Let the accidents begin

It's easy enough to see that happening. Those things are tough to see sometimes. Night time navigation takes experience and certainly extra caution. A few boats end up on the breakwalls around the Great Lakes ports every year. That is always a mystery to me in this day of electronic charts. But then, just look at some of the questions posed on boating forums and one can see the complete lack of knowledge by some about boating or their boat.
 
Good reason to stay off the water with all the crazy people out on the holiday. I'll wait and go next weekend, thanks but no thanks!!
 
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The problem is caused by the corp of Engineers placing all these structures in the way and in the best places to boat. They should be located in out of the way areas where you won't run in to them. Boaters also need to speed up at night so they are not in one spot long enough to have an accident.
 
sbw1 said:
View attachment 70338 The problem is caused by the corp of Engineers placing all these structures in the way and in the best places to boat. They should be located in out of the way areas where you won't run in to them. Boaters also need to speed up at night so they are not in one spot long enough to have an accident.
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HAHAHA
 
Our boat, tied up at the dock, came very close being hit by another boat.

Was close. Bad judgement on the part of the captain.
 
Gofirstclass said:
If I go slow they might run into me. :rolleyes:
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You guys think I am kidding. One night on the Columbia, clear, no wind, no clouds, warm, just a beautiful night and I was drifting with all my lights on and a couple of friends on board.

Here's what happens when you go slow...
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TJ, like my post said, beautiful night, ~10:00p.m., drifting on the Columbia with a couple who were friends. He was seated where he could see upriver and said "Mike, I think that boat's going to hit us."

I turned around just in time to see a 2455 Bayliner coming at us on plane in a slow turn to his port side. He hit our bow on the port side. Because his boat was on plane and we were sitting low in the water, his bow rail punctured the side of my boat just above the rub rail, then continued on until it was completely out of the water, sitting on top of my boat just for a moment until its momentum pushed my boat out from under it and it fell back in the water. When it came out of the water its pulpit was still inside my boat which lifted my top deck and ripped it most of the way across the bow.

I called 911 and the sheriff's boat responded quickly. They arrested him for BUI and took him to jail.

That started a long battle with his insurance company to get paid for injuries and for my boat.

Somewhere on here is a lengthy thread about the accident but I couldn't find it.
 
Good reminder to make sure the Uninsured/Underinsured portion of the boat insurance policy is up to par.
Unfortunately here in NY Insurance is not required on recreational boats.
 
As serene as it can be drifting along at night minding our own business and pondering the Big Bang Theory..... I made a hard and fast rule many years ago. I don't operate the boat at night under any circumstance and if I'm on the hook for the night I will always be in a protected cove or mooring area. I just won't offer someone the chance to ruin my day.
Carpe Diem
 
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