03-27-2013, 08:50 PM
Your not alone. I have made bad decisions on the water a couple of times. I had to spend the night tied up to the bathroom in swallow bay one time while 50 mph winds blew. It was so bad even in that bathroom cove that my boat cleat ripped off around 2:30 am and I was stuck holding my boat with the rope on one end while trying to keep from blowing off the floating pisser. I ended up making a run for boulder at first light and had to run my bilge the whole time as the waves were coming over the bow. Not smart.
Last month at a tourney on Mohave, I ran into 6' rollers. 3 boats got damaged or swamped, I sware I have never seen something like that here, out on the pacific; sure. I should have taken a picture, it was just nuts. It can get crazy out there and often these weather guys are just dead wrong. I always wear my vest and I have a waterproof handheld marine radio.
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Last month at a tourney on Mohave, I ran into 6' rollers. 3 boats got damaged or swamped, I sware I have never seen something like that here, out on the pacific; sure. I should have taken a picture, it was just nuts. It can get crazy out there and often these weather guys are just dead wrong. I always wear my vest and I have a waterproof handheld marine radio.
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