Turbine-Powered Statement Marine 50’ Cat Burns During FPC Key West Run
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I responded to post #7...........in a positive tone.......stating facts.
I love turbine boats and my ride in low altitude this summer just increased my passion even more!
My point was
its strange that multiple turbine boats have burned.....
But overall turbine powered vehicles throughout the world do not seem to catch on fire very often so just because we are passionate about powerboats and read news like this does not mean that turbine powered vehicles are prone to fire...
There are more turbine powered boats then the average person knows exisit....meaning a less percent have actually burned...
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planes fly nice and smooth, some occasional turbulence... Boats get the crap beat out of them. In Giecos case and now this, it wasn;t the turbine that failed causing the fire. They both had fluid leaks that caught fire. Due to the high heat of the turbines, the engine compartment is a very hostile environment
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Not making fun of the guys at all but the part of the video where it says they made it back on dry land.. And the guys are walking away... Reminds me of the movie the sand lot when the kids loose their baseball and have to go home...lol... Some times you just have to look for the humor in things.. I'm sure he will have a new baseball soon...lol..
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Saw the boat in person at Miami, simply amazing.
I responded to post #7...........in a positive tone.......stating facts.
I love turbine boats and my ride in low altitude this summer just increased my passion even more!
My point was
its strange that multiple turbine boats have burned.....
But overall turbine powered vehicles throughout the world do not seem to catch on fire very often so just because we are passionate about powerboats and read news like this does not mean that turbine powered vehicles are prone to fire...
There are more turbine powered boats then the average person knows exisit....meaning a less percent have actually burned...
I responded to post #7...........in a positive tone.......stating facts.
I love turbine boats and my ride in low altitude this summer just increased my passion even more!
My point was
its strange that multiple turbine boats have burned.....
But overall turbine powered vehicles throughout the world do not seem to catch on fire very often so just because we are passionate about powerboats and read news like this does not mean that turbine powered vehicles are prone to fire...
There are more turbine powered boats then the average person knows exisit....meaning a less percent have actually burned...
I judge the tone wrong so my bad, thought it as more of a bad mouth about turbine boats. You cleared it up with your post.....my fault bud.
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This is not accurate information. Turbine Marine did not just re-do this boat.
We have actually not seen this boat for more then 4 years.
The engines in the boat came from a FAA repair station in the Western part of the United States.
However, all those issues are not important at this point.
Turbine Marine crew is going to go down to the keys to help a fellow boater recover what they can from the salvage. They will be working with the Statement crew
There was no personal injury tied to this accident, and the boat can easily be replaced by Statement Marine if they choose to, in time.
We have actually not seen this boat for more then 4 years.
The engines in the boat came from a FAA repair station in the Western part of the United States.
However, all those issues are not important at this point.
Turbine Marine crew is going to go down to the keys to help a fellow boater recover what they can from the salvage. They will be working with the Statement crew
There was no personal injury tied to this accident, and the boat can easily be replaced by Statement Marine if they choose to, in time.
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This is not accurate information. Turbine Marine did not just re-do this boat.
We have actually not seen this boat for more then 4 years.
The engines in the boat came from a FAA repair station in the Western part of the United States.
However, all those issues are not important at this point.
Turbine Marine crew is going to go down to the keys to help a fellow boater recover what they can from the salvage. They will be working with the Statement crew
There was no personal injury tied to this accident, and the boat can easily be replaced by Statement Marine if they choose to, in time.
We have actually not seen this boat for more then 4 years.
The engines in the boat came from a FAA repair station in the Western part of the United States.
However, all those issues are not important at this point.
Turbine Marine crew is going to go down to the keys to help a fellow boater recover what they can from the salvage. They will be working with the Statement crew
There was no personal injury tied to this accident, and the boat can easily be replaced by Statement Marine if they choose to, in time.
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To me it doesn't make sense to risk the turbines when they are so expensive to rebuild.
Last edited by Kings11; 11-07-2014 at 09:25 PM.