Cheech
19-04-2004, 03:59 PM
So who else has everything go wrong when you try to get the family out for a relaxing ??? time on the water?
I have had it all. Mechanical, weather, etc, etc,
A couple of days ago we had another bash at getting out for a nice family day on the water. 2 days earlier my 7 year old boy and I got over to Morton Island for a few very pleasant hours at the sand hills before we went fishing, so with similar weather forecast, we thought we would do it as a family.
So,,, we launched at Pinkenba ok and headed out, but after leaving th river it was just too rough for them, so went up river instead. This was the start. Then went to one of the few little beaches in the river and had lunch, but then when it was time to go (at the bottom of the big tide) we found out that the sand stopped right on the low water mark and the sticky mud started.
After a nightmare 30 minutes that left a boat shoe in the mud, we gave up the happy family outing and headed to the ramp.
Was rough heading back and partner and daughter were not happy with the bumpy ride :(
So at the ramp I thought, pull up on the ramp and she can hold the boat whilst I get the car. Quick and easy Right? Wrong! Was a battle with the wind so gave up and motored to the beach instead so I could get the car and then take the boat back to the ramp. Got out of the boat, and,, more mud!! Had never been at Pinkenba at full low tide so did not know that there was mud. Only ever encountered sand.
Got the car and backed down the ramp, went for the boat, but was about 50cm deep water and then the mud. So a bloody nightmare to try to get the boat off the beach into deep water to then try to get to the ramp. God knows how much mud I sucked up in the impella (serviced the previous day). :'(
Anyways,,,, we finally got the boat on the trailer and got home.
Am I alone with this problem?? Me and the boy,,, fine. The family aboard,,,, not so fine.
I have had it all. Mechanical, weather, etc, etc,
A couple of days ago we had another bash at getting out for a nice family day on the water. 2 days earlier my 7 year old boy and I got over to Morton Island for a few very pleasant hours at the sand hills before we went fishing, so with similar weather forecast, we thought we would do it as a family.
So,,, we launched at Pinkenba ok and headed out, but after leaving th river it was just too rough for them, so went up river instead. This was the start. Then went to one of the few little beaches in the river and had lunch, but then when it was time to go (at the bottom of the big tide) we found out that the sand stopped right on the low water mark and the sticky mud started.
After a nightmare 30 minutes that left a boat shoe in the mud, we gave up the happy family outing and headed to the ramp.
Was rough heading back and partner and daughter were not happy with the bumpy ride :(
So at the ramp I thought, pull up on the ramp and she can hold the boat whilst I get the car. Quick and easy Right? Wrong! Was a battle with the wind so gave up and motored to the beach instead so I could get the car and then take the boat back to the ramp. Got out of the boat, and,, more mud!! Had never been at Pinkenba at full low tide so did not know that there was mud. Only ever encountered sand.
Got the car and backed down the ramp, went for the boat, but was about 50cm deep water and then the mud. So a bloody nightmare to try to get the boat off the beach into deep water to then try to get to the ramp. God knows how much mud I sucked up in the impella (serviced the previous day). :'(
Anyways,,,, we finally got the boat on the trailer and got home.
Am I alone with this problem?? Me and the boy,,, fine. The family aboard,,,, not so fine.