Hey Mike,

I have a spare truck key stashed in my boat. I had a buddy who lost his keys in the lake one day and this prompted me to stash a truck key in the boat. It's a dedicated spare that stays in there permanently should I ever need it. I'm lucky I didn't have to learn this the way you did I guess. I would not have busted out my window though, I'd have called the cops and gotten it opened up. The hell with everybody else waiting, stuff happens ya know?? It's not like you got up out of bed and said "I'm going to go jam up the launch ramp today".

I second that key thing to the third power. I have a spare truck key in the cowling of all my outboards. cause more than one i have lock my self out of the boat hauler :

I had a spare truck key located in my boat the day after my fiasco.  I try not to repeat stupidity.  

I've witnessed this twice. Once was when the guy's transmission failed while loading his boat alone. Seems the guy never used his parking brake, which is why his transmission eventually gave out.

Second time was when a 4x4 tried to launch his ski boat on a steep, algea-soaked ramp (very slick!).  This is right after we determined we were going to a different ramp. We tried to tell him it was risky, but he did it anyway.  In he slid - while he was in it!  It happened so fast, we didn't have a chance to do anything to help him. He bailed out through the window.