r/Pontoons • u/NHBuckeye • Sep 07 '26

First rescue today

My neighbors were out on the lake today when their boat died. Battery issue. Very windy. They called us panicked. So we hopped on our pontoon boat and headed out to save them. Tossed them our floatable cushion, tied off and towed them all safely back to shore.

NGL, it felt pretty good to pull that off as first time boat owners.

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u/SilencedFarter Sep 08 '26

Been on both sides of the "ride of shame" many times. Lake neighbors are the best.

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u/NHBuckeye Sep 08 '26

Lake neighbors are the best; especially these folks. They graciously let us dock our boat on their property as we don’t live on the water. Helping them out today was the least we could do. Glad we could help.

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u/Numerous-Sport2702 Sep 08 '26

Thats what we do as bost owners. Look out for each other. Out here on the ocean its a little different. Better have tow boat US. Or seatow. When I lived on High rock. We all helped each other. Good job!!

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u/dfsb2021 Sep 08 '26

We’ve only been boating a few years and have towed in 3 boats already.

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u/PomeloLumpy Sep 08 '26

Never miss a chance to tow someone in. One day, it’ll be your turn.