RedactedNarrative: On Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 at around 11:45am, there was a collision involving 2 rental boats at Twin Creeks Marina on Tims Ford Lake.  One of the boats,(vessel 2), was docked at the courtesy dock at the marina.  Operator 1 had rented the pontoon boat from Twin Creeks Marina and was just leaving the dock when the collision occurred.  He had backed up out of the slip and shifted into forward gear to turn away from the dock.  When he put the boat into forward gear, it went forward quickly and struck vessel 2 that was docked in the next slip. 
  
   Operator 1 stated that he was surprised when the boat took off so quickly without warning.  He told the investigating officer and marina manager that he believed that there may have been something wrong with the throttle that caused the boat to leap forward when he shifted it into forward gear.  
  
  The investigating officer tested the throttle of the boat with the Marina Manager and Operator 1 present and did not notice any issues with it, the throttle seemed to be functioning normally. Although he has boating experience, this was his first time operating this boat and his inexperience with the controls on this boat is considered the likely cause of the collision by the investigating officer.  
  
  The front of the right pontoon of the boat that he was operating was dented in the collision and the hook on the front of the pontoon was bent, causing a small crack in the pontoon.  The boat that was tied to the dock had its propeller damaged, the steering arm was bent from straight to around a 90-degree angle, a couple of parts of the cover of the motor/cowling were damaged.  The estimate to fix the boat that was parked at the dock was around $3500.  The investigating officer estimated that it would cost around $750 to fix the pontoon on the boat that Operator 1 was operating.  Total cost to repair all damage is estimated at $4250.