Trailer Accident

[Duke41]

My buddy just called me he launched his boat into the trees along 495 South near Lakeville. Trailer snapped in half boat skidded accross the highway crashed into the meridan and the boat just kept going accross 495 North and into the trees. No one was hurt thank GOD. The boat was hauled to Big wheels yard in Lakeville. His weekend down the tubes. ouch..be carefull!!

[missing link]

Oh Man ,WTF That sucks. ML SR

[Vectorfisher]

He should be very thankful no one was hurt. Ten bucks says the trailer was undersized for the load that was on it, I learned the hard way but coughed up the dough to make it right, god forbid a mini van full of family members ends up on the receiving end of that and you are found to be at fault

[Gloucester2]

Duke - just saw this as I've been on vacation since the day this happened . . . I was caught up in the traffic and got by it shortly after the first cop arrived . . . your buddy was talking to the State Trooper and was white as a ghost - looked like it scared the crap out of him!

Looked like he was towing with a big white pickup truck . . . the boat and trailer (or what was left of it) was in the median - the boat was off the trailer and ahead of it - as if it had "slingshot" off and forward of the trailer. Eeerily the boat was sitting perfectly upright - the boat fenders with maroon covers still in the bow holders . . . glad everyone was OK - things can be replaced - people can't be.

[taJon]

How does something like that happen?
really, just curious.

[MrHunters]

well if its the 70's and your my pop's, you have a way too old trailer without saftey chains and most likely a beer in the cup holder. then you watch your lobster boat pass you on the high way and see it coast into the breakdown lane. but its not.

very lucky.

glad only his wallet is hurt on this one.

[fishsmith]

add saltwater to anything and it starts to corrode, could be anything, the hitch failed, ball snapped, trailer popped off ball. as the others have said, thank God no one was hurt.

[chris L]

was it a painted trailer . they rot from the inside out even if you take care of it . atleast from my expierence . could be a lot of things other than pilot error like smitty said

[Clammer]

saved gas /////////////

[whiplash]

Two weeks ago I had a guy at the lights in Fairhaven dump his boat right in front of me . He was stopped at the lights and as he accellerated the winch line snaped and the boat rolled right off. Good thing I don't jump the gun . It took 4 of us to get it back on the trailer . He was lucky all we did was block traffic for about 10 min.

[Clammer]

WHip //

I did that on new years nite / F #$%^&* boat hopped RTF off the trailer ><><


Another one / crossing route 195 at the washington bridge // I look out the side mirror / right wheels on fire / Look out the other mirror ,left wheels on fire ;; WTF

Another one ====== pulling the boat out of the ramp at Ocean Grove // gunning the S hit out og the 4 cyl = to make it up grade // I swing up & around & this guy has his rig stopped just to the right / he,s F #$%^&*( tieing down // leaving me no place to go /// I cut the wheel ,hit the f %^&89 curb / flipped the f #$%^&*9 boat off the trailer =========== Snapped his car door off nice in neat at the hindges [sp] =not a f #$$%^&* nick or dent // picked it up & threw the f $%^&*( door in his back seat .../ Ha dsome on lookers help me take the motor off ///get the boat back on the trailer / motor back on the boat / turn the key ==it fired / one broken fishing rod that the anchor landed on /// == F $%^&*()( GONE =====JUST A COUPLE MORE F #$%^&*( ADVENTURES