RedactedNarrative: OPERATOR STATED THEY WERE ON PLANE HEADING TOWARD THE LITTLE GAS LINE TRAIL INTERSECTION WHEN HE LEANED OVER TO THE CENTER OF V1 TO ASK HIS FATHER (PASSENGER 1) A QUESTION.  THE PASSENGER WAS SITTING ON THE CASTING DECK WITH HIS FEET ON THE BOTTOM OF V1 FACING THE REAR OF V1. OPERATOR THEN STATED WHEN HE STRAIGHTEN UP HE REALIZED HE HAD DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE BOATING LANE AND WAS ABOUT TO COLLIDE WITH A TRAIL MARKER POST.  HE STEERED HARD TO PORT BUT STILL COLLIDED WITH THE POST.