Was riding a 16' flat with a 50 tiller handle today out of Forked Island for work. We ran a canal to the job site and were heading back to the dock down the same canal when WHAM!
Before I knew it the boat turned 90° and I was flying across the boat, smashed my face into something then just went underwater head first. We were running about 25-28. I thought the boat was going to flip. It happened so fast you wouldn't believe it. Faster than getting thrown off an intertube or faceplanting on a knee board. I only realized what happened once I was in the water.
We were extremely lucky as neither of us hit the prop and we came away with only bruises and a few cuts.
Life jacket and kill switch probably saved me and my co-worker's lives today.
We hit something just under the surface. Log I guess. The water was deep and I couldn't feel the bottom when getting back to the boat.
Picture from http://www.propellersafety.com/2260/...ler-accidents/
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