36 Skater Fliped Great South Bay??
08-19-2007, 01:30 PM
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I am a Professional Mariner and I do not understand why these HP boats are running around at high speeds in the dark. I would never run anything on the water at night without the use of a radar. Case in point: About 6 months ago I heard a vessel put in a mayday call to the Coast Guard unit in Houston. It was about 4:00 in the morning and very dark out. The call came in from a boat that had clipped a bouy in Galveston Bay and it was taking on water fast. It took only 20 mins for the boat to sink. The 2 men onboard were found 2 hours later about 3 miles from where the boat went down..... Had they been using a radar this accident would have never occured.....same instance with the Skater. My point is if you can afford something like a Skater then why not spend a little more on a small radar or some brighter running lights? All you need to do is add alchohol with darkness and you have a recipe for disaster. I am not saying all HP boats run at night drunk but there are people out there that do. For this reason I stay on the dock when darkness falls.....
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hey the skater was running during the day I think and the other 2 were running at night, but I do agree with you about radar you need it at night
08-19-2007, 01:37 PM
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I am a Professional Mariner and I do not understand why these HP boats are running around at high speeds in the dark. I would never run anything on the water at night without the use of a radar. Case in point: About 6 months ago I heard a vessel put in a mayday call to the Coast Guard unit in Houston. It was about 4:00 in the morning and very dark out. The call came in from a boat that had clipped a bouy in Galveston Bay and it was taking on water fast. It took only 20 mins for the boat to sink. The 2 men onboard were found 2 hours later about 3 miles from where the boat went down..... Had they been using a radar this accident would have never occured.....same instance with the Skater. My point is if you can afford something like a Skater then why not spend a little more on a small radar or some brighter running lights? All you need to do is add alchohol with darkness and you have a recipe for disaster. I am not saying all HP boats run at night drunk but there are people out there that do. For this reason I stay on the dock when darkness falls.....
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08-19-2007, 01:39 PM
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This Never Made The Paper,, It Was A Totally Different Accident/?I Guess You Dont Know How To Read Either
08-19-2007, 01:44 PM
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I was not intentionally calling anybody out. I was just stating there are alot of accidents that happen at night. If what I said was misinterpreted then I apologize. Your right I do not know what really happened and it was great that nobody was killed in either of the accidents. As far as me being an azz because I speak my mind well I gues this site is full of us azzes
08-19-2007, 01:55 PM
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Ease up light,
From an outsider's perspective, reading this thread with the links in post # 4 make it sound like the accident happened at night. Obviously you have first hand information that is not available to us in the thread.
Would you agree that a radar should be used for running at night? I think they should be used, but don't know anyone who uses them.
This is a prime example of how information is twisted as it gets repeated. Just gald no one was seriously injured. Too bad about the skater!
From an outsider's perspective, reading this thread with the links in post # 4 make it sound like the accident happened at night. Obviously you have first hand information that is not available to us in the thread.
Would you agree that a radar should be used for running at night? I think they should be used, but don't know anyone who uses them.
This is a prime example of how information is twisted as it gets repeated. Just gald no one was seriously injured. Too bad about the skater!
08-19-2007, 02:02 PM
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I agree!! Stay on the dock! Radars are nice, I prefer my military issue NVG`s a must for night driving.
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08-19-2007, 02:17 PM
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