SHE FLOATS!!! And So do I :(

Jdog · #1 07-24-2012, 03:28 PM

Well I put her in the water yesterday after waiting in the sun for 3 hrs for the hwy patroll to inspect my trailer and me being a fat guy I couldn't get in the boat.

I sat down on the dock and put my feet on the side of the boat cause it was higer than the dock. My friend Ces was in the boat and grabbed my hands and tried to pull me in and due to the fact that I had 3ft slack in the rope the boat pushed away from the dock with my a$$ hanging off the side of the boat and my head on the edge of the dock lol I manage to get my butt back on the dock, I think GOD was there and helped me at that point, my friend was in tears laughing and I was hoping that nobody had seen that, until some guy walked up saying You almost had it!!

Then I back the suv down to put the boat on and found out I had backed down the wrong side where their was no concrete and got stuck, with the back of my suv under water. what a bad day..... Some nice ppl used a ski rope and pulled me out.

If I had a video of that it would of won me 100,000 on AFV.

I was so tired from all the sun I just left and will try a different way next time.
BUT SHE FLOATS with no leaks so I am happy!!!

feel free to reply and laugh as much as we did

Destroyer · #2 07-24-2012, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdog

Well I put her in the water yesterday after waiting in the sun for 3 hrs for the hwy patroll to inspect my trailer and me being a fat guy I couldn't get in the boat.

I sat down on the dock and put my feet on the side of the boat cause it was higer than the dock. My friend Ces was in the boat and grabbed my hands and tried to pull me in and due to the fact that I had 3ft slack in the rope the boat pushed away from the dock with my a$$ hanging off the side of the boat and my head on the edge of the dock lol I manage to get my butt back on the dock, I think GOD was there and helped me at that point, my friend was in tears laughing and I was hoping that nobody had seen that, until some guy walked up saying You almost had it!!

If I had a video of that it would of won me 100,000 on AFV.

I was so tired from all the sun I just left and will try a different way next time.
BUT SHE FLOATS with no leaks so I am happy!!!

feel free to reply and laugh as much as we did

LOL Good story Jdog. Buy yourself a boarding ladder. It hangs over the side of the boat and if you can climb 2-3 steps you can board your boat.
Also, if you ever fall overboard in the water with someone still on the boat and you can't climb the ladder you can always just stand on your outboard (with the engine OFF) and have them raise it up.. then you can crawl into the boat that way also.

Oh, and congrats on her floating!!!

cterrebonne · #3 07-24-2012, 05:35 PM

congrats on her floating!!! Don't feel bad about backing down the ramp into the mud. I had a jeep wrangler one time and I didn't put the parking brake on enough. While I was trying to get my waverunner off the trailer I noticed the jeep slowly going down the ramp. Good thing I noticed right away because when I was able to apply the brakes I had water comming in the doors. LOL.

RWilson2526 · #4 07-24-2012, 05:57 PM

Never has this phrase been more appropriate

Dont give up , everyone was a beginner once in there life.

Blue_Runner · #5 07-25-2012, 10:12 AM

It gets better Jdog! I'd say so far you are doing better than I did.

jasoncooperpcola · #6 07-25-2012, 01:43 PM

Like said above dont give up. You learned a few things not to do! Tie the boat up tight and let the rubrail do its job. My fishing buddy has a couple old wooden Simmons we snapper fish on. First time i boarded i stepped down on to the gunnel and grabbed the ttop. The boat rolled over so much i thought it was going to capsize! He started laughing his a$$ off and said everybody new who gets on his boat always get the same OH Sh!TTTTTTTT expression on their face when it rolls. Hang in there. Soon launching and loading will be painless.

reelapeelin · #7 07-26-2012, 06:00 AM

Glad you can laugh about it!...falls under the category: Ya gotta start somewhere!!...the learning curve to boating is a long one and frequented by lots of speed bumps!!...but in the end it's all worth it...

Rob's right...get that camera thing goin'!!...

phatdaddy · #8 07-26-2012, 06:37 AM

welcome to boating jdog
reel, in my case it's not a learning curve, more like a learning circle, i'm starting to do newbie things i did 30 years ago all over again.

Jdog · #9 07-26-2012, 03:34 PM

Yea the last time I was getting in and out of a boat was about 10 yrs ago when I weighed about 350lbs and it wasn't a issue. I have always wanted my own boat and my brother helped me get this one to help me get more active to loose weight, also I forgot to mention that I am about to have weight loss surgery, the gastric bypass. My current weight is 500lbs and this surgery will change my life and give me back the life I used to have.

So being 500lbs just getting in the boat is a challenge, next time I take her out I will back her down close to the dock and get in the boat while she is still on the trailer so the boat doesnt move lol.

macojoe · #10 07-27-2012, 12:03 PM

Wow, you are HUGE!!

My Doc will not do the gastric if you are over 400, I was 350 now 176 had my gatro 1 year ago last May.
I have had a few issues but I am getting a little better a day at a time.
I have other issues as I was diabetic for 21 years, and my kidneys are shutting down, have had a few eye surgery's, they will never be the same but i am seeing again!
I wish I had it done before my health got so bad, but the surgery sucked back then. But it has fixed a lot! No more High BP, No more diabetes, no more cholesterol.

Good Luck to ya!