Safe Boating in post Sandy Waters
While sometimes you hear stories which make you call BS the stories that come out of Sandy, even if they are half true, makes one have second thoughts about being the first one in the water this year. Below are a few of the more notable stories which I have heard while bending my arm at my favorite watering hole. Even if they aren’t true, they still all have a common theme…be cautious out there. A friend of a friend was running 7 miles off of Manasquan Inlet. Abruptly he felt something catch in one of his props and his port engine stalled. He jumped overboard to free the entanglement and found a large black cable twirled around one of his wheels. After a few minutes of cutting and untangling he freed his prop and jumped back on board handing the thick black cord to his buddy. As his buddy begins to pull in the excess cord, he realized there is something on the other end of the line. After some pulling up out of the deep, up pops the top half of a telephone pole. Another guy was ... Read More »