My 2013 Cluster

_{was coming home from Jackson last night with camper and boat. I got almost to Shaw Ms and made a hard left turn to only realize I had no boat behind camper.
I saw it last when I made a hard right off 82 onto 448 highway in Indianola. I got out of the truck and went back to camper to see what had happened. The WHOLE HITCH HAD PULLED OUT OF THE BUMPER ON THE CAMPER. Welds, bolts and all gone. My mind was racing that boat had hit someone head on and killed them. I was going slow with flashers on and had my wife call the Sunflower County Sheriffs office to have officers help me look for it. I was sick to my stomach riding back looking for boat. I just knew it had gone across a wet field flipping end over end and was tore all to hell. I had just about made it back to Indianola and I saw my boat on a farmers turn row. Looked like I had pulled it in and dropped the trailer. Wasn't a scratch on it just some mud. My spare tire hangs down about 12 inches under the tounge of the trailer and that acted as a brake and kept tounge from digging in an flipping. All I can say is God was looking out for me and blessed me. After I got my stomach out of my throat ( I was literally sick to my stomach) I talked to the deputy sheriffs and they said they had never seen anything like this. The boat looked as if some one had just steered that boat off the highway and placed it on that turn road. Any way me and wife are ok and thought I would share it with ya'll.}

That had to be a very scary ride back looking for your boat. Glad it turned out well.

Yeah major very scary

Wow!!! Scary stuff!!! Glad it all worked out OK!!!

Dang Torch, that was a close call bro

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nononoNuttin JADA about, this term is used wrong a whole lot around here and I dont see where this is the time for it.
Glad nobody or nothing was really hurt Torch, would have skeered me to death.

yep that would be very scarey . did you have any trouble getting it . and leave my dinks alone :biggrin

I woulda hooked up the boat and went directly to buy a lotto ticket. you aint gettin no luckier than that. Well Maybe?

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I wouldn't pull a boat on that.....get you a good heavy duty reciever hitch installed on that camper.

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The other side of the metal is gone. It was bolted and welded to bumper. I had put a piece of 2x2 angle iron inside the bumper to reinforce. I am going to let Danny Surwic build me a custom hitch I don't care if it cost 1K. Going to mount a camera back there too!!!!!

Danny Surwic will build it so well that you will never have to worry about pulling 10 boats behind it. He's good people for sure and the only one I trust.

Holler when you get this way, interstate BBQ ain't far.

Man I am glad it all worked out Torch. You got lucky for sure, I can imagine the feeling in your gut as you were going back down that highway lookin for your rig!!!!!

good grief torch glad all is good that could have been bad

DON'T BUY ANYMORE HITCHES AT DOLLAR TREE .:biggrin

Whew! You be a very lucky man torch. That coulda gotten real nasty quickly. And to think the boat didnt even have a scratch either. Glad it worked out so well for ya.:)

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Danny Surwic will build it so well that you will never have to worry about pulling 10 boats behind it. He's good people for sure and the only one I trust.

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Danny is good.....He works on my 5th wheels....

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I woulda hooked up the boat and went directly to buy a lotto ticket. you aint gettin no luckier than that. Well Maybe?

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Amen. Very glad all is well. I would have been puking my guts out

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Y'all need to check your insurance too. My rep said my truck insurance would cover it only if it is hooked to the truck. The minute it came loose my boat insurance kicked in.
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Wow, can't even imagine how you felt on ur way back looking for the boat.. My stomach was in my throat just reading it..
so thankful it turned out no worse than it did.

Quit yer bellyaching. I drop boats like thy all the time and you don't see me making a big production out of it do ya? Sheesh, what a drama queen. :)

Wannabe...

I'm just like EZ. I got butterflies in my stomach just reading the story. You're a lucky man torch. I'm glad everything worked out.

Wow. I bet that was another BPT monent

I almost coulda got that boat for a deal! Glad you're not me, woulda been a crushed tin can, or stole! Congrats

Better stay away from the casinos, you've used up yer GOOD luck just getting the boat back in one piece.


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Wow. I bet that was another BPT monent

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A blast from the past!!!

Glad all is ok torch!

Wow, that's amazing! So glad to hear about the happy ending

That will leave a feller with nightmares. Glad it all came out okay.

Glad everything turned out ok and no one was hurt.you gonna have to beef up that hitch for sure. Thanks for sharing!

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Glad it all turned out good

Speck says that's Karma biting you in the arse... Glad to hear everything was ok..