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    #1 boat gets beached, #2 'pro' pulls boat off beach, #3 boat rolls and sinks

    This past Sat, I went to Boca Grand (Gasparilla Island) for an Easter egg hunt
    with our grandchildren. After the gala event, I drove to the South most end, to
    Boca Grande Pass and Lighthouse. I came across this boat, a real nice twin
    engine Center Console. According to the park ranger, it arrived about 2:00am,
    reportedly with steering problems. When I arrived Sat about 11:00am, a
    professional tow company was already on site with two boats.

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    Oh man, what a bummer! Feel for that guy! I'd be sick to my stomach if it were my boat.

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    Boca Grande claims another one..... Some of the tow guys are pretty sharp. Others are, well.........just clueless...

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    Yeah, the tow boat literally yanked that boat over, unreal.

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    You did a hell of a lot better job of documenting it than they did of recovering it.


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    The part they missed was the pumping the water out so it would float. I agree, excellent documentation. I hope the tow guy has been keeping his lia. insurance up.....

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    Couple dim bulbs running that show!

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    Wow!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by XstreamVking View Post
    Boca Grande claims another one..... Some of the tow guys are pretty sharp. Others are, well.........just clueless...
    That's almost as good as watching someone throw an anchor out in Boca Grande.
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    Man that would suck, hate seeing a nice boat get ****ed up like that..... so my question IS..Will the tow guy be on the hook for this ?
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    Hes at a total loss there hopefully insurance will pic it up most tow copanys have very strict bi laws good luck im going now to make sure my insurance is up to date wow tough luck

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    This may be a stupid question and a little off topic, but why is there no registration number on the boat?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hemi2005 View Post
    This may be a stupid question and a little off topic, but why is there no registration number on the boat?
    bran spanking new would be my guess and a new boat owner more then likley shame really it was not that bad till it got pulled off the beach

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    Such a shame to see some thing like that. The question I have is, why didnt someone turn the pumps on before they even moved it. Nobody had to be in it for them to run on auto mode..... I think I would be sick out of my mind if that were mine.....
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    Great camera! I would say that boat was brand new... It didn't even have a VHF antenna on the top....
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