On August 4, 2010 at approximately 1500 hours, a minor boat incident occurred on Clear Lake near the gas dock at Clear Lake Boats.  Operator of a 2005 Crownline 240 deck boat, with IA registration, had just pulled out of a lift in reverse and began to proceed forward.  As operator1 proceeded forward, the Crownline started to veer to the right causing a minor collision with the starboard side of operator1’s  Crownline and the lower unit of a 2001 Wellcraft, which was on a lift just 2 spaces to the north of the Crownline lift.   The minor collision caused some visible gelcoat damage to the starboard side of the Crownline and some non visible internal damage to the lower unit of the Wellcraft.  On board with operator1 was her daughter.  Neither were injured during the incident.  From the statement provided by operator1, it appears that as she was slowly proceeding forward from the hoist, the lack of power or throttle with the addition of a slight breeze  veered operator1’s Crownline into the lower unit of vessel 2, the Wellcraft, causing damage to both vessels.  Also, operator’s limited experience more than likely played a role in the incident.  Both vessels were estimatd for damage at Clear Lake Boats, in Clear Lake, Iowa.
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