Honeyman Skater crashes in Az.
10-04-2005 | 02:08 PM
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From: KC/LOTO
Re: Honeyman Skater crashes in Az.
Originally Posted by TwinStepGun
Well.......some of the glue might have been a little tacky I suppose...... 
i couldn't care less if somebody wants to load up there 5/6 person cat with 8 people sitting on each others lap (and that doesn't mean you have a seat just because you are sitting down) and go flip their boat.... i still don't buy that an 10' wide offshore cat with a 2' tunnel at the transom and 3 foot tunnel at the bow, at 45 MPH, could roll with a 3' wake hitting it .... turning or not.... i have seen too many offshore races where they do that very thing at over 100 4 times a lap...(with the same hull)... i do believe that the people who didn't have a seat could be thrown out at that speed, but that doesn't explain all 8 going in and the boat ending upside down...
my point is there is always a reason something happens, i don't think we have heard the reason yet with this story...
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10-04-2005 | 02:22 PM
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Re: Honeyman Skater crashes in Az.
Ha! See? With the help of Sean H, Stephen Hawking and T2X, we have all discovered the secret of the universe. (Except we still don't know the story behind the Cig...)
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10-04-2005 | 02:23 PM
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Re: Honeyman Skater crashes in Az.
Originally Posted by C_Spray
Does a 36' Skater have steps? 
Oh, and the ones so he can see over the steering wheel. I think that's called a stepstool, though.
10-04-2005 | 02:34 PM
#128
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From: Elkton, MD
Re: Honeyman Skater crashes in Az.
Originally Posted by Sean H
if i was, i might tip over a 36 skater... gotta watch out for those ripples....
Usually too much negative trim, then dip a sponson which get's it up on it's side, then the hook and roll.
I didn't feel comfortable turning at 45 mph in choppy NYC harbor water in the boat I was in.
10-04-2005 | 02:37 PM
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Re: Honeyman Skater crashes in Az.
Originally Posted by Sean H
i still don't buy that an 10' wide offshore cat with a 2' tunnel at the transom and 3 foot tunnel at the bow, at 45 MPH, could roll with a 3' wake hitting it .... turning or not.... i have seen too many offshore races where they do that very thing at over 100 4 times a lap...(with the same hull)...
Also wakeboard boats are the worst about pulling in front of you and not looking. I have them do that all the time. This just sounds like one of those things that happen in boats.
10-04-2005 | 02:50 PM
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Re: Honeyman Skater crashes in Az.
Originally Posted by X-Rated30
Come on physics man. You have ridden in cats and know it is alot easier to turn in 3 foot seas when you are on top of the waves at speed (ie 65+ mph) than when you are crashing through them at 45.
Also wakeboard boats are the worst about pulling in front of you and not looking. I have them do that all the time. This just sounds like one of those things that happen in boats.
Also wakeboard boats are the worst about pulling in front of you and not looking. I have them do that all the time. This just sounds like one of those things that happen in boats.
i noticed he did pull his ad for sale though...
