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2 Die in Local Bay Boating Mishap
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Four guys from Pennsylvania were fishing for stripers yesterday, leaving out of Breezy Point Marina, where I kept my Parkers. 28' boat. The water was choppy, but not a problem for a boat that size. It began to take on water. One of the fishermen successfully swam to shore; the other three were plucked out of the water. Two of the latter died. |
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2 Die in Local Bay Boating Mishap
On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:48:58 -0400, Harryk
wrote: http://tinyurl.com/44ktuns Four guys from Pennsylvania were fishing for stripers yesterday, leaving out of Breezy Point Marina, where I kept my Parkers. 28' boat. The water was choppy, but not a problem for a boat that size. It began to take on water. One of the fishermen successfully swam to shore; the other three were plucked out of the water. Two of the latter died. Not many 28 ft boats carry life rafts but it looks like that is about the only thing that could have saved them. |
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On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:02:47 -0400, Wayne B wrote:
On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:48:58 -0400, Harryk wrote: http://tinyurl.com/44ktuns Four guys from Pennsylvania were fishing for stripers yesterday, leaving out of Breezy Point Marina, where I kept my Parkers. 28' boat. The water was choppy, but not a problem for a boat that size. It began to take on water. One of the fishermen successfully swam to shore; the other three were plucked out of the water. Two of the latter died. Not many 28 ft boats carry life rafts but it looks like that is about the only thing that could have saved them. Some articles are calling the boat a 23'er and saying it capsized. If they caught a fish and four guys ran to the side to look over, I could see it capsizing in the choppy waters of the bay. |
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John H wrote:
On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:02:47 -0400, Wayne wrote: On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:48:58 -0400, wrote: http://tinyurl.com/44ktuns Four guys from Pennsylvania were fishing for stripers yesterday, leaving out of Breezy Point Marina, where I kept my Parkers. 28' boat. The water was choppy, but not a problem for a boat that size. It began to take on water. One of the fishermen successfully swam to shore; the other three were plucked out of the water. Two of the latter died. Not many 28 ft boats carry life rafts but it looks like that is about the only thing that could have saved them. Some articles are calling the boat a 23'er and saying it capsized. If they caught a fish and four guys ran to the side to look over, I could see it capsizing in the choppy waters of the bay. Well, that makes more sense...trailering a 23-footer down from PA is more likely than trailering a 28-footer. Still...I was down a BP yesterday to talk to a couple of incoming fishermen, and while the Bay was choppy, it wasn't that bad. You could have gone out for a bumpy ride. |
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Gene wrote:
On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:29:44 -0400, wrote: John H wrote: On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:02:47 -0400, Wayne wrote: On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:48:58 -0400, wrote: http://tinyurl.com/44ktuns Four guys from Pennsylvania were fishing for stripers yesterday, leaving out of Breezy Point Marina, where I kept my Parkers. 28' boat. The water was choppy, but not a problem for a boat that size. It began to take on water. One of the fishermen successfully swam to shore; the other three were plucked out of the water. Two of the latter died. Not many 28 ft boats carry life rafts but it looks like that is about the only thing that could have saved them. Some articles are calling the boat a 23'er and saying it capsized. If they caught a fish and four guys ran to the side to look over, I could see it capsizing in the choppy waters of the bay. Well, that makes more sense...trailering a 23-footer down from PA is more likely than trailering a 28-footer. Still...I was down a BP yesterday to talk to a couple of incoming fishermen, and while the Bay was choppy, it wasn't that bad. You could have gone out for a bumpy ride. It appears that they may have rented the boat.... the article says that they rented a "ship," but I wonder if they really meant "slip." Dunno... Anyhow, this again, makes the argument for exposure suits, if the water is THAT friggin' cold.... (mid 50's) IMHO, it also make the case that 23 foot long boats at or less than 8 foot abeam are not terribly safe for more than a couple of anglers.... BP Marina doesn't have any 23' boats for rent, as far as I know, but you can rent a slip there for a few days and if striper season just opened, you have to rent that slip well in advance. My 21' Parker had an 8 foot beam. |
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I_am_Tosk wrote:
Yeah, my Brockway is 7 feet wide, and 16 feet long, But being open it is all floor space. It's great for one and ok for two... Any more than that is just too crowded. As to handling our old Colombian was 20 feet and not too bad in a chop, but it had a real small cockpit so for crusing it was ok for 4, fishing, two was crowded... Does yours ride like this one? http://tinyurl.com/2cjhrxo |
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On Apr 23, 10:43*am, Gene wrote:
