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Old 03-27-2012, 07:30 PM
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Very sad, thoughts and prayers are with the family.
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Old 03-27-2012, 08:01 PM
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Wow, is all I can say, have 3 kids (8 yr old daughter) and I just can't imagine going through this, God Bless them all.
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Old 03-28-2012, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by JD Dearden
I do not know anything about boat lifts but how does a boat go under a dock?
I see a lot of these lifts when we run down the intercoastal towards st augustine and most have a dock around the entire boat so it wouldnt take much to accidently miss the lift and go to far forward and under the dock. Just imagine if a cruiser was going by and you were trying to dock and the wake just knocked you forward under the dock. You also have the changing tides as well to deal with. Sad loss for the entire family
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Originally Posted by ItsPeanut
I see a lot of these lifts when we run down the intercoastal towards st augustine and most have a dock around the entire boat so it wouldnt take much to accidently miss the lift and go to far forward and under the dock. Just imagine if a cruiser was going by and you were trying to dock and the wake just knocked you forward under the dock. You also have the changing tides as well to deal with. Sad loss for the entire family
Too add, the dock more than likely was a fixed dock a couple feet above the water to allow for tide changes. The lift was lowered into the water, and when trying to drive onto the lift; overshot it and went bow under the fixed portion of the dock.

Very, very sad. RIP.
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Old 03-28-2012, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ItsPeanut
I see a lot of these lifts when we run down the intercoastal towards st augustine and most have a dock around the entire boat so it wouldnt take much to accidently miss the lift and go to far forward and under the dock. Just imagine if a cruiser was going by and you were trying to dock and the wake just knocked you forward under the dock. You also have the changing tides as well to deal with. Sad loss for the entire family
Ok that is what I was sort of thinking. What a horrible deal.
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