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BajaWarrior
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Anyone have pictures of the wooden ship bones just north of Cielito Lindo?
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaWarrior
Anyone have pictures of the wooden ship bones just north of Cielito Lindo? |
AHHHH - you're killing me. During BBBB#1 I took that shot and posted it later. Tried to find it for this thread but then I remembered that a certain
someone got irate at me because I posted a photo of that person winning a, uh, contest (rightlyfuly so, I might add). I promised to delete it but
instead I deleted the entire file - thus lost all my BBBB#1 photos. Well, not all.................
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bill erhardt
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Salt Freighter
Here is the skeleton of a derelict in the shallows off the old pier at the salt pond on Isla Carmen
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Santiago
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Isla Angel de la Guarda
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BajaWarrior
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Here is a photo of a wreck one half of a minute before it happened.
My brother was bringing in my boat (15' Western side console w/ Suzuki 40 h.p.) if front of my beach house ( I wasn't there yet, still traveling
south). He killed the motor because the waves were running up the beach and the water would become shallow. The instant he killed the motor, the boat
got sideways, and boom!
He was ok though, he fell onto the sand first and here comes the boat, but between the motor and the console there was a crevace and the boat
literally missed him. That is the steering wheel between his legs.
The boat was not the same after that.
Made for a helluva shot though...
[Edited on 4-4-2008 by BajaWarrior]
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tehag
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Yacht with a problem
Don't know the story, but this one was anchored off Loreto on the 27th of last month, and it looks to be pretty heavily damaged. Maybe salvaged.
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bbbait
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Baja Warrior
That is classic! Awesome photo!
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Pompano
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Not exactly a shipwreck...but close.
It was a boatwreck for sure, though.
It happened while we were triple-towing on a fishing trip..truck, 5thWheel, and boat behind fiver. My wife was riding in back and we each had a
handheld VHF radio for communication. We had had a little friendly arguement over our destination and then she was noticably quiet for some time.
Then she calls and informs me that..."You know the boat is gone, don't you?"
After slamming the brakes and throwing all loose gear forward in the camper, I made a U-turn and headed back the way we had come. An approaching
truck driver waves at me, grins and points back over his shoulder...arggh!
Luckily, it had skidded off the loney highway without crossing lanes and went gently into a wheat field. Tall wheat was the best possible landing pad
for that sliding boat. I disconnected the Fiver, hooked up the boat trailer, and winched the boat back on the tiltable EZ-Loader trailer. The safety
chain had busted and the winch cable hook was completely gone. I double-roped everything and hauled to nearest village.
I thought I remained very calm throughout the whole affair. 
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Pompano
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Skid marks
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Pompano
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The whole nine yards.
It occured to me that some might wonder what all that rolling stock looks like...almost 75ft long all told.
Here it is. We do it a lot where allowed, just don't like losing the boat anymore and it is very secure!!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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BajaWarrior
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If I were to lose my boat off the trailer I'd want to do it just like Pompano did! Smooth landing considering the alternative!
I have a triple endorsement on my license but the legal length limit for California is only 65'. With my 25' Toyhauler without tongue towing a single
jetski/trailer all being towed by my Super Duty Crew Cab Longbed is right at 63'.
We use this setup for going to Lake Havasu in the summer, we can only get one jetski/trailer in the Toyhauler, and we only do it twice a summer. It is
a little nerveracking not seeing the single jetski trailer behind the Toyhauler.
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EMAM
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Saw this old Panga in San Ignacio on the little oasis of a lake
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Pompano
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Rebirth of a Baja veteran
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BajaBruno
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EMAM, that's a beauty of a panga. Any clue what kind of wood that is?
Pampano, is that the old hull coming back?
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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EMAM
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Bruno, not sure what kind of wood it was, but the Panga was still sitting on the edge of the lagoon in San Igancio in Don Chon's campground when we
stayed there a month ago.
Maybe it shouldnt be called a boat wreck? I'll bet someone still uses it, although it was dripping with character
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DianaT
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A sad little boat
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EMAM
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Saw this thing on it's side in Puerto Carranza in Guerrero negro
Then this thing was just amazing to me that it was still floating with the amount of bird crap on it! Last date registered was in December of 97 out
of California
Saw it morred off of Playa El Coyote
This one was on the beach at Playa Burro. I'm not much of a boater, but dont sail boats usually have a large keel under them?
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EMAM
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JDtrotter, I'm confused as to what that thing even is?
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EMAM
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JDtrotter, I'm confused as to what that thing even is?
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Just looked like a part of a broken up boat---taken at Camp Gecko in 2005.
Diane
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Pompano
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ENAM
ENAM wrote: "This one was on the beach at Playa Burro. I am not much of a boater, but don't large sailboats usually have a keel under them?"
Yes, most all ocean sailboats do. Your photoed one is a MacGregor 26ft with a retractable keel. Not built for bluewater crossings, this is a
bay/coastal and fair-weather sailboat. I have had two over the years and they are a lot of fun in the Bay and hone your sailing skills. My first
one had a weighted keel and the second a water ballast tank. The 26 Macs are/were mass-produced in Costa Mesa, Ca. and are inexpensive. An advantage
to a sailboat like this is the ability to ground on lots of sandy beaches in Bahia de Concepcion.
[Edited on 4-5-2008 by Pompano]
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