On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:29:44 -0400, Harryk wrote: John H wrote: On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:02:47 -0400, Wayne *wrote: On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:48:58 -0400, wrote: http://tinyurl.com/44ktuns Four guys from Pennsylvania were fishing for stripers yesterday, leaving out of Breezy Point Marina, where I kept my Parkers. 28' boat. The water was choppy, but not a problem for a boat that size. It began to take on water. One of the fishermen successfully swam to shore; the other three were plucked out of the water. Two of the latter died. Not many 28 ft boats carry life rafts but it looks like that is about the only thing that could have saved them. Some articles are calling the boat a 23'er and saying it capsized. If they caught a fish and four guys ran to the side to look over, I could see it capsizing in the choppy waters of the bay. Well, that makes more sense...trailering a 23-footer down from PA is more likely than trailering a 28-footer. Still...I was down a BP yesterday to talk to a couple of incoming fishermen, and while the Bay was choppy, it wasn't that bad. You could have gone out for a bumpy ride.. It appears that they may have rented the boat.... the article says that they rented a "ship," but I wonder if they really meant "slip." Dunno... Anyhow, this again, makes the argument for exposure suits, if the water is THAT friggin' cold.... (mid 50's) IMHO, it also make the case that 23 foot long boats at or less than 8 foot abeam are not terribly safe for more than a couple of anglers.... -- Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." * - Unknown Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage *http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I beg to differ. My Boat is 20 feet, at a 6 foot beam. I'd trust it in anything. I dont care what anyone says, Lake Erie can be very deadly, VERY quickly being so shallow. I've been out in some very nasty rips. Center Consoles have NO side rail depth,IMO. Next time the wind is up, I'll go video tape the Lake for ya. |
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On Apr 23, 10:43*am, Gene wrote:
On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:29:44 -0400, Harryk wrote: John H wrote: On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:02:47 -0400, Wayne *wrote: On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:48:58 -0400, wrote: http://tinyurl.com/44ktuns Four guys from Pennsylvania were fishing for stripers yesterday, leaving out of Breezy Point Marina, where I kept my Parkers. 28' boat. The water was choppy, but not a problem for a boat that size. It began to take on water. One of the fishermen successfully swam to shore; the other three were plucked out of the water. Two of the latter died. Not many 28 ft boats carry life rafts but it looks like that is about the only thing that could have saved them. Some articles are calling the boat a 23'er and saying it capsized. If they caught a fish and four guys ran to the side to look over, I could see it capsizing in the choppy waters of the bay. Well, that makes more sense...trailering a 23-footer down from PA is more likely than trailering a 28-footer. Still...I was down a BP yesterday to talk to a couple of incoming fishermen, and while the Bay was choppy, it wasn't that bad. You could have gone out for a bumpy ride.. It appears that they may have rented the boat.... the article says that they rented a "ship," but I wonder if they really meant "slip." Dunno... Anyhow, this again, makes the argument for exposure suits, if the water is THAT friggin' cold.... (mid 50's) IMHO, it also make the case that 23 foot long boats at or less than 8 foot abeam are not terribly safe for more than a couple of anglers.... -- Fort Agent 6.00 Build 1186 "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." * - Unknown Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage *http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I beg to differ. My Boat is 20 feet, at a 7 foot beam. I'd trust it in anything. I dont care what anyone says, Lake Erie can be very deadly, VERY quickly being so shallow. I've been out in some very nasty rips. Center Consoles have NO side rail depth,IMO. Next time the wind is up, I'll go video tape the Lake for ya. |
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2 Die in Local Bay Boating Mishap
On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:47:37 -0400, Gene
wrote: On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:14:17 -0400, Harryk wrote: I_am_Tosk wrote: Yeah, my Brockway is 7 feet wide, and 16 feet long, But being open it is all floor space. It's great for one and ok for two... Any more than that is just too crowded. As to handling our old Colombian was 20 feet and not too bad in a chop, but it had a real small cockpit so for crusing it was ok for 4, fishing, two was crowded... Does yours ride like this one? http://tinyurl.com/2cjhrxo That really looks like the loading ramp at Lake Jocasse.... and the weather looks almost as threatening as the last time we were there.... Poor guy needs to learn how to load a boat and trim an engine.... Yes, both. The boat is actually doing what it is supposed to do, just needs more weight in the bow and a tad more down-trim on the engine. My brother and I had a flat bottomed skiff like that on Lake Ontario when we were kids. We had a big slab of limestone that we'd put in the bow when going out with only one of us on board. It would plane out at 16 or 17 mph with just a 7 1/2 hp Merc. |
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