.......well , there you go....
thats the problem!!
Lakegirl
