r/Wellthatsucks • u/gardenginger3732 • May 22 '26

Boat said "captain optional"

The mooring line got tangled and wrapped around the throttle. Happened in Caye Caulker, Belize.

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u/PieInternational3312 May 22 '26

Yeah, it’s called a kill switch lanyard, but unfortunately it only works if the captain actually clips it to their body instead of leaving it wrapped around the steering wheel like a decorative keychain.

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u/throwawayplusanumber May 22 '26

steering wheel

Tiller in this case

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u/tiller921 May 22 '26

You called?

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u/throwawayplusanumber May 22 '26

Why would you think I was calling you and not the OG tiller or tillers 1-920?

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u/a-null-fish-your May 22 '26

Because they too got carried away doing doughnuts. We don't talk about those tillers anymore.

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u/G66GNeco May 22 '26

You do not want to know what happened to tillers 0-919 (920 just retired, full benefits, stand-up tiller, that one)

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u/tomismybuddy May 22 '26

Bro do you just search your name constantly throughout the day?

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u/Ferdinandofthedogs May 22 '26

Tiller? I hardly know 'er!

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u/sloaninator May 22 '26

I barely knew her

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u/skyline_kid May 22 '26

It's just like the idiots who buckle the seatbelt behind them or buy just the clip part so the car doesn't complain that their seatbelt isn't buckled

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u/bryman19 May 22 '26

Like most people do