USCG motor life boats having fun.

[Drowned Rat]

Man, I miss doing this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=948_vOfl2GA

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

It may look fun, but if you ever get caught out on that bar, youll wish you had stayed home and drank warm milk. You notice they never go out and play to far off shore.......


Opps that's the tillamook here's the Columbia

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/nmlbs/video.html

 

[drewpster]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

Those boats must be incredible! Wonder where I can get one?

 

[studlymandingo]

Yikes!!!!

Yikes!!!!

Glad those guys train for that stuff!!!​

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

Must be quite a rush on board !!!
Theres some brave people that man those things !!! My hat is off to them.

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

a boat like that hardly feels it, I would love to take each one on board of that boat on my thundercat through the same wave .......

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

You haven't lived til you've had a 20' wave knock you right off your feet. You don't get washed overboard because you're tethered to the boat. The boat heels heavily to one side dipping the mast into the water before the ton of lead ballast in the keel pulls you back upright. And unlike thundercat racing when you get tired and the race is over, you can't go back til the mission is over. Any wave that can spin a 52' boat around in an instant would eat thundercats and puke them out in pieces.

 

[i386]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

I believe I'd rather stay in the wheelhouse for that ride. Wow.

 

[QC]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

BTW, there has been one for sale recently on eBay. It kept showing up for a while. Older one and I think Oregon too . . .

 

[ndemge]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

Wow. That's why I like my small inland lake.

But I would like to go for the ride with them at the helm.

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

come one guys, you know i will try it ........

 

[aspeck]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

DJC, that is just plain nuts! Can I go for a ride?

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

sorry double post

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

Hardly the same size wave DJC. BTW, we like to do that too!

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: USCG motor life boats having fun.

nice one ... hehehehe ... it is fun, I live for it ........ Aspeck, you are more than welcome to come for a ride hahahahaha