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Re: I had one come off
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/23/2012, 12:58 am
In Response To: I had one come off (Jay Babina)

: I was running late for a group paddle - my head in the wrong place
: etc........

: No straps on the boat. Traveling along at about 35 mph and I see
: the bow lift up and the boat tumbles off the car on the road. My
: OI stripper (best one)

: I got away cheap with a shear crack about 6" long and just
: some abrasion.

Dealer friend got in a hurry one day and ran to the bank with his own personal boat on the roof of his SUV, made it about 3 miles each way with no straps at all, scared him a bit when he noticed that he'd gotten away with it though :)

Brand new boat too, had never had it in the water.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision *PIC*
John Messinger -- 9/18/2012, 8:39 pm
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision *NM* *PIC*
John Messinger -- 9/18/2012, 8:43 pm
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Marc Upchurch -- 9/18/2012, 8:47 pm
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
John Messinger -- 9/18/2012, 9:06 pm
Now Waitaminnit
Kurt Maurer -- 9/19/2012, 7:07 pm
Re: Now Waitaminnit
Marc Upchurch -- 9/19/2012, 7:16 pm
Re: Now Waitaminnit
Mike Bielski -- 9/19/2012, 8:40 pm
Re: Now Waitaminnit
ancient kayaker -- 9/19/2012, 10:14 pm
Re: Now Waitaminnit
James -- 9/20/2012, 10:55 am
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Allan -- 9/18/2012, 11:13 pm
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2012, 1:56 am
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
ancient kayaker -- 9/19/2012, 3:25 pm
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Paul Davies -- 9/19/2012, 5:53 pm
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
ancient kayaker -- 9/19/2012, 10:10 pm
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2012, 12:55 am
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
ancient kayaker -- 9/23/2012, 10:24 am
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2012, 1:34 am
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Marc Upchurch -- 9/19/2012, 7:38 pm
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2012, 12:54 am
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Mike Bielski -- 9/19/2012, 9:27 am
I had one come off
Jay Babina -- 9/20/2012, 8:47 am
Re: I had one come off
Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2012, 12:58 am
Re: I had one come off
Joy -- 9/23/2012, 7:29 pm
Re: I had one come off
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2012, 1:35 am
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Mike Savage -- 9/20/2012, 10:17 am
Re: Strip: 65 mph Boat Collision
Etienne Muller -- 9/20/2012, 12:08 pm