The attached you-tube video made by me shows the damage that can occur when one runs aground hard and tries to get off by yourself using copious amounts of power This Pershing was on its way to France (had just been dropped off by a freighter from the Russian Black Sea Coast, when just less than 1 nm from the marina, it skirted a navigational buoy on the wrong side. While I can probably say with some certainty that there is no one on this list that owns or Captains a Pershing, it still can offer lessons we as boat drivers can always learn from. Or at least chuckle under our breath as to the "wisdom" some professional Captains exhibit. Lee Levent Marina, Izmir Turkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5OOW3Y5U3s PS Rudy!! I just cannot wait to hear you chime in!!

Merry Christmas Lee, When I try to view the video it shows that it is private and can not be viewed? Not important. I have seen a lot of additional damage done by owners who try to grind the boat off when grounded. Even in a soft grounding the engine ingests silt/sand which can scar shaft seal faces, pump housings, clog coolers, etc.. I guess they are just mad, frustrated and are acting out. Sadly, most have towing insurance and are retired but in a hurry. It's always best to have the tow respond to unground you. After all one pays for the service. Always carefully watch temps and hit critical places with your lazer thermometer. Merry Christmas to All and may your soft groundings only clean your bottom, Joe & Punk Pica 10031 Windward Dr. New Bern, NC 28560 MTOA #3813, AGLCA #5485 Platinum http://carolynann-n37.blogspot.com/ 301-904-9122 Yacht Sales, Curtis Stokes & Associates joseph.pica@gmail.com Joe@CurtisStokes.net w ww.curtisstokes.net On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 7:08 AM LAL via Trawlers-and-Trawlering < trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > The attached you-tube video made by me shows the damage that can occur when > one runs aground hard and tries to get off by yourself using copious > amounts of power > > This Pershing was on its way to France (had just been dropped off by a > freighter from the Russian Black Sea Coast, when just less than 1 nm from > the marina, it skirted a navigational buoy on the wrong side. > > While I can probably say with some certainty that there is no one on this > list that owns or Captains a Pershing, it still can offer lessons we as > boat drivers can always learn from. > > Or at least chuckle under our breath as to the "wisdom" some professional > Captains exhibit. > > Lee > > Levent Marina, Izmir Turkey > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5OOW3Y5U3s > > PS Rudy!! I just cannot wait to hear you chime in!! > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. >