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Par Four · 07-12-2013, 08:43 PM

Sounds like fun and adventure there... Gotta wonder about the boat trailer(s?) you came across. Also the SCUBA gear? That was a surprise to read.

I've made probably only 2 underwater 'finds'... The first was the embarrassing 4' plunge of shame along side the boat tied to the dock to retrieve my cellphone.

The second find was also embarrassing to perform. It was years back, when we had the registration license plates for the transom. We had a humble little runabout and it was our first time in NH. I put tie-wraps thru the mounting holes of the plate but couldn't find any suitable way to mount it. I thought I'd run the risk of taking the boat back to the cottage dock where I would surely figure out something.

Well, this was on Winnisquam and I was on one side of the bridge, needing to get to the other side, and wouldn't you know it the Marine Patrol was hovering under the bridge. So I pull over closer to shore and try to attach the plate to the outboard's steering control arm. Of ourselves I dropped the plate into the water about 8-10' deep, but clear and sandy bottom.

I took an immediate sight-line reference bearing to mentally mark the spot, which was a deck full of party people having a great Saturday afternoon blast. I set the anchor up wind and played out just the right length of line to position the boat right on top of my drop. I was able to use a $1.99 K-Mart child's goggles to see the 20-minute old shiney new reg plate on the bottom.

It took 30-minutes at least, to tie together 2 fishing poles and with a treble hook at the end of it, finally able to snag the tie-wrap loop, and bring my prized plate back up to the surface.

Now I could a least get back to the cottage at start our vacation. I looked over to the bridge in time to see the MP boat pulling away!

The party crowd on the nearby dock cheered ( I think it was a cheer) but a lone voice called out "why didnt you just jump in an grab it? You could probably stand up there..."

Well, when you're new, you don't see things the same as when you now have 30-ish years experience with "stuff" happening.

Here many years later, I'm still happy about that "find". And I still Rembrandt the voice from he dock, too. Not sarcastic, but just say'in...

07-12-2013, 08:43 PM	#17
Par Four Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central MA Posts: 77 Thanks: 23 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	WinniDiver Sounds like fun and adventure there... Gotta wonder about the boat trailer(s?) you came across. Also the SCUBA gear? That was a surprise to read. I've made probably only 2 underwater 'finds'... The first was the embarrassing 4' plunge of shame along side the boat tied to the dock to retrieve my cellphone. The second find was also embarrassing to perform. It was years back, when we had the registration license plates for the transom. We had a humble little runabout and it was our first time in NH. I put tie-wraps thru the mounting holes of the plate but couldn't find any suitable way to mount it. I thought I'd run the risk of taking the boat back to the cottage dock where I would surely figure out something. Well, this was on Winnisquam and I was on one side of the bridge, needing to get to the other side, and wouldn't you know it the Marine Patrol was hovering under the bridge. So I pull over closer to shore and try to attach the plate to the outboard's steering control arm. Of ourselves I dropped the plate into the water about 8-10' deep, but clear and sandy bottom. I took an immediate sight-line reference bearing to mentally mark the spot, which was a deck full of party people having a great Saturday afternoon blast. I set the anchor up wind and played out just the right length of line to position the boat right on top of my drop. I was able to use a $1.99 K-Mart child's goggles to see the 20-minute old shiney new reg plate on the bottom. It took 30-minutes at least, to tie together 2 fishing poles and with a treble hook at the end of it, finally able to snag the tie-wrap loop, and bring my prized plate back up to the surface. Now I could a least get back to the cottage at start our vacation. I looked over to the bridge in time to see the MP boat pulling away! The party crowd on the nearby dock cheered ( I think it was a cheer) but a lone voice called out "why didnt you just jump in an grab it? You could probably stand up there..." Well, when you're new, you don't see things the same as when you now have 30-ish years experience with "stuff" happening. Here many years later, I'm still happy about that "find". And I still Rembrandt the voice from he dock, too. Not sarcastic, but just say'in...