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Jupiter Sunsation 05-12-2020 08:51 AM

Losing a whole Verado at full speed!
 
Apparently the bolts were not strong enough!


hogie roll 05-12-2020 09:01 AM

A properly designed bolted joint will have enough length between the nut and the head of the bolt to properly stretch the bolt so it doesn’t lose tension.

The larger the bolt diameter, the greater this length needs to be.

I’d be weary of a thin bracket or jack plate using huge bolts that wasn’t designed with this in mind.

LakeHuronPower 05-12-2020 09:34 AM

So instead of bringing whats left of the engine on board and taking it home, they dropped it in the water..?

Jupiter Sunsation 05-12-2020 09:46 AM


Originally Posted by LakeHuronPower (Post 4738588)
So instead of bringing whats left of the engine on board and taking it home, they dropped it in the water..?

635 lb motor hanging by the tie bar...........how would you bring that aboard? They marked it on the GPS so they sounded like they were coming back for it.

TYPHOON 05-12-2020 09:49 AM


Originally Posted by LakeHuronPower (Post 4738588)
So instead of bringing whats left of the engine on board and taking it home, they dropped it in the water..?

I was thinking the same thing. Or if you had to get towed back in.

Sydwayz 05-12-2020 09:50 AM

Qualified Captain my ass!
Who drives full throttle like that and takes their hands off the sticks?
Then starts the other motor while it's gasping air?

Wildman_grafix 05-12-2020 10:00 AM

Nice throttling,,,, geeze.

Knot 4 Me 05-12-2020 10:27 AM

So the seat and the engines both have a significant amount of travel underway...

F-2 Speedy 05-12-2020 10:59 AM

Reminds me of Ron Whites tire, it fell the Fk off..............:lolhit:

Jupiter Sunsation 05-12-2020 12:14 PM


Originally Posted by F-2 Speedy (Post 4738610)
Reminds me of Ron Whites tire, it fell the Fk off..............:lolhit:


Love Ron White.........."I had the right to be silent, I just didn't have the abillility"


Odd commentary from the camera guy, lose a motor and "in any other boat it would have capsized?" Not sure about that one unless it was a huge OB on a jon boat with a ton of weight in the front to counterweight the oversized OB.


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