Tested 33' Powerplay today
 

Pay close attention to small craft advisories. No boat was big enough for today's ocean. Waves were breaking offshore at about 12'-15', getting out the cut meant traversing even larger breaking waves. Dan the man Weinstein's experience really shone through. He never choked once ! The boat at one point actually got tubed as a huge wave was breaking over her. No kidding, these guys are trucking futz.

The boat came through unscathed, however the passengers nerves were a little rattled. Everyone came away with a brand new respect for the ocean, and oh yeah, Dan's driving abilities.

My hat is off to Stephan for having the nad's to go, and Kevin O. for his flawless work in rigging her.

Bosco

What I want to know is did you hang ten on the nose, pop the fin and do the side slip boogie dude!! :D :D :D :D

Sounds like fun BOSCO ! Did you buy it ?

Did you ever reach the ocean or just turn around in the cut?

Why?????? :confused:

Why not? (Do it in a Powerplay)

I remember the Powerplay stuffing and coming apart at the worlds in KW, just in front of Mr. Technology.

a Powerplay came apart? I thought they were a quality boat? I hope nobody was hurt!

I remember about 5 mos ago someone telling me The old saying is, You get what you pay for, or was it, You pay way too much and dont get enough. :p

This last year?

That happened about 5 years ago, my understanding is that some structural changes had been made to lighten the boat. Powerplay has always built a very solid boat. :cool:

SreaminDemon,
Powerplay does build a great rock-solid boat. If you think that there are ANY boats out there that are impervious to breaking apart in rough water (Oceans or lakes) you are wrong. There is NO boat made on earth that is bulletproof from mother nature. Look at the fit and finish on a Powerplay and you can see how well they are made, or go to the factory and "Bosco" will give you the grand tour and see how well they are made.

Semper Fi - not sure i agree with that statement; if the manufacturer constructs the boat correctly, it should last forever no matter what waters it is run in. I have seen many old Cigarette, Signature, Magnum race boats that were used in the "Real" racing days of rough water that are structurally sound and will be around for many years to come.

I'm finding it hard to believe a boat would dive through 20' of water and hit the bottom of the ocean then break apart.

Wavemaker- PP said 12' not 20' and if traveling only 60 mph thats 88 feet per second! You dont think a boat can submarine to a depth of 12' in .136 second? Think again!

He said it was 12' waves. I was assuming that the area they race in in KW is atleast 20' deep. Actually since I just typed that I wonder if anyone really knows more about it other than a the boat broke in half.

Options...WRONG!!! I have been in many boats over the years and getting a v-hull to submarine (go completely underwater) seems impossible...maybe take some heavy water over the deck at most, but hit bottom? A cat, yeah...a deep v, i REALLY, REALLY doubt it!

[ 11-03-2001: Message edited by: ScreaminDemon ]

I believe it was in the ship's channel.If a cruise ship can run there it has to be pretty deep. More than 12'.

Correct me if I am wrong ... but ... At a S.C.O.P.E. meeting a few years back, Bob Teague was the guest speaker ... I believe he told us of stuffing a V, himself, and hitting bottom.

:cool:

Go to Freeze Frame's video section and click on the first video. I don't know what kind of boat it is, but if that isn't breaking apart, I don't know what is. :eek: Nothing but water involved.


http://www.freezeframevideo.net/Video/video1.htm

hmmmm...not sure what to make of this post.
boat broke but it was driver error. Leads me to believe that the boat wont hold up if incorrectly driven. But I know thats not true.
And why are people going out in 12 - 15 footers????

link worked for me...man, what-a-shot!

ScreaminDeamon- WRONG back at you! A guy that used to live across the lake from me submarined a 43' Scarab on Lake Winebago in about 15' of water where it broke into chunks upon hitting bottom. Two people died, very sad.

I recently spoke to a guy who told me a story of flipping a boat and He, not the boat hit the bottom. About 12 feet of water.
Makes me hurt thinking about it. Also makes you think about a good PFD.

Not that this means that a boat wont hit the bottom. I think a boat would hit easy in shallow (12 foot) water.

Ouch! I saw the link and video. What kind of boat was it?

If I remember correctly, the boat in the Video that stuffed was a Monza. I don't think it ran as delivered from the manufacturer. Supposedly the owner made modifications to the bulkheads in the front of the boat to reduce weight.

AHHHH, trying to save weight! It works everytime!

That video of the boat stuffing is sickening. Looked like he was hauling ass and having a great time until.....! Looked like a shoe box full of shipping peanuts when it came to a stop.

Mike

Is that the same thing that happened to the Powerplay?

WOW... that boat really toook it hard.. hope every1 was alright..

That clip is part of the intro to every FrezeFrame video I've seen ... you should see it on a full screen ... WOW :eek:

[ 11-07-2001: Message edited by: cigarette1 ]

cigarette1 - on a BIG screen, can you tell what type of boat it is?

Have not looked at it for a while .... but, it's probably a Velocity :eek: .... just kidding :D

you're funny...

Is that the footage of the PowerPlay stuffing in Key West? Doesn't look like it, I heard someone was actually killed!

If I remember correctly it was the '95 Key West race on Wednesday. Any boat can come apart in the right conditions. The year before the Fountian B boat HEARTBEAT stuffed and and actually stuck in the bottom until the trapped air popped it to the top and then it sank. Curt Harber was throttling and gave me all the details. It trashed it from the fairing forward but was repaired and raced again and after retiring is still running around this area today.

Oh! by the way... why not test in really big water? At least you will know if it will stay together...No Guts No Glory!! ... plus it always helps to be a little crazy...when I've done this funniest part is all the screaming and the laughing it makes it hard to see and my sides hurt afterwards but I don't know why ..the ride or the laughing!!

0opSeaDazey,
responding to your last quote to me...
[Semper Fi - not sure i agree with that statement; if the manufacturer constructs the boat correctly, it should last forever no matter what waters it is run in. I have seen many old Cigarette, Signature, Magnum race boats that were used in the "Real" racing days of rough water that are structurally sound and will be around for many years to come.]
OopSeaDazey,
Do you think that those old race boats never had any structural problems and didn't delaminate?? Did you think that they never had repairs or broken drives or gelcoat work?? GET REAL!! I hope this doesn't sound too mean, but you are totally ignorant if you think that there is a boat out there that mother nature can't break. Go to ANY manufacturers plant and I guarantee every one of them will have a boat there will some kind of structural problems(broken drives, delaminating, etc..)I didn't say they all break, I said can't break, if you honestly believe that, than you have no respect for the power of rough water and what it can do, and that's scarry. Anything could happen under many circumstances.

[ 11-09-2001: Message edited by: Semper Fi ]

WOW, checked out this video, very scary situation. Was there ever a final outcome to this boat breaking apart?

You can “Engineer” the Weight out, Main drawback to that is that costs a lot of money, and takes time.

Or one can simply leave the weight out! Like Structural Material...

It’s up to you how much you feel your life is worth!

----------------------------Sounds dangerous count me in

Best Regards