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Default CT boating accident-towing endorsement?

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:40:52 -0700, Joe
wrote:



Loads attached to your bow limit 99% of your control to the
tow,,unless you have flanking rudders or cort nozzles, and again never
seen a sea-tow boat up close but I doubt it.


Just a guess.


Well it was as good as ...if not better than Jon's guess..

The incidents of runaways I've seen they waited for a tight circling
boat to run out of gas, or came alongside and a braveheart jumped
aboard and killed the motor.
I never even heard of prop tangling until you mentioned it, but it
seems like a good idea, because it's hand-off.
Got no idea how to best do it, but tying to a runaway just doesn't
seem like a good idea.
Probably nobody has done this twice, and it might be an on-the-spot
call how to handle it.
I just googled a bit and watched this. Pretty cool.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwWaALdeuLM
So maybe the best bet is to call this kid to catch it.

--Vic