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Ran aground, couldnt power off, tide rising so I'm ok, just settin
reading the paper waitin. 20' power boat comes by, offers help, I
explain bout the tide, he insists his boat can pull me off. I foolishly
agree just to shut him up. Tie a 1/2" nylon line to my bow cleats,
before I can say anything, he gets a running start and cannot hear me
yelling for him to stop. He takes off, line goes taut, he seems to
stop dead as part of his transom tears off and then flies in a
beautiful arc over my bow to splash in the water behind me, bummer.
Instead of sinking, he manages to beach his boat about 50' away and
walks back to his truck. Should I offer him any compensation at all?
I did offer to give him some fiberglass cloth and resin.

Er, No.

We are better off without him.

If it hadn't been you, it would have been the next guy he insisted
on helping with macho power and no understanding.

He is lucky you weren't decapitated by his transom. Your widow
would have sued his incompetant ass 'till it was empty.

However, you may be partly to blame for not discussing and
co-ordinating his effort before making the disaster possible by
attaching a line between the two boats.

THere are no excuses at sea.

Terry K