 Christ. Had a boat try and stern-tie next to us, but the wind kept pushing them on the beam, then as they tightened the stern-line it caught into their dinghy, then the dinghy fell in the water, then a line of the dinghy got caught in the prop. We yelled at them to stop going forward. Guy pulled boat with dinghy. Wife didnt know how to lower/lift anchor or what the markers on the chain meant, can't pull stern-line in by hand (lacking strength). Holy HELLL XD... They had help, but g'damn...! 5 comments
The boat left this morning. As they pulled in their stern-tie rope a knot somehow formed at the end and they couldn't get it out. In this bay, there are chains bolted into rock, and ppl pass their stern-tie rope through a chain loop. By then, tide was too low, and getting to the knot to free it from the chain loop wasn't an option. They tugged at it for 5 minutes, then... put a knife to the rope. Not sure these people enjoyed their stern-tie experience XD...  To simply own a boat, no matter if expensive or inexpensive, doesn't make someone a boat person, just like a beefed computer doesn't make the owner a hacker. |
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They were dragging towards us, then towards shore....
Not knowing how to handle your boat is so, so dangerous, especially with a boat that large. Not being able to deal with it physically is also a big problem :/.