Number one tip I learned first: don't ever swim out to retrieve a dead boat in the water.

Originally Posted by Matt Gunn

Number one tip I learned first: don't ever swim out to retrieve a dead boat in the water.

what he said. ....

oh.. and mind the blender blade on the bottom especially if it pokes out on an outdrive or strut.

Always have extra batteries for ALL devices!

Do a bench check BEFORE launching.

ALWAYS check for gators and other critters before approaching the water.

Stay safe and have fun.

Have some kind of retrieval boat or device with you....especially first few times out with a new boat.

TX (transmitter) turned on first; then the RX (receiver).

Find someone who has experience and listen to them and learn.

Originally Posted by Matt Gunn

Number one tip I learned first: don't ever swim out to retrieve a dead boat in the water.

Originally Posted by James Brand

what he said. ....

oh.. and mind the blender blade on the bottom especially if it pokes out on an outdrive or strut.

As a noobie interested in boats, why is it that you wouldn't swim out?

Originally Posted by 777

As a noobie interested in boats, why is it that you wouldn't swim out?

Statisticly speaking, more than a few people have drowned over the years swimming out to get a model boat.

They underestimate how cold the water is a few feet down... leg muscles lock up, swimmer goes down.

Bring a fish pole with you..you can cast over the boat and pull it back to shore slowly...Best way is boat with other boaters..If the boat is gas bring a fire extinguisher...if the boat is sail bring a sandwich and beverage...

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Originally Posted by 777

As a noobie interested in boats, why is it that you wouldn't swim out?

Not to mention that some areas have mean critters that can attack you as well. example is alligators , snakes, leaches, and there can be plant growth
you could get tangled in. Not worth taking the chance in my book. A fishing pole or retrieval boat is a lot cheaper than a trip to the hospital or death.

Originally Posted by xx29l9

Have some kind of retrieval boat or device with you....especially first few times out with a new boat.

If the retrieval boat can carry a full size person, that person should be wearing an approved PFD. The boat should have a hard hull - wood, aluminum, fiberglass, plastic. Don't use an air mattress or cheap blow up raft.

A few years ago a couple of guys were running nitro powered go-fasts on a pond and one of them stalled. The driver of the stalled boat was paddling out on an inflatable air mattress, when the other boat ran into the air mattress ripping it open. The man on the air mattress couldn't swim and wasn't wearing a PFD, he drowned.

Originally Posted by circuitfxr

Not to mention that some areas have mean critters that can attack you as well. example is alligators , snakes, leaches, and there can be plant growth
you could get tangled in. Not worth taking the chance in my book. A fishing pole or retrieval boat is a lot cheaper than a trip to the hospital or death.

Not to mention some pond water is extremely nasty and you can get sick from swimming in it.