****Please note:  the operator had been drinking prior to operating the vessel.  However, that was not a contributing factor in this incident. ****

Operator was operating the pontoon boat heading east down the cove on hyco lake near estate road.  There was a wake boat approaching from the opposite direction down the middle of the cove.  Operator turned towards the bank to get away from the large wake coming from the oncoming boat.  He realized that the boat dock was quickly approaching and tried to go in front of the dock.  While passing the dock, he encountered the wake which shifted the front of the pontoon towards the dock.  He had already throttled up to go over the oncoming wake when the front of the boat shifted and the pontoon collided with the corner of the boat dock.  It damaged the corner 4 x 4 post, the 2 x 6 runners on the side of the dock, and the trim used to cover the corners of the wood.
HYCO LAKE
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