Fishermen rescued at Pymy

can't fix stupid, eh?

wonder which livery they rented out of, also? that guy should be fined for renting, given the conditions. pymatuning is a killer.

the boat got stuck on the causeway not the dam but they were still stupid for being out there in the first place.

Whoever did give them a boat should have provided lifepreservers right? Either way, there aren't many things to do on a lake like that. Joyriding!!

Pymie is a killer. People should take it as serious as Erie the way it can whip up and quick.

I had an uncle and his duck hunting partner both drowned in late October in the early 70's. Didn't find him until Christmas! He was an avid outdoorsman and no wimpy guy. Needless to say I respect Pymie ever since then.

With kids! Thank God they are as lucky as stupid.

If that was a rented boat, there should have been life jackets with it! They need to look at who rented them the boat, and fine the hell out of them!

Ya it was the causeway. Just watched this again, last night I thought they said the dam sorry.
Didn,t see any writing on the side so doupt it was a rental but could be I guess.
Still ...how stupid can ya get.

Atleast they can laugh about it..

They are lucky to be alive.  Wind can completely flip a pontoon.  That water looked like chocolate milk.

ORIGINAL: rapala11

can't fix stupid, eh?

wonder which livery they rented out of, also? that guy should be fined for renting, given the conditions. pymatuning is a killer.

Rap, you're right, you are absolutely right. How stupid can one person or a boat full of people be. First of all, yes the marina is partly responsible for renting the boat out to them. But, the Adults are the ones who made the final decision. They are responsible for this. Most likely they signed a waiver releasing the marina from all responsibilities; second, a pontoon boat, come on!!! They're asking for it. I'm happy everything worked out for them. This time, they lucked out. I gotta tell ya, this just irks me though. I used to work for a local ambulance service many years ago, and I've been present at a lot of drownings at Pymy.  I'm taking this more personally then most; but again, I've earned the right to be.

Thats what I said.  lol
You,ll usually have the rental no. on the sides.

What is stupid is a 20 hp limit on a lake that size IMO. I realize that their engine failed, but I've been in storms on Pyma before when all I had was a 9.9 to get in. My current boat has a 9.9 and a 90 hp...if this ever happens again on that, or any lake, no restrictive law is going to prevent me from dropping the big boy to get off the lake. I'll pay a fine to save my life. Its not that hard to have wake zones and specified channels for faster moving traffic.

Also, another example why every person who operates a boat, like a car, should pass some sort test and possess a license to operate. Especially when it can potantially put people's lives in danger. These folks didn't even know enough to put their life vests on or even anchor up in this situation. Who knows if the pontoon even had an anchor. Unbelievable IMO.

Shut...at least they are making progress though.  Back when 9.9's were the only thing you could run it was just awful.  Especially when we have an old DEEP v that is really heavy.  The boat basically drifted across the lake when using the 9.9.  Increasing it to 20 hp is a step in the right direction.

im glad the horsepower limit is the way it is. i wouldnt want it any other way.

It should be 25 instead of 20, and I would argue 50 should be the Max

ORIGINAL: gonefishin

Correct, and the HP of the motor should not be the fast track to safety.  The gray matter inside the skull should be the #1 path to common sense / safety especially with all the instant information techno-gadgets we have available to us.  Sadly, functional gray matter remains lacking in too many people.  

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