I think this guy messed up his boat

[j_martin]

Re: I think this guy messed up his boat

Normally, a bass boat has most of the weight in the back of the boat, and runs with the keel out of the water, balanced on the pad. Sometimes the chines are still contacting the surface, but in the really fast ones they are usually clear of the lake. Executing a turn in that attitude, especially in rough water, can cause it to fall off the pad and hook the keel into the water, resulting in a bat turn. Jumping a wake while out of control and turning is that maneuver on steroids.

Getting wet isn't a big deal. The fight with the gunwale is what hurts. I'd bet that guy had a bunch of cracked or broken ribs after that.

 

[lonewolfed]

Re: I think this guy messed up his boat

Man that was nuts. I'm definitely wearing my kill switch now! Who crosses a wake at 70 though? The boat was skittering all over in 3-6 inch swells as it was too!

I used to have a Seadoo jet boat with twin 750s in it. It was like twelve feet long and did 62 WOT. I never got to go that fast unless it was calm like glass because otherwise it was unsafe and would start jumping everything. Even at half throttle it couldn't take swells, the power was there for the right conditions and when it was flat the 62 felt like 100 believe me!. Boats want to fly when they are fast...sort of like an airplane wing LOL....That guy would be dead if the boat hadn't landed sideways first-I thought he was going to actually make it unhurt until the boat kept going...

 

[bktheking]

Re: I think this guy messed up his boat

Adding comments has been disabled for this video, wonder why!?!?!?

 

[kellmike626]

Re: I think this guy messed up his boat

Normally, a bass boat has most of the weight in the back of the boat, and runs with the keel out of the water, balanced on the pad. Sometimes the chines are still contacting the surface, but in the really fast ones they are usually clear of the lake. Executing a turn in that attitude, especially in rough water, can cause it to fall off the pad and hook the keel into the water, resulting in a bat turn. Jumping a wake while out of control and turning is that maneuver on steroids.

Getting wet isn't a big deal. The fight with the gunwale is what hurts. I'd bet that guy had a bunch of cracked or broken ribs after that.

I think all he suffered was a broken collar bone. He was unconscious for 10 minutes or something. He got off lucky either way.

Comments were obviously disabled due to the flaming. They posted this as a lesson and narrow escape from death, but they can't post that video and not get flamed in some way. That's my best guess

 

[Joshua Nichols]

Re: I think this guy messed up his boat

Well looks like the boat made it... I guess ol dude is laying with his face down from embarrassment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE2Pz8k8TUA&feature=player_embedded

 

[Boomyal]

Re: I think this guy messed up his boat

I cannot believe that boat is in one piece and still floating to boot. You'd think that motor would be laying on the bottom of the pond after all that.

 

[Joshua Nichols]

Re: I think this guy messed up his boat

I cannot believe that boat is in one piece and still floating to boot. You'd think that motor would be laying on the bottom of the pond after all that.

Right??? It took a beating lucky dude I guess... I don't have such luck..