- - Scary moment in Key West
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sonicss42
11-16-2015 07:34 AM
Link worked fine. Thank you.
MSGANGWAY
11-16-2015 07:55 AM
WHY is everyone shocked I don't think they ever raced did they?? they should have made them start in the back
TYPHOON
11-16-2015 08:39 AM
I don't get what happened. What would make that boat react like that? Was the steering still in tack? I get that it was ****ty water in a turn but looked like it came from no where.
AZMIDLYF
11-16-2015 08:46 AM
Looked like it hit a big roller just right and kicked it over on its side violently.
glassdave
11-16-2015 08:49 AM
Originally Posted by TYPHOON
(Post 4376486)
I don't get what happened. What would make that boat react like that? Was the steering still in tack? I get that it was ****ty water in a turn but looked like it came from no where.
any idea whether they were spinning in or out? Spinning in causes a cat to react looser and more violently when pushed where spinning out will help pull the boat back down. Tell ya what it looked ruff in that clip. You know as well as i do if it looks ruff on video it was RUFF. Glad all are ok, any boat going over is scary . . . .
that looked like a trip/stuff/roll in a turn
Smarty
11-16-2015 09:46 AM
Originally Posted by TYPHOON
(Post 4376486)
I don't get what happened. What would make that boat react like that? Was the steering still in tack? I get that it was ****ty water in a turn but looked like it came from no where.
I watched the video about 10 times, to try to figure out a logical and engineeering response to your question, which I think is a great question.
My assumption?
1. The drives were turned and not straight, in combination with catching part or all off of WHM rooster tail, which may have created some addtional lift on the starboard side of the HP mafia boat. The hydrodynamic force of the rooster tail, in combination with the drives turned, exiting WHM wake, plus the addition wakes created a kettle of trouble water for the boat as it tried to turn.
2. I have never driven a catamaran, but after hearing the drivers talk through the years, that is what my assumption, not fact, bu tmy assumption would be based on.
I am glad to hear no one was hurt, learn from mistakes, keep racing.
I hope to hear in this thread from some of the experienced cat racers, ie Geico guys chime in, to help educate me and others on why the boat did react like that.
MSGANGWAY
11-16-2015 09:51 AM
looked like he got in over his head and prop wash from boat in front of him and lack of experience
Do you not want participants on OSO ? I am confused, I like learning from this site, who specifically offends you (I think I know) ? I have 2100 posts in 15 years on this site.
Tell us (OSO) exactly, be specific who is the keyboard commando and why? This is going to get interesting
Sydwayz
11-16-2015 10:35 AM
BTW, that's a terrible way to remove vinyl graphics from the side if your boat. :D
