Ouch! Busted Boat... and Truck

[rsimms]

(via SaleCreekAviator) A Good Day On The Water but Tough Trip Home!!

 

[Nickajack Angler]

Looks like the lower unit is still attached and may still work! He may have averted complete disaster afterall.... Dang!

 

[runabout199]

sorry for your luck. looks like the hull held up better than the truck. do they make fiberglass trucks? lol hope everything works out for you

 

[Nickajack Angler]

runabout199 - 7/24/2008 3:22 PM

sorry for your luck. looks like the hull held up better than the truck. do they make fiberglass trucks? lol hope everything works out for you

Pretty sure Richard is a better driver than that.... he is in the News business. He just posted the pics. Do you REALLY think RSimms would own a boat like THAT!?!?!?!?! emoScratch

 

[GP7]

I dont know but all may not be lost. This guy could buy another truck and use his wrecked truck as the new trailer. Seems like the boat fits on it pretty good. emoCool

 

[salecreekaviator]

Thanks for posting Richard. I first thought they were photoshopped since the bow had no discernible damage but I have more shots from different angles that seem to validate it. I guess Bayliner is built Ford Tough. How do you post pics to this forum? It is severely hampering my ability to display all the 2" - 4" bream and drum I am so capable of jerking out of the water, also my prized large mouth that looked like a Sharpie.

 

[rsimms]

salecreekaviator - 7/24/2008 2:03 PM
How do you post pics to this forum?

It really is quite simple... key is "resizing" your photos so they are smaller than 100KB. Typically anything 640 x 480 pixels is fine.

Read here: http://www.chattanoogafishingforum.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=44&posts=1&start=1

You can read about an advanced methodolgy here (but the basic instructions above are easiest): http://www.chattanoogafishingforum.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=261&posts=1&start=1

 

[craazyboutbass]

I honestly wish this would happen to ALL pleasure boaters!! emoBang

 

[GA DAWG]

emoUpsmile bad day emoUpsmile

 

[tennfisher]

salecreekaviator - 7/24/2008 1:03 PM

Thanks for posting Richard. I first thought they were photoshopped since the bow had no discernible damage but I have more shots from different angles that seem to validate it. I guess Bayliner is built Ford Tough. How do you post pics to this forum? It is severely hampering my ability to display all the 2" - 4" bream and drum I am so capable of jerking out of the water, also my prized large mouth that looked like a Sharpie.

I also thought PhotoShopped, because the suspension system of the truck doesn't appear to be compromised at all by the weight of the very large boat. I would not have suspected the truck to appear so level. But if you have additional views.........

Tennfisher

 

[salecreekaviator]

I'll try to post the others

 

[sprestwood]

Is this in Chattanooga?

 

[rsimms]

sprestwood - 7/24/2008 4:51 PM

Is this in Chattanooga?

No... SaleCreekAviator found photo somewhere, but I don't know where. he just asked me to post it.

 

[cb1340]

emoUpsmile the owner's gotta be hatin' it

 

[salecreekaviator]

I don't know where it is since it came in an email from a work associate. I will ask if they have more details but they didn't volunteer any... maybe they know more than they want to say

 

[AThornton]

i saw this in an email a few years back. not sure where or when it happened

 

[tailgate79]

All I can say is that one tuff telephone poll..... emoLaugh

 

[salecreekaviator]

I think I figured out the resizing with the gracious help of Sir Richard. Now maybe I will catch some fish to show.

 

[dmorgan]

snap...doesn't appear to be photoshoped an if it is, it is good..w/ the door on the cabin swung down an all..thanks for the pics

 

[minner]

The real questions is.... Why would you have downrigger bases set up on a bayliner?