My boat running place

[crazzy maxx]

I have been looking at some land (7.3 acres) that has a 1.5 acre pond. Still trying to talk my better half into it.

WOW
thats sick. dont no y ur better half doesnt agree...

[ace028]

I have been looking at some land (7.3 acres) that has a 1.5 acre pond. Still trying to talk my better half into it.

Thats a pretty nice pond, hopefully you can talk your better half into it. How much shoreline access does it have?

[z400]

I have been looking at some land (7.3 acres) that has a 1.5 acre pond. Still trying to talk my better half into it.

Place looks beautiful!!

[Ub Hauled]

Ace028,
before you do something that you can regret... please, please...
NEVER SWIM AFTER YOUR BOAT!!!! That is a safety precaution that
responsible boater take... there was this one guy that had YEARS of experience, he knew better, one day he decided that his boat was worth his life... needless to tell you what happened... this is one of many stories.
Don't do it man. Get a little inflatable dingy and put some flotation inside your boat...

[z400]

if he did HAVE to get in the water.. slap on a life jacket..

a decent one runs about $35 and takes about a full minute to put on

[Ub Hauled]

safety is ALWAYS FIRST

[peells]

We have swam for our boats plenty of times (but first you have to know how to swim) but just for everyones piece of mind I always take my inflatable raft with me and the bonus side is my kids love it (Twins of 7 almost 8)

[ace028]

Ace028,
before you do something that you can regret... please, please...
NEVER SWIM AFTER YOUR BOAT!!!! That is a safety precaution that
responsible boater take... there was this one guy that had YEARS of experience, he knew better, one day he decided that his boat was worth his life... needless to tell you what happened... this is one of many stories.
Don't do it man. Get a little inflatable dingy and put some flotation inside your boat...

My boat was never sinking or anything like that, usually broke prop shafts or was upside down. Are you talking about possibly the shorting of your electronics and the current flowing through the water causing electrical shock? Or that its hard to swim and hold a boat up? I appreciate your concern for safety. I try to be safe as much as I can, I luckialy I haven't had to rescue a exploded boat out of the water.

Now if I was running my boat in the river, I might just let my boat go if I didn't have a raft, and hope it would come to a shore line down the river.

[Ub Hauled]

I am talking about the things one cannot predict.
getting tangled on something and not being able to
keep afloat anymore, cramps, whatever... on the story I
mentioned above, they think the guy had a hard attack or something of that nature,
became unconscious or uncapacitated and drowned, his lungs were full of water.
It is pretty hard to swim with a boat next to ya as well... specially if you are trying to
keep it above water. I never go out on a limb putting my life at risk for stupid reasons.
The boat is not that important to me.

[ace028]

I see what you are saying. if I do swim out, I push the boat instead of trying to hold it up in the air. But since we have a raft now, I use that instead, because like you said it is much safer, and you stay dry.

[peells]

But what if you just happen to be swimming? and you die should you never go swimming in lakes? I do it all the time I have since I was a kid I am now 52 and I still swim in lakes and if I die doing something I enjoy so be it I am not a fearful person and I will not lead my life being one and I am a fairly good swimmer I free dive for fresh water clams in water over 25' deep, but I do like using my raft to retrieve my boat when it flips and as soon as I get it I rip off the hatch tape and shut off the switch and un plug the batteries as fast as I can for a safety precaution.

[z400]

i think this thread should be re named "Where do you run your boats"

[ace028]

z400,

Yeah, I think that was what I was getting at. Man that is a really nice place, I am envious. Where is that at?

[z400]

oh ok

well cool then

place is located in Coles/Shelby county in Illinois

Mattoon Lake

[Ub Hauled]

I am not saying don't go swimming... I grew up swimming as well and love it.
All I am saying is, carrying the boat makes it that much more difficult with added
hazzards (like the live prop). Most here are grown man and can do as they please,
the forum only states opinions of all those who post them. MY opinion is,
don't go swimming after your boat... get your raft, canoe, dingy, offshore cat or what not and go get rescue your boat.

But what if you just happen to be swimming? and you die should you never go swimming in lakes? I do it all the time I have since I was a kid I am now 52 and I still swim in lakes and if I die doing something I enjoy so be it I am not a fearful person and I will not lead my life being one and I am a fairly good swimmer I free dive for fresh water clams in water over 25' deep, but I do like using my raft to retrieve my boat when it flips and as soon as I get it I rip off the hatch tape and shut off the switch and un plug the batteries as fast as I can for a safety precaution.