Ok the worst day on the daydreamer started out as the best day. It was our honeymoon. We started out in santee going thru the locks,then on to charelston.we were staying at ashley marina. We had some friends with us in there boats. We went down the icw and took a ride to bulls island.started to get dark out on the horizon about 2:30. I told everyone if we left now!!i think we can out run the pending storm.we were trying to get get to patriots point to eat. Everything was well letting a buddy of mine drive so i could sit back and enjoy. All of a sudden after just passing a red marker (in the middle of a slight turn) the boat went full hard right at wot!!!! I looked at him and said what the*#@^****. He replyed we got no steering!!now it is pitch black 3 & 4s lightning, coast guard all over the vhf warning everyone to find shelter!!now two boats coming in the inlet at bulls island, one limping in on one motor.another boat hits him from behind. Now both are taking on water.got the wifes in rain gear and lift jackets. My buddy goes back to the stern and grabes the motor and i am yelling left ,now stright, right while i ran the throttle!!we were able to make it to isle of palms marina. We docked there way down in the back(with no steering)now my wife does not drink but when she got safely on the dock she took a couple of good gulps of crown!!!we went back a few days later with the trailer and picked up the boat. Happy honeymoon honey!!!!!!
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