Boat vs Van

 Tales from the Backyard…  Heather mentioned we are  looking at another boat and it got me to thinking of all the misadventures I have had in boats.  The first I will relate to you is after a day of family fishing the mouth of the Williamson River in Mass., I brought the boat back to the ramp and docked.  I told my son of 14 to back it back out and trailer it, after I brought the van and trailer back down.  He was ecstatic, but the current was at its steepest, sideways to the ramp and my son, after 3 failed attempts to bring it in straight, just said he couldn't so he brought it to the dock and everyone switched places.  As my family and onlookers were watching, I backed up, came in slightly against the tide and revved it a little and up the trailer we went.  A little too fast and I hit the winch station hard and bounced back, which knocked me forward and down I went with my hand still on the throttle and off we went again, I hit the winch and bent it over and into the back of the van I went, a perfect ten, as I hit dead center of both doors.  Even above the roar of the engine I could hear the gasps of the onlookers.  Nothing to do now but take a bow and start laughing.