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  1. July 25th, 2012, 12:04 AM #1
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    Default Boating Hazards Just Got Bigger

    http://www.wimp.com/epicmudslide/

    Holy crap!!!

    http://www.wimp.com/greenlandglacier/
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  2. July 25th, 2012, 12:36 AM #2
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    Default Re: Boating Hazards Just Got Bigger

    I've never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong.
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  3. July 25th, 2012, 12:40 AM #3
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    Default Re: Boating Hazards Just Got Bigger

    Wow! Crazy amount of power to level all those trees.
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  4. July 25th, 2012, 04:31 AM #4
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    Default Re: Boating Hazards Just Got Bigger

    That's crazy the other boat was lucky if one of the big logs came up under him that would have been bad.


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  5. July 25th, 2012, 07:37 AM #5
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    Default Re: Boating Hazards Just Got Bigger

    This is irrefutable proof that you don't just hit logs with your prop, the logs reach out and TRY to get your prop.

    caught on camera....
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  6. July 25th, 2012, 08:03 AM #6
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    Scary stuff!
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  7. July 25th, 2012, 09:09 AM #7
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    Default Re: Boating Hazards Just Got Bigger

    Whoa! ... so, anyone in the "know:" How stupid or innocent was it to be that close to a glacier? (If I ever encounter one here in Tennessee, I want to know how far away to stay.)
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