Levee Jumping

[dg512055]

This may need to go in the SHT forum. OK so it is winter and there is nothing to do. Here is a video of me in my other boat a few years ago, during a duck hunting trip. Had to get over a levy to get in and out of the hunting spot. This was the part after the hunt during daylight. Couldn't video going in because it was before sunrise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8IvwcfKhE

 

[mphy98]

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um, doesn't that destroy the levy after a while?

 

[HappierWet]

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Do that Often?

 

[smokeonthewater]

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what I wanna know is where are all the ducks?

 

[86 century]

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Remind me to never lone you anthing

 

[Bearfan]

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Have to admit that would have never come to me.

 

[Jeep Man]

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Was getting back an issue?

 

[bitterboater]

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Have to admit that would have never come to me.

That would never occur to me either. Mostly because it has "I'm a stupid jack*****" or "accident waiting to happen" written all over it.
Get out of the boat and move it the right way, even if it takes a little longer.
Also glad it wasn't my boat as well.

 

[kenmyfam]

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Rather you than me !!!!
They beach them for the night that way at the Dominican resorts. Quite the sight !!

 

[skargo]

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Pure laziness, just like power loading IMO.

 

[dg512055]

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This is pretty routine around here in those conditions. There would be several other boats ahead or behind us that will do this. If there is no one to help pull the boats over we will use momentum to get over the levy. The other passengers will offload before hand and get back in to finish the trip. It is not hard on the boats at all, and even if there is some wear and tear, we don't care. This is part of duck hunting.

 

[joey maneri]

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Looks pretty fun too me! And it didnt look too dangerous either. I think it would be more dangerous for most of us to ride a bike!

 

[EddiePetty]

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...... Had to get over a levy to get in and out of the hunting spot.....

....and I suppose y'all will blame the Corps of Engineers when the levy fails.

Not very respectful in my opinion.

Ed in 'ol Virginny

 

[dg512055]

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Not likely the levy failing. It has been there for 40+ years. Corps of Engineers has nothing to do with this. It is a small seaonal impoundment built by the Wildlife Resources Agency. This spot was left a little lower than the rest for exactly this reason. We could run boats over this spot continuously for years and still have no damage. If there were to be any, it would be repaired during the 8 months the entire impoundment is dry.

 

[4JawChuck]

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Its an AL duck boat, it can take the abuse...the wooden rails prevent damage to the levy.

Here is a few videos just as entertaining;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPJCNiuN5Ws&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZNslwxW9Yk&feature=player_embedded

Have fun!

 

[Billdc]

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Have to admit that would have never come to me.

I think it's actually a sport in New Zealand or Australia. I'm pretty sure I had that thought the first time I saw a flat bottom boat.

 

[cribber]

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That's no different than a Go-devil mud boat and looks like fun.

 

[tawood]

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That would never occur to me either. Mostly because it has "I'm a stupid jack*****" or "accident waiting to happen" written all over it.
Get out of the boat and move it the right way, even if it takes a little longer.
Also glad it wasn't my boat as well.

Another i boat know-it-all (at least he has named himself appropriately)...the internet seems to be full of them.

 

[solar7647]

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Thats awsome, i see jet boats do this all the time on the maumee river, the best hunting and fishing are in really shallow rocky areas and the only way in is to do slide over large rock patches only a few inches deep if that....Those alluminum boats can take one hell of a beating. If i were you I would get a jet lower unit so you dont have to worry about killing your prop!

 

[joey maneri]

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That would never occur to me either. Mostly because it has "I'm a stupid jack*****" or "accident waiting to happen" written all over it.
Get out of the boat and move it the right way, even if it takes a little longer.
Also glad it wasn't my boat as well.

Yeah! you should have drove your truck and trailer there, pulled it out and relaunched it! ha!