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A man with the thousands of hours of seat experience and builder of boats for nearly 20+ years is allowed a mulligan, good thing no one was hurt, that is what matters most.
Least important, as far as 110 mph with a stock 600, I am too the doubter. Just because it is said doesn't make it true. It would be quite an achievement if it is that fast with an undoctored Mercury 600.
Least important, as far as 110 mph with a stock 600, I am too the doubter. Just because it is said doesn't make it true. It would be quite an achievement if it is that fast with an undoctored Mercury 600.
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B. Your boat wasn't going to be restored by the factory as this OL will.
C. Your ads/ebay listings were very vague even after people asked direct questions. Kind of felt like Benjy on the Howard Stern show......can't ever get a short, precise answer!
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“We weren’t going very fast,” Mr. Makepeace said, as he was being tended to by medical personnel. “We just kind of caught a wave.”
http://www.eastbayri.com/news/2012/may/15/boat-flip/
I think the tab indicator malfunction is a convenient excuse. A light single engine boat like that you should be able to know were the tabs are blindfolded.
http://www.eastbayri.com/news/2012/may/15/boat-flip/
I think the tab indicator malfunction is a convenient excuse. A light single engine boat like that you should be able to know were the tabs are blindfolded.

On a different note glad nobody got hurt. Accidents happen no matter what but thankfully everyone in this case made it home in one piece and ultimately that's all that matters! That's one fast little rocket, wish them nothing but the best they definitely build a nice product.
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From: Henderson, Nv
Just heard today. Super glad to hear that nobody was hurt. Mike, I know you'll be lurking on here somewhere quietly... Great job on the new boat. Now hurry up and get that bad boy back together, I'll be expecting to see you at the LOTO shootout with that beast, I missed my chance to line up with you at DS for the fastest single vee... ;-) I know your the last person I need to say this to, but be careful... These high hp singles aren't very forgiving and have a tendency to bite us when we aren't paying attention!
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From: Clarkston, Michigan
My boat is only 22' 6" and only runs low 80s but I have never needed tab indicators. You drop the tabs only as needed and know where they are by the feel of the boat. It takes time to learn but there are boats like mine running over 90 mph with no tab indicators and these are driver's boat that require a lot of input via constant small changes in tab and trim when driving fast. Mine has been running on the Great Lakes for 7 years now and I have hit my fair share of rogue waves and freighter wakes and not flipped the boat. If these were test drivers pushing it to the limit in turns then I understand how it could happen but if a new design has already overturned at moderate speed then maybe they need to find out why before more of them end up in the hands of inexperienced boaters. JMO and excuse me for telling it like it is.
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From: Clarkston, Michigan
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Oh...thank goodness...I guess that slams the door shut on the OL29, thanks for saving the poor suckers that were going to purchase this machine.



[Isn't going to be restored by the factory as this OL will.
#1 A dunked boat is a dunked boat!You can replace everything on that boat and somthing will come back to haunt you