I took the wife and kids out for a day on the water, riding and fishing. It was getting late and we had a 22 mile ride back up the river to the truck. I asked my wife to pull the anchor while I stowed the rods. All looked good so we took off. About 15 miles later, the boat suddenly yaws hard left and makes a loud wham noise from the back of the boat. I grab the throttle and yank it back. The boat again yaws hard left and then the left (port) window explodes next to my wife's head. Everything comes to a quick stop. Glass is everywhere. My first thought is I hit a log and the outdrive let go but it didn't explain the busted window. When I looked over the left rear corner of the boat, I found the cause. When my wife raised anchor, she didn't stow it in the boat. Instead she set it on the swim deck, still firmly tied with 8 feet of rope to the cleat. I now have a half moon shaped hole to patch on the transom under the swim deck and a window to replace.
Lesson learned... double check everything before moving. If the tempered glass were not there, she could have been killed. A 15 lb mushroom shaped river anchor can do a lot of damage. We were lucky. By the way... I need a port side window glass for a 1990 22.5 foot Bayliner Capri bowrider. So far, no luck finding one. I'm looking into having one made by a glass company. Any other ideas?
Lesson learned... double check everything before moving. If the tempered glass were not there, she could have been killed. A 15 lb mushroom shaped river anchor can do a lot of damage. We were lucky. By the way... I need a port side window glass for a 1990 22.5 foot Bayliner Capri bowrider. So far, no luck finding one. I'm looking into having one made by a glass company. Any other ideas?
