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Ray · #1 03-12-2010, 03:38 PM

I was coming in to Calcasieu Point and saw a woman backing out the launch
ramp. I let her out and pulled into one of the slips, tied off and went to get
the truck and trailer. When I got back, the husband was on the dock waiting
for her to come get him and she was in a high speed reverse going West,
down the LNG canal. She finally got it to stop and started going forward and
when she got close to the dock, she turned and put in reverse real hard. She
hot the end of the T section, backed away and tried to come into the slip
next to me. She got sideways in the slip and hit my front port quarter, then
she hit reverse real hard and swung the back end out of the slip and smacked
my port stern corner and my motor. I tried as best I could to keep her off,
but I was scared to break a bone, she was going too fast. She was then in
hard reverse heading to the steel bulkhead. I screamed for her to put it in
neutral and she screamed back that it was. But I could see the wheel wash
coming out the front. She then threw it in hard forward, hit a piling and
went out to safety in the middle of the canal. She tried again to come into
the end of the T-dock and smacked it pretty hard, the husband ran to the
end of the dock and tried to get in, but she reversed out. When she came
in again, he was able to jump in, but it looked like she tore up the bimini
top cause the boat went just under the boards on the end of the dock.
The guy took control and took off. Didn't ask if my boat was o.k. or if I
had any damage. They was gone.
It had Texas numbers and the name was Rippled Water, or something like
that.
I guess I will be breaking out the buffer to try to get the marks and
scratches out.
I did have a camera, but in all the mess, I didn't think about it. Could have
won some money on AFV.
I think Fishmaster 911 saw some of the fiasco also.

Wag · #2 03-12-2010, 03:42 PM

and the fishing season is just starting! Sorry to hear that Ray, some people have no clue of whats going on.

Ray · #3 03-12-2010, 04:24 PM

I buffed out the black marks and scratches.
I got a paint chip on the back of the motor and a gelcoat chip on the back corner.
The gelcoat chip goes all the way to the fiberglass, but it isn't big. I will repair that
Sunday evening or Monday. I don't want to try to fix it today and it not be cured by
tomorrow and I screw it up worse than it already is.

Wag · #4 03-12-2010, 07:46 PM

you every find out who did it

Raymond · #5 03-12-2010, 07:58 PM

I would have called the Coast Guard for sure

Bet they ran between a couple boats and the bank heading for the wiers.

They need a ticket for "Stupid"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

catch.and.fillet · #6 03-12-2010, 09:01 PM

Sorry to hear that Ray. What gets me is why would the guy put his wife in the boat while he parks???? Sweetie (my wife) knows how to pull the truck up, park it out of the way, back the truck in and put the emerg. brake on. I'm still teaching her how to pull the boat up in case of an emergency but we're still working on it after lesson #2.

Maybe the WLF got 'em. I got checked this afternoon (fire ext, life jackets, throwables, flare, horn) in the ship channel. They said they hadn't seen anyone with trout in the last few days.

fishmaster911 · #7 03-12-2010, 10:06 PM

That was a show !

LPfishnTIM · #8 03-12-2010, 10:43 PM

that suxz! I know what i'd like to do to those type of people that don't belong any where near any vehicle, and I just won't say what! it would probably involve there tail light hitting my hammer, when they are out in there boat having fun! payback isn't right but neither is stupidity!