Ok here are some details of my

[tritonman]

not so good Saturday on the water. I got up early ran to spot on with a perfectly good motor and caught 5 fish and they just quit. I said phooey, went to spot 2 with a perfectly good motor and caught 0 fish. This time I said double phooey and went to spot 3 with a perfectly good motor, started catching some better quality fish and said HOT DOG. So now it is time to go meet everybody for lunch. I fasten everything down, sit down in the drivers seat, turn the key on that perfectly good motor and a civil war cannon goes off in my ear. For G's sake I won't say what I said this time but it would have made a sailor learn a few words I think. After 3 or 4 seconds of figuring what just happened my cowling returns to earth and my head was the landing zone. If anybody don't think a piece of plastic won't hurt you let me drop a cowling on your head from 15 feet above. So, after the cowling whoops me I hear sizzling, see smoke, and you know what they say about smoke, where it is there is fire. At one point I could not see the motor hardly at all and was wishing I had feelay there for his fire skills. With only 2 or 3 seconds left before I went man over board the fire went out. My uncle towed me back in and my fishing day was over and my drunk started. I figured since my legs were so weak I could hardly stand up and my head was killing what did I have to lose my consuming some alcohol. Here are a few pics of the aftermath.

[Minnerman]

I didn't realize the head you mentioned was your noggin. Man I'll bet that hurt and left a mark. Was it a gas explosion or the motor goin pop?

[blueball]

glad ur alright ,im with minner ,wonder what caused it

[DonDon]

Just glad you're OK my man and you know that anytime you wanna go fishing, just hollar

[Speck]

Dang TMan. Glad you're ok. Wonder what caused it? Good thing that cowling hit ya in the head and not somewhere vital!

[majflyboy]

Dang Mike, that's crazy. You do all the PM on your stuff and it still goes whammo!! Glad you're not hurt too bad.

[E-Z Poleholder]

WOW, glad your're ok.. Let any of us know if we can help, you know we will...

[tritonman]

Thanks guys! Fixing to take it to the shop now and see what I can find out.

And let me stress something to everybody, if you do not have a good fire extinguisher on board....GO GET ONE!! Do not go cheap with this one. I have been in a boat since I was 4 and have owned my own boat since I was 18 and have never had to use one but Saturday was I ever more proud to have a good medium size extinguisher.

[majflyboy]

Got two in by boat, red one and a white one.

[DoubleGobble00]

Dang Tman.. Hope they get ya fixed up soon... That is not the way you want your fishing day to go....