You have got to see this repair job....

The article had a bunch of north vs south and "what a moron" stuff... even a moron would have enough smarts to go check after the first screw. Someone that dumb shouldn't be driving a boat... OR someone is having a good laugh by putting screws through an old hull. :mrgreen:
 
JamesTXSD":1prmazd6 said:
The article had a bunch of north vs south and "what a moron" stuff... even a moron would have enough smarts to go check after the first screw. Someone that dumb shouldn't be driving a boat... OR someone is having a good laugh by putting screws through an old hull. :mrgreen:
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I'm skeptical of the story (who could be THAT stupid?). But then again, I do go to some strange calls involving citizens who should NEVER, EVER, EVER REPRODUCE....















...or own a boat. :wink:
 
In response to Jim and localboy, I knew a guy -- not his neighbor's brother's sister's dog -- no myth -- I actually knew a guy who was cutting a sheet of plywood on his pool table with a circular saw. He reached under to be sure he was not cutting the pool table. His carefulness cost him two fingers. I think his strategy was flawed. :roll:

Regards to all,

Greg
 
..then there was the time I replaced the kitchen sink, I cut the hole in the countertop after measuring twice. Then placed the sink over the hole and it fell right thru.... "Kids, get dad's tools and hide them..."
 
Nan-C":kgbj2n22 said:
I actually knew a guy who was cutting a sheet of plywood on his pool table with a circular saw. He reached under to be sure he was not cutting the pool table. His carefulness cost him two fingers. Greg
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I can't even begin to remember the number of times I've seen the results of similar type incidences over my 32 years in the emergency medical business......heck, I even had a guy that reached under his lawn mower to clean the clogged grass out of it....while the blades were turning..(that's why there are so many safety features now built into the products we purchase) :roll: ... (two weeks ago, had a guy cut part of his thumb off with a band saw....(made a dandy clean cut). I've also seen "personal" appendages mutilated as well (those were done on purpose by its' owner). :shock: . (Guess you could say that not all folks are in their right mind).
 
I'm sure we could all admit doing something stupid at some point in our lives that made us go "duh". :roll: I cut my left index finger just a few months back with my largest butcher knife. I was trying to pry apart two frozen burger patties and the "accident" occurred right as my lovely wife was saying "Uh, that's not safe...[bam]... :x :oops: ...trip to the ER. I could even, possibly, maybe if I was REALLY stupid, imagine putting one screw through the hull....but 30? :? :roll: At some point common sense has to kick in.
 
Well, uhhmmm my turn.. javascript:emoticon(':disgust')javascript:emoticon(':roll:')

Drilling a hole on my runabout's bulkhead...right hand on opposite side, giving support. Start drilling procedure - through bulkhead - into index finger. 1/16" drill bit clean through. Felt cold foreign object, complete with white connective tissue protruding. Extricated and on my way to ER for a tetanus shot. Lesson learned. Look what is behind when using power tools. javascript:emoticon(':thup')

Marc
 
After 30 years of running offshore construction projects you can not imagine (or maybe you can) how many times drills have been run thru bulkheads into controls, welding on one side burning something on another. How about sitting in the galley, a welder comes in and says proudly "I welded some padeyes to the deck to tie those things down" - you raise all kind of cane (and other stuff), telling him how dumb that was, since the diesel tanks were built into the deck. An hour later he comes in and proudly (again) announces "it's ok, I just torched them off"...

How about showing the neighborhood boys how the flathead runs with the new heads - generator has fan belt on but isn't bolted down. Generator thru radiator. Lots more available.

AND if you had 30 screws to put in, why would you crawl out and check under the hull after you put one in ? Naw, you'd finish the job
 
jazz Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:57 pm

Well, uhhmmm my turn..
Drilling a hole on my runabout's bulkhead...right hand on opposite side, giving support. Start drilling procedure - through bulkhead - into index finger.
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My turn too....finish nailer..my hand holding 2 x 4 from the back side....pull trigger...look surprised....remove 2 x 4 and nail from hand. Lucky shot...no bone, nerves, slight amount of blood. Spit on it and get back to work.
 
In response to "after the first screw"

Had a 2556 Bayliner in here for engine work. I walk by, and notice dimples protruding out of the glass on the port side. Closer examination reveals pointy ends of screws sticking out side of hull, halfway between chin and sheer, all in a nice row, spaced about a foot apart.

"Hmmm" I says, "wonder what the reason for that is."

I crawl in the boat, and the woner has installed an electrical wire to provide an outlet on the port side. Making this a clean install, he ran the wire on the underside of the dinette, inside the berth area. Then he ran screws into the hull to hold the wire clamps to support the cable.

If he had positioned the screws going up, he would have screwed into 1/2" plywood. ANd it would have been an easier position to get the drill into. Instead, he turned his drill 90 degrees, and screwed into the mucj thinner than 1/2" hull.

He did, however, uses stainless screws.
 
I can't believe he didn't screw the boat to the trailer, hmm makes me wonder if this isn't some kind of screwed up (pun intended) humor.
 
screwing the boat to the trailer? that would be funny :lol: I have seen people ( no names) try and launch with the tie down straps still attached. When it did not float off they tried to power off. Funny stuff
 
"screwing a boat to a trailer" Hmmmmm. Perhaps Capt Matt might have a thought or so on that topic which is absolutely not to suggest that he screwed a boat to a trailer. However, as I recall from one of his early posts, he has some experience!

Jim
 
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