GROUNDING ON WOOD PILING

Bill and Brenda Russell · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:46 am Post subject: GROUNDING ON WOOD PILING

Returning from a cruise into New Orleans, LA with my 11 year old grandson and his father we were approaching the Houma, LA courtesy dock at the ramp slowly, less than idle speed and about 8 feet away. Suddenly "Falcon" lurched severely to port and remained firmly stuck for some time. Panicked, the captain made some poor choices pulling the throttle into reverse and turning and twisting in reverse with no results except for a dinged up prop. Finally shifting all our weight to port and reversing to starboard the boat slid off the piling.

Thankfully no water came gushing in. After inspecting the bottom our damage was almost not noticeable except for a very small depression when viewed in just the right light.

These C-Cory boats are tough and SAFE.

Bill and Brenda Russell

hardee · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:20 am Post subject:

Yes they are tuff.

Was this a permanently fixed pilling, unmarked and underwater? We can assume some tidal fluctuation incurred, to cover an obstruction, or was it a broken off, piling post? Sounds like it may have had a worn top, and it sounds like you had a relatively good outcome.

Nobody hurt == a good thing.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

SEA3PO · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:37 pm Post subject:

Yep....I did the same thing in Biloxi.....darn submerged piling...all the locals knew about it....not the tourists..

No damage...I just bounced off, sounds like you got yers dead on..
Welcome to the club... I have sanded out several times and no damage...the boat is really strong...thankfully.

Shows yer not a trailer queen..

Joel
SEA3PO

Papillon · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:26 pm Post subject:

Capt. Ron Said:

"if it is going to happen...it will happen out there--->"

It's good to see you out there....stay safe.

patrick and linda · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject:

ok, i did about the same thing this past boating season. was floating down the little miami river, heading for the ohio river, rounding a bend, on the deep side of the bend when all hell broke loose, big nasty sounding boom, grounded on a submerged log, i was at no wake speed, continued forward and destroyed my port prop. i immediately looked down at the floor, knew water would be coming in, nothing at all. had to replace the prop while the boat was in the water. no problem, i tied a trap from the stern and draped it under to trimmed up prop, tied a line around the wrench and the other end around my wrist. if anything was to drop it would have been saved by the trap. replaced the prop and went about my business, although had worried about any damage to the hull, when the boat was pulled several weeks later, not one dent, scratch, nothing.
pat

Byrdman · Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:19 pm Post subject:

Bill, Joel & Patrick: Congrats to all for being out and enjoying your boats. Wonderful. Now Bill, please do not sound so down on yourself. Not many folks would sacrafice a shot to the hull like that as to allow the Grandson a much better story to tell his friends about when he returns to school.

Just think..."My grandfather brought us in after hitting a telephone pole underwater....and he boats all over the Nation...and we made it fine!!"

or... me and my grandfather went to see a nice movie or played golf...

PAPA BILL.... YOU ARE OUR HERO!!!! KEEP THE WATER MOVING UNDER YOUR HULL BROTHER...AND COME ON BACK OVER SOON!!