Primary, and more experienced, boat operator of vessel 1 disembarked to retrieve towing vehicle and trailer so that vessel 1 could be loaded.  An inexperienced operator was left to operate vessel 1.  The no wake zone and boat slip/dock area of Lake Alan Henry's public boat ramp was very crowded at the time of accident, as it was Memorial Day weekend and at a time in which most vessels were being loaded onto trailers at boat ramp.  Winds were light to moderate at the time of accident and matched an earlier weather report.  Vessel 2's owner and operator had docked/moored vessel 2 into a boat slip and had disembarked to retrieve towing vehicle and trailer so that vessel 2 could be loaded.  Operator of vessel 1, through inexperience, crowded boat traffic, and light to moderate winds, failed to maintain control of vessel 1 and collided its port side aluminum pontoon hull into the fiberglass stern of vessel 2, causing a gouge to the fiberglass and coating.  Alcohol and/or drugs were not a contributing factor to this accident.  While PFD's were present and readily available on both vessels, PFD's were not worn at the time of accident.
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