PARK JOB

We went out this morning for an early ski run.   Came around a corner and I saw what I thought was an early riser who had his boat tied up to shore while he set up his gear for a day on the beach.   As we got closer I could see no people anywhere around this boat.  Closer still we see a boat 25’ out of the water on a peninsula that had been under water but no longer is.   They must have hit it at real speed to run the boat that far out of the water.   The propeller and rudder were fully buried in dirt, the rear of the boat was sitting on the dirt.  This was a Vdrive Ski Sanger, in perfect shape, exterior and interior were perfect as we walked around it.   They had been out digging with shovels trying to dig a trench behind the boat back to the water so the prop and rudder would not drag as they pulled the boat back towards water.  They had several plastic 1.5” poles with the boat I assume they thought they could reduce drag as it was pulled back into the water.  We saw it at 8:30 in the morning, when we left at 11 AM it was still sitting with no body working to free it.    I think if it was my boat I would have been out there working.but who knows they might all be at the hospital after this grinding stop.   I have Pics, I will try to share.

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Tomrupp wrote: They almost made it.

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WOW !!  I can't even imagine . Just hope that they are all ok . 

Yeah Tim, Ken already pointed that out so I fixed it.  Both were made in the Merced/Fresno area only a few miles apart.  Malibu and Centruian are from there also.   I kind of think of them all the same.  It is a Sanger.

Omg. was the dirt bar submerged or they just drove up on land

Personally I would be a little scared of that project. Everything under boat is probably bent   Actually love the Sanger too

Ken. Hold me beer

Yessir! Looks like fun. Too much prop / jet wash in the wake though….

I have watched some of the Jet boat races, they are great, like the ultimate go cart race.

With a little gas, the normal extra stuff in the boat it's a little over 3000 pounds and with 3 fins up near the front to drag through the gravel, I think the whole starting lineup for that local 49ers team might come in handy 

C'mon guys, you'd have to at least give it a try!  Tip it up on one side to get the underwater gear to clear ... or with the trench mostly dug out get plywood under the transom and drag it ... I realize all would likely fail, but the idea of just leaving it there would drive me nuts.

I am all for making an attempt, I do want to add a caution to all of us.   One boat pulling on another is a huge load.   You would need a special tow strap or.a sturdy cotton heavy rope.   I mention this because my little brother is blind from a boat towing accident 40 years ago.    One boat was towing a 23 ft day cruiser with 7 people loaded on it because it ran out of gas.   While towing the day cruiser hit a sand bar that the other boat went right over.   When the boat hit the sandbar the tow rope snapped and cracked like a whip back at the towing boat.   My brother lost both eyes and the bridge of his nose in an instant.   He was lucky it did not kill him.  He was only 10 years old and turned to look back right when the boat grounded.   The rope did not touch anyone else in the boat.    Don’t tow with ski ropes or that type material or if you have to use idle or not much more than idle speed.   His accident was totally avoidable.

Wow, reminds me of years back we got an F250 stuck to the frame in mud with huge tires on it.  Non of our friends with 4x4's and a winch could move it.   A friend brought in his big backhoe,  put down the feet and buried the front bucket in the dirt then extended the back hoe all the way out towards the Ford.  We hooked a chain from the bucket to the frame of the ford and he started pulling.  We did back up of course but I remember that chain having so much stress on it that sparks started popping off the chain lengths.  The F250 started moving towards us but it was pushing about a 3 foot tall wall of mud in front of it.   The back hoe pulled it out but I have never seen that much load on the chain to where it started sparking.  We were lucky it did not pop and hurt someone.    That was in the day of everyone having CB radios and word got out and before we were pulled free by the backhoe about 50 4x4s of all types had shown up to watch or get involved.  7 or 8 more got stuck trying to get close for a good view.   Got stuck about 6 pm, everyone was not out till about 2 am and LOTS of beer was consumed.  It became an all night party.