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thirdchildhood 06-20-2014 03:11 PM

Maybe he was stealing it.

Stuckonstupid 06-20-2014 03:24 PM


Originally Posted by SB (Post 4140920)
Back in the day Merc had a dock test for their engines and drives. Tie up the boat tight and drop the hammer.

Isn't that a pretty easy way to sink a boat?

phragle 06-20-2014 03:35 PM


Apache - guy tries to leave dock with rope still attached

When talking about boats. the correct term would be "line" as in "dock line" not "dock rope".

You tie your girlfriend up with rope.

You tie your boat up with line...

Pilotpete 06-20-2014 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by phragle (Post 4140942)

You tie your girlfriend up with rope. After picking her up with a LINE!

You tie your boat up with line...

Corrected.

thirdchildhood 06-20-2014 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by phragle (Post 4140942)
When talking about boats. the correct term would be "line" as in "dock line" not "dock rope".

You tie your girlfriend up with rope.

You tie your boat up with line...

But soft dock lines work great for tying the gf to the bed so are they still lines or are they now ropes?

Jupiter Sunsation 06-20-2014 07:12 PM

If that was triple engine 47 Apache he would have pulled the dock down with him on the way out! :D

242LS 06-20-2014 08:49 PM

That was amazing.

I was thinking he was lucky he had a slip. I would LOVE to see him launch the boat from the trailer.... with a strong current..... and a little wind.... and 8 friends "helping".....

Lutra 06-20-2014 09:11 PM

He's lucky the dock cleat didn't pull off. Could have split his skull or done some serious damage to the boat. At idle or just above it probably wouldn't happen, but I always stand back when some yahoo decides to put a serious strain on a line.

Comanche3Six 06-20-2014 09:15 PM


Originally Posted by low_psi (Post 4140894)
The operator seemed clueless from the very beginning of the video... Looked like he had just woke up. He almost looked Confused.

If he wasn't drunk, he might of had a problem. Some people get clutch slippage and have that dazed and confused look/way about them. Happened to my neighbor, walked over to my house, rang the doorbell and asked me "What are you doing in my house?" I walked him over to his house and told his family what just transpired. Sad really, sometimes the body is strong and the mind just deteriorates way too early. Oh well, nice looking powerboat.

donzi matt 06-20-2014 09:19 PM

Maybe it was a repo guy....

But I would expect them to move much faster.


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