# How not to launch your boat **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 13, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176 "2008-08-13T12:16:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/1 "2008-08-13T12:16:07Z")
The wife and I decided to skip work today and hang out with our friends visiting from NC. Went out this morning for a quick boat ride before the storms got here. As we’re racing back trying to beat the rain to Niawanda Park I notice a lot of flashing lights over at the Tonawanda Park boat launch. We swung over and snapped these pics: ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4670.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4670.jpg) ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4672.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4672.jpg) ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4658.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4658.jpg) ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4662.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4662.jpg) ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4668.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4668.jpg) I really wanted to stay and see the fun they were about to have trying to pull that out with several tons of water inside but this was bearing down fast on us: ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4652.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/DSC_4652.jpg) The cover being off the outboard is probably a clue as to how this happened. I’m picturing someone pissed off that boat wouldn’t start, in a hurry to get out on the water before the storms, pulling the truck down to the edge of the water to use some jumper cables and not quite getting it in park. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/2 "2008-08-13T12:16:54Z")
LOL. nice. ---
**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/3 "2008-08-13T12:17:51Z")
HAHA nice ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/4 "2008-08-13T12:17:59Z")
So cool! ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/5 "2008-08-13T12:18:14Z")
OOPS. ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/6 "2008-08-13T12:19:12Z")
that’ll sponge right out. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/7 "2008-08-13T12:19:33Z")
haha that guy has GOT to be retarded. Launching a boat is not exactly rocket science. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/8 "2008-08-13T12:20:09Z")
I’m sure the boat made it though. lol ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/9 "2008-08-13T12:21:09Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > haha that guy has GOT to be retarded. Launghing a boat is not exactly rocket science. Launghing might not be, but launching it really hard from what I hear. Sorry, everyone does it to me, I had to get my licks in. ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/10 "2008-08-13T12:21:36Z")
FS: Pickup - just washed. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/11 "2008-08-13T12:21:46Z")
dam, i thought you made a mistake… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/12 "2008-08-13T12:23:59Z")
water damag… new interior! ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/13 "2008-08-13T12:24:51Z")
Boat Launching - You’re doing it wrong! ---
**Author:** ![maverick27](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maverick27/32/4946_2.png) [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/14 "2008-08-13T12:26:49Z")
Looks like a nice newer boat too. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/15 "2008-08-13T12:27:03Z")
Anyone happen to recognize the truck/person? I’m still trying to figure out if one of those people on the dock is the owner. I’m guessing the no shirt big guy is the owner, since he’s was in the water in a couple pictures. ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/16 "2008-08-13T12:27:47Z")
Seen that plenty of times before. When I was a service writer at northtown Dodge, there was a guy that had a loaded Ram 2500 with tons of options. He backed it in at the same location in Tonawanda and dumped the truck and trailer. They towed it to Northtown and he tried to claim that the brakes failed and wanted Dodge to cover the entire loss. There was I believe 6000 miles on the truck. So they told him to screw off and get the claim through his insurance instead. ---
**Author:** ![Blown\_Stroked](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blown_stroked/32/7324_2.png) [@Blown\_Stroked](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blown_Stroked)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/17 "2008-08-13T12:28:21Z")
This is good too ha ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/18 "2008-08-13T12:30:08Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Anyone happen to recognize the truck/person? > > I’m still trying to figure out if one of those people on the dock is the owner. I’m guessing the no shirt big guy is the owner, since he’s was in the water in a couple pictures. i went to school withe the bigger tan guy in the one pic,i think his name is mark.i think big b would know him.he has a big lifted truck \*had ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/19 "2008-08-13T12:31:49Z")
Oh, ain’t that a SUMMABITCH! edit: FORD = Flooded Or Really Damp ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-not-to-launch-your-boat/53176/20 "2008-08-13T12:32:29Z")
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