List the classic "OOPS" while boating

[ufm82]

#1- Forget the plug<br />#2- Forget the kill switch<br />#3- Forget the ignition key at home/in truck/wrong pants<br />#4- Leave transom straps on<br />#5- Leave bow strap on<br />#6- Forget to hook up fuel line<br />#7- Forget to tie off anchor rope<br />#8- Try to start boat in gear<br />#9- Forget to put the truck in gear <br />#10- Leave trailer lights unplugged for the trip home<br /><br /> I've never done # 9, but I will confess to all the others. LOL Put up your "oops" list

 

[ramster]

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#11 forgot the kids life jackets

 

[ZmOz]

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Forget the oil.<br /><br />"oops"<br /><br />

 

[NYMINUTE]

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#13. Forget to raise outdrive after loading on the trailer. eek, had .003 clearence, honestly I admired and gaged it with a sheet of newspaper for a feeler. Got very very lucky.

 

[Holdimhook]

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Forgot to open the airvent on the gas tank

 

[snapperbait]

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Guilty of #'s 1, 3, and 8...<br /><br />#15. The graceful swan dive (some, not so graceful)... Everyone's fell in the drink at least once..<br /><br />

 

[JB]

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Continuing to run an outboard that is running poorly. . . .until it breaks 5 miles from the ramp.

 

[tommays]

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look at chart to long while drifting and drift into marker<br /><br /><br />tommays

 

[migue]

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#18 Forgot to retrieve anchor<br />#19 Forgot to open the tap when flushing engine, <br />#20 forgot to install cotter pin on a prop, needless to say lost it.

 

[fixin]

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Forgot to pull the anchor once.Thought the boat felt kind of sluggish,didn't realize till it came flying into the boat.Got reel lucky that day that no one got hurt

 

[lowellpaul]

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forgot to tie anchor to the boat before i threw the anchor overboard. kiss one anchor goodbye

 

[umblecumbuz]

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When wading in to recover a reluctant boat after messing up on an extra steep ramp, forgot to take my cellphone out of my shorts pocket.<br /><br />Did that three times in one year. Cost me a new phone! Expensive two hour picnic trip.

 

[ZmOz]

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Originally posted by Stillfishing:<br /> When wading in to recover a reluctant boat after messing up on an extra steep ramp, forgot to take my cellphone out of my shorts pocket.<br />

I've done that a few times too. Now I always put my phone in a plastic bag before I leave.

 

[magster65]

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#21 - Anchoring on a 'short' line at low tide. Oops. That's just dumb!

 

[rogerwa]

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Forget to lower drive before starting motor - love to hear u-joints chatter<br /><br />Leave key in the on position overnight to drain the battery

 

[fishingdan]

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While messing around with the gps entering a cove, side-swipe a green channel marker. Yeah, that is right. A big green ocean can! How do you miss that....

 

[ewenm]

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Steading a mates boat holding a rope to the stern i kept walking backward and steped clean off the jetty --in business clothes (collar and tie)muddy bottom get the picture<br /><br />Ewen

 

[rascal38]

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Spending 10 minutes trying to start the boat before noticing the deadman switch clip is not in place!

 

[KM2]

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#22 unhooking the winch & safety chain before backing down the ramp. (Roller trailer)

 

[Triton II]

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#23 Leaving the transom ladder down - screeeeCHHH! <br />#24 Leaving 27MHz radio on for a week and having to rope start the motor at the ramp!