#757639 - 05/04/12 01:30 AM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
[Re: Mooch]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 04/06/11
Posts: 104
Loc: mukilteo
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foot releases should be outlawed:) at least around me! i got a leelock on my boat and my friend has the foot release. i made a bad mistake while rowing his boat coming into a dogleg turn i shifted my feet while digging, foot slipped, hit the release, going thru the tailout w/only a lil rope out, it grabs,gives,grabs then , yanked the line tight, boat starts to sway, i do a 180* stroke against the sway and anchor gives, we get thru and my friend up front had some memorable things to say for his " loss of beer".....and whiplash:)
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#757640 - 05/04/12 05:01 AM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
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River Nutrients
Registered: 04/25/00
Posts: 3061
Loc: East of Aberdeen, West of Elma
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Drift boats are great..............if you have a shuttle and can fish during the week.
Unfortunatly mine sits in the barn 362 days a year.
Maybe I should buy it?????? Then it could sit on my property 365 days a year........ lol
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#757676 - 05/04/12 10:13 AM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
[Re: Driftfishnw]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 03/01/11
Posts: 286
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People have to realize that a boat can go under even if the flow isn't way up. I think all of us that own boats at some point have either had a close call, have seen a close call or have seen what happened on the Cowlitz. I wear an inflatable vest even though I can swim well but I realize that even if you are good swimmer cold water shock can turn into a stroke or heart attack. The life vest can keep you floating above water but it won’t matter if you’re dead.
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#757678 - 05/04/12 10:23 AM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
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ExtenZe Field Tester
Registered: 11/10/09
Posts: 4403
Loc: Vancouver, WA
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foot releases should be outlawed:) at least around me! i got a leelock on my boat and my friend has the foot release. i made a bad mistake while rowing his boat coming into a dogleg turn i shifted my feet while digging, foot slipped, hit the release, going thru the tailout w/only a lil rope out, it grabs,gives,grabs then , yanked the line tight, boat starts to sway, i do a 180* stroke against the sway and anchor gives, we get thru and my friend up front had some memorable things to say for his " loss of beer".....and whiplash:) A friend has one, not a fan for numerous reasons.
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#757739 - 05/04/12 05:38 PM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
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Returning Adult
Registered: 07/11/08
Posts: 361
Loc: alaska and washington
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Dont learn to swim, it just prolongs the dyin
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#757745 - 05/04/12 07:16 PM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
[Re: Rag N Steel]
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Registered: 11/10/09
Posts: 4403
Loc: Vancouver, WA
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would this happen in the bigger pontoon boats or raft? I cant see all that air in the tubes getting sucked down in the current and there is nothing for the water fill to sink a bigger pontoons maybe it would flip? (Bigger meaning 12'+)? I saw it happen to a Badcat once. The tubes popped like party balloons. 
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#757751 - 05/04/12 09:43 PM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
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Feel Free to make small talk ;)
Registered: 03/08/10
Posts: 541
Loc: South MILF Hill
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would this happen in the bigger pontoon boats or raft? I cant see all that air in the tubes getting sucked down in the current and there is nothing for the water fill to sink a bigger pontoons maybe it would flip? (Bigger meaning 12'+)? I saw it happen to a Badcat once. The tubes popped like party balloons. har har
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#757753 - 05/04/12 09:55 PM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
[Re: Direct-Drive]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 04/06/11
Posts: 104
Loc: mukilteo
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dont know about the big cats 14+, but i have seen pontoons (8-10) get stuck in big hydraulics, back end getting sucked down...lookin at the clouds going in circles didnt look fun! after enough spastic oar slaps and the ability to finally focus, they eventually started pushing as oppose to pulling w/ the oars and pushed thru.
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#758023 - 05/07/12 10:26 AM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
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King of the Beach
Registered: 12/11/02
Posts: 2556
Loc: Carkeek Park
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Please go away......immediately
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#758092 - 05/07/12 03:40 PM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
[Re: stonefish]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 04/06/11
Posts: 104
Loc: mukilteo
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Much better:) thx mods....
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#758102 - 05/07/12 04:26 PM
Re: Boat Down on Cowlitz
[Re: Rag N Steel]
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Hippie
Registered: 01/31/02
Posts: 3964
Loc: B'ham
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would this happen in the bigger pontoon boats or raft? I cant see all that air in the tubes getting sucked down in the current and there is nothing for the water fill to sink a bigger pontoons maybe it would flip? (Bigger meaning 12'+)? A couple years ago, someone posted some badass whitewater footage taken above a river. It showed all sorts of boats going through, with most of them getting WORKED hard. I was surprised to see all the toons get immediately flipped. At least they float when after they go over though.
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