After a very confused emergency call to USCG, they were cruising back n forth out here lost until my neighbor flags them down to point the way they needed to go. During the conveyance of info they had drifted near the mangroves near Rook.
Info relayed, the pilot put the hammer down about 30 ft from Rook while pointing to the 20 ft gap between the mangroves and Rook. This action produced 3-5 ft chop headed at Rook and Dawgfish which is tied to Rooks hip.
After the bouncing / items flying / tearing fiberglass, sounds subsided, I pick scattered items up and go on deck to survey the cleats (which I was sure were destroyed), to find out the cleats held!
Held too well in fact.
Upon closer inspection I discovered dawgfish had lifted the deck it was tied to and the hull had popped out from below the deck. All hardware holding the deck/hull together had been pulled THROUGH the fiberglass...
Heck of a way to start the day :-(
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