Re: Ever lended your boat to someone and......
twice-<br /><br />neighbors lived across the street, on the water. they hadn't had a boat in years but liked having one in the slip so they let me use their covered lift....great neighbors! i told them they were welcome to use it and they had threatened to for a long time.<br /><br />that time finally came when they had some family in town. i couldn't take them out for whatever reason so i told them to have fun. it was just a cruise, no kids or anything.<br /><br />when i finally made it down to the slip, they were back from the cruise and said they'd never borrow it again. i had never had a problem with it, they had been on the boat a bunch with me and had never had problems.....so, they were cruising down the lake, nice and slow, when someone in the back seat asks if her feet should be getting wet??!!!! ...turns out the bilge wasn't working, i think the impeller in it got hung up on something...they didn't notice that the bilge hadn't kicked on at all thw whole trip. riding slow and bow high like that, all the water in the bilge collected at the back seat...no damage to the boat. they had it on the lift and were drying it out but said never again. they haven't, to this day, asked again. <br /><br />2nd time, got hurt wakeboarding and went home via ambulance. the crew was left to get it home and on the trailer (not using the lift at that time). it was a few weeks before i was mobile and when i finally could take a look at the boat...it was a mess. i think they had a party before they put the cover on, sure as he!! didn't clean anything up.<br /><br />i've borrowed a friend's boat a few times. he keeps it parked in my yard and i'll use his when mine isn't running....might borrow it tonight if he isn't using it.
<br /><br />No way.. No how.. No Sir.. Over my dead body... 
