Re: 4 boats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...hlight=big+cat
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Re: 4 boats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
Wow, I am very glad to hear no one lost their life, it appears from one photo someone was very close to it.
I think the best points were made by Chris sunkin, OSG, GLH and el Indio. Thanks for the great advice and comments guys. I appreciate it. For Poker Runs being called 'not a race' it seems that a lot of people think and act like they are. I love to go fast in my Scarab, but I do it safely, lots of room between me and any other vessel. We must start using the big head and not the little head when on a PR or the insurance companies will consider PR's a race and put us out of business. SAR |
Re: 4 boats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
So far......Sounds like your run of the mill equipment failure kind of accident where just so happened to be a couple of other boats nearby and was hit. Happens on the streets daily. Not by negligence or "Maverick-like" behavior. I think the insurance companies aren't going to go ape-sh$t so much as everyone thinks.
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Re: 4 boats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
Unfortunately for the Jag owner, skaters don't have brakes!
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Re: 4 Cats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
Originally Posted by SLOWOUTBOARD
Is that the 30 skater with the arnsen setup???
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Re: 4 Cats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
Originally Posted by SLOWOUTBOARD
Is that the 30 skater with the arnsen setup???
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Re: 4 Cats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
Originally Posted by CIG3
Rumor has it, that the 30 Skater with the Arnesons had some issues with one of the drives and a number of its mounting bolts being broken before the run. The saftey director and resident offshore expert told the owner it would be fine to run like that.
To continue the rumor that maybe will be backed up with arial photos soon, that the drive in question on the Skater broke loose at the start causing the chain reaction. More info. and photos to come. |
Re: 4 boats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
Originally Posted by Reckless32
So far......Sounds like your run of the mill equipment failure kind of accident where just so happened to be a couple of other boats nearby and was hit. Happens on the streets daily. Not by negligence or "Maverick-like" behavior. I think the insurance companies aren't going to go ape-sh$t so much as everyone thinks.
Originally Posted by CIG3
Rumor has it, that the 30 Skater with the Arnesons had some issues with one of the drives and a number of its mounting bolts being broken before the run. The saftey director and resident offshore expert told the owner it would be fine to run like that.
To continue the rumor that maybe will be backed up with arial photos soon, that the drive in question on the Skater broke loose at the start causing the chain reaction. More info. and photos to come. One thing is for sure, 12-abreast race-style starts aren't something amateurs in pleasureboats with pasengers should be doing. Don't be surprised if this eventually eliminates you running with a side-by-side buddy, whether through insurance prohibition or statute. In case no one's noticed, there's an assault going in directed towards our sport. Noise, wildlife, peaceful boating for the 98% of boaters who are non-performance hobbyists and now safety. it's going to be a damn shame when the day comes that the only way to performance boat is sanctioned race events. By the way, insurance companies don't care about why an accident happened- they care that they are paying claims and whether they are subjecting their shareholders to excessive risk. When the numbers don't work anymore, they up the "in" column or stop writing as many have done. Poker runs have become races- that's because the promoter knows that's what the entrants want. If the local M/C club or BMW owners ran a poker run thru your town and did it with the express intent of it being a day-long match racing event, you'd scream bloody murder. One more thing to think about- I don't seem to ever hear of these accidents on the great lakes or in the ocean. It seems like they're mostly on these little bathtub-sized lakes. |
Re: 4 Cats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
Originally Posted by CIG3
Rumor has it, that the 30 Skater with the Arnesons had some issues with one of the drives and a number of its mounting bolts being broken before the run. The saftey director and resident offshore expert told the owner it would be fine to run like that.
To continue the rumor that maybe will be backed up with arial photos soon, that the drive in question on the Skater broke loose at the start causing the chain reaction. More info. and photos to come. |
Re: 4 boats crash in Ca. and no one on OSO starts a thread???
Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
One more thing to think about- I don't seem to ever hear of these accidents on the great lakes or in the ocean. It seems like they're mostly on these little bathtub-sized lakes.
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