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 Re: Fall overboard/re entering the boat.
[Re: 361V]
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06/15/18 03:31 PM
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96speed
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Good idea. People always post about using your trim button on your motor, standing on the skeg and “simply” riding the motor up. It is an option but I can attest that it is way harder than it sounds and virtually impossible if older/weaker. As I get older I know the day will come that getting back in WHEN I fall in in winter will be a true emergency. I’ve gotten in on some of the little jackplate ladders and even they can be way harder than you think. Don’t wait till a cold winter day and 40 degree water to try YOUR plan! I have the factory Ranger folding ladder on the transom that are simalar to the after market pic posted by Jobucko above. This is absolutely the best plan especially for older fishermen. Mine is as easy as, well, climbing a ladder. Never think twice about jumping in for a quick cool off in the summer. +1 It think its a good idea to hop in during the summer to cool off as well as familiarizing yourself with getting back in--especially if you fish alone. I think standing on the trolling motor is probably better for the smaller guys, but if you are alone in cold water it might be worth the gamble of breaking the TM. Trolling motors can be replaced easily (well unless its an Ultrex  ).
Female drivers = No survivors
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Re: Fall overboard/re entering the boat.
[Re: heybaylor]
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06/15/18 03:46 PM
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fouzman
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8 inch jackplate , fastback champion
friend couldn't reach the boat,, so we pulled him in
next week had a boarding ladder.
good advice to see if you can board from the cav plate /trim switch.
before you have too. Just be sure you're wearing shoes if you use the cavitation plate. One slip and you will end up with a VERY nasty laceration from your prop.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Fall overboard/re entering the boat.
[Re: H2ODawg67]
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06/15/18 04:00 PM
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Kisndismis
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I stood on the hydrofoil and hit the courtesy switch, worked for me and saved my bacon. I had thrown my arm out of socket trying to just climb over the side and was in bad shape to say the least.
Watch it happen, make it happen, or say what the hell happened. Capt. Phil Harris F/V Cornelia Marie RIP
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Re: Fall overboard/re entering the boat.
[Re: H2ODawg67]
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06/15/18 11:28 PM
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bloo_rainger
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I always chime in on this topic and I can tell you it’s very difficult to get back in a boat. I’m not speaking of when I was 25 and could pull myself in with no problem or use one of the other methods mentioned. I’m speaking from the view of a 58 year old fat guy who has done the experiment of trying to get back in. It ain’t easy under a controlled environment.
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