I never suggested nor assumed you were blaming the builder.

Did you guys see me blame the builder,,all i stated was this is the second velocity that i herd that exploded into pieces....i NEVER blamed the mfr,,just stating what i see.....[/QUOTE]

No.

so far today there have been417 fatal car crashes in the us put it in perspective people

Very sad event ... Prayers to all involved .

Thoughts and prayers to all the family and friends.

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the 2nd one you speak of was caught in a storm at 7.00 p.m. on a saturday afternoon when the marine radio said seek shelter and get off the Lake 60 knot winds out of the north approaching Navy pier at 6:30 she had her Life jacket on and he did not ,they were found following morning after the storm passed and coast gaurd went up.
Condolences to the survivors and families

Not good for the start of boating/poker run season, everyone be safe!
keeping the families and people involved in our thoughts.

I'm surprised that I have never seen this boat in Pensacola. Very sad and definitely makes me think about how I will run my boat in the future!

RIP Very sad :(

Reading thru the fishing forums it has been repeatedly said that there was no insurance and that the motors/drive are still sitting on the bottom in 12-14 foot of water. They also claimed thery were 1000hp w/ # 6 drives but I see here it said they were 700's?