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trymyluck
15-05-2009, 06:56 PM
Poor bugger

He decided it was a perfect day to go fishing and it was, but not for him. The winch point decided it had had enough and let go.The boat ended up skidding down the ramp. The owner was waiting for the tide to come in to float it off the ramp. The previous owner was a member of ausfish so someone may know the boat.

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ozscott
15-05-2009, 07:08 PM
do you mean the u-bolt broke - ie the one that goes through the hull, or the winch spring clip or similar on the end of the winch cable?
TimiBoy
15-05-2009, 07:11 PM
Always attach the chains BEFORE you leave the water, and after you arrive in it...

Cheers,

Tim
disorderly
15-05-2009, 07:14 PM
Always attach the chains BEFORE you leave the water, and after you arrive in it...

Cheers,

Tim

Its such a simple rule isn't it..::)
trymyluck
15-05-2009, 08:03 PM
Hi
The bit that broke was stainless D that goes thru the hull of the boat. He even had a bow rope tied off but with a couple of feet of slack so when the boat took the slack up it snapped the rope.
lippa
16-05-2009, 12:27 AM
was still there 10.30pm when i came in, he should have enough water to float her now!!!

poor bugger
backlash08
16-05-2009, 05:26 AM
poor bloke
lethal098
18-05-2009, 03:29 PM
ouch thats gotta hurt
wilcara
18-05-2009, 04:10 PM
Sounds like "one of those things" that could happen to anybody too.
Donny Boy
18-05-2009, 04:21 PM
Gotta be just about every Boat owners worst fear.............outside of sinking.
bayfisher
18-05-2009, 04:35 PM
Gotta be just about every Boat owners worst fear.............outside of sinking.

Depends on the boat, if that happened to my tinnie i would probably just keep pushing her down to the water and go fishing ;D.

Cheers Chris
ozbee
18-05-2009, 06:19 PM
give it a push on one side drop a flat tyre under do the same other side pick up new u bolt and winch trailer under hull not boat to trailer
themissus
18-05-2009, 06:20 PM
Depends on the boat, if that happened to my tinnie i would probably just keep pushing her down to the water and go fishing ;D.

Cheers Chris

I was just thinking the same about my poly. Got to love the tuppleware, not the prettiest boat around but they have their upside. apart from being a big floating esky

The poor bugger, hope there wasn't to much damage
Cheers Kim.
curiser
19-05-2009, 01:51 PM
It;s sad to see a boat parked like that