The Fountain video
03-11-2022, 07:24 PM
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Ive never watched the video all the way through. A very close friend was working at the place where the boat was brought in and everyone was offloaded. they fixed the boat as well. my friend told me the owner was a super nice guy and very humble and aware of the injuries and what happened, he was a good guy the complete time and very concerned about the others. I cant just pile on, everyone makes mistakes. unlike the kid with the 39 above who now owns the redone 50 from tnt.. he laughs about that accident on IG.. now thats a problem.
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03-11-2022, 07:49 PM
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I know everyone’s seen it ten times over but I happened to run across it again today and watched a few times. Still uncertain what happened. Guy looks like a complete nerd etc etc. What was more upsetting than anything was the fact he just sat on the floor likely a little stunned but had no auto reactions to secure and check everyone. That should be instant unless he was KO’d but clearly wasn’t. What a day to have a buddy install a dash cam. Damm
- boat didn’t appear to be over trimmed
- I didn’t see any big wake that was claimed to cause
- didn’t appear to be turning sharp but maybe a little
- should’ve drive through it rather than pulling out of it?
- step bottom have anything to do with it?
Wtf - remember when I first saw this years ago I assumed he hit a big boat wake and hooked a trim tab.
Lastly I’m surprised bald man hasn’t been on dr Phil from all the criticism and bs he got and deserved over all the years. Gotta be about number one fk up guy on the boating net plus.
- boat didn’t appear to be over trimmed
- I didn’t see any big wake that was claimed to cause
- didn’t appear to be turning sharp but maybe a little
- should’ve drive through it rather than pulling out of it?
- step bottom have anything to do with it?
Wtf - remember when I first saw this years ago I assumed he hit a big boat wake and hooked a trim tab.
Lastly I’m surprised bald man hasn’t been on dr Phil from all the criticism and bs he got and deserved over all the years. Gotta be about number one fk up guy on the boating net plus.
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03-11-2022, 08:04 PM
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Took my 85 yr old dad and another old timer on the burnt store fun run last Saturday. On the way down there, out of the blue, my dad said I should take the boat out to Lake Mead, he said it’s beautiful and “like glass”. I told him I’d heard otherwise. Have no idea what inspired him to bring up Mead.
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03-11-2022, 08:45 PM
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10 years ago, my 32 AT was plenty on any weekend and now, its pretty bumpy and impossible stay on top of the waves. The cruisers just keep getting bigger and LOTO is more like wide river so the waves just bounce back off the shore. It is like running in a 3' chop with 3-5' rollers from several directions.
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03-11-2022, 09:15 PM
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Lake St Clair is the same way. The boats keep getting bigger, and there are more of them. There are certain areas we avoid, if at all possible, on heavy traffic days. Waves from any direction at any time.
03-11-2022, 09:54 PM
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I believe the boat launched off a wake came down on the hullside and bottom outside edge becoming the running surface (false keel). Spun.
Below is from another forum:
Hey guys, I was a passenger in this boat during the accident. Yes, there are many cardinal rules broken. The most important one I feel is no life jackets worn. As crazy as it seems, we had jackets for each person but as the poker run began we realized no one else was wearing them..... How foolish we were. I have read so many nasty comments on YouTube and other sites I am in shock. My wife suffered 4 broken ribs, punctured lung and a broken foot. She has not left the house since getting home. She is in severe pain. The driver crushed his eye orbital and broke hus back at T8 ( he is a former F-2 racer with APBA). Another passenger who raced professionally for many years broke his pelvis in several places and is in a wheelchair. One of the other girls crushed her eye orbital also. The guy from lake tv fractured his hip and broke his wrist. My injuries were minor compared, busted my head open and damaged a rib or two. Everyone is black and blue. This was a very upsetting event for everyone involved. I have been around powerboats for many years and it only takes on unguarded minute to loose a life or permanently hurt people you love. I am very thankful this did not end up worse. I hope everyone learns from this. I know I will boat differently. All of the guys in the boat are members of OSO. I think it is necessary to break down the accident and discuss this, just remember these are real people who like you who love power boating and do it every weekend
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Hey guys, I was a passenger in this boat during the accident. Yes, there are many cardinal rules broken. The most important one I feel is no life jackets worn. As crazy as it seems, we had jackets for each person but as the poker run began we realized no one else was wearing them..... How foolish we were. I have read so many nasty comments on YouTube and other sites I am in shock. My wife suffered 4 broken ribs, punctured lung and a broken foot. She has not left the house since getting home. She is in severe pain. The driver crushed his eye orbital and broke hus back at T8 ( he is a former F-2 racer with APBA). Another passenger who raced professionally for many years broke his pelvis in several places and is in a wheelchair. One of the other girls crushed her eye orbital also. The guy from lake tv fractured his hip and broke his wrist. My injuries were minor compared, busted my head open and damaged a rib or two. Everyone is black and blue. This was a very upsetting event for everyone involved. I have been around powerboats for many years and it only takes on unguarded minute to loose a life or permanently hurt people you love. I am very thankful this did not end up worse. I hope everyone learns from this. I know I will boat differently. All of the guys in the boat are members of OSO. I think it is necessary to break down the accident and discuss this, just remember these are real people who like you who love power boating and do it every weekend
03-11-2022, 10:18 PM
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Someone who builds a hell of a lot of the race boats told me that was his good friend and a great racer. Just a ****ty situation.
If you watch enough races the v bottoms hook pretty frequently and people don’t bash those guy’s driving. That’s racing. Although….they are in safety gear and prepared for it. We all have the same problem in cars. We get all suited up and have all our safety gear on the race track and then when we jump in our fast street cars without all that you still drive them with the same spirit and probably push further than you should. Most of the time we never pay the consequences but every once in awhile something goes wrong and hindsight is 20/20
If you watch enough races the v bottoms hook pretty frequently and people don’t bash those guy’s driving. That’s racing. Although….they are in safety gear and prepared for it. We all have the same problem in cars. We get all suited up and have all our safety gear on the race track and then when we jump in our fast street cars without all that you still drive them with the same spirit and probably push further than you should. Most of the time we never pay the consequences but every once in awhile something goes wrong and hindsight is 20/20
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03-11-2022, 10:59 PM
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In my opinion, the only time that LOTO can be pretty rough is on Saturday afternoon from about 1-5 in the summer, and mainly from about the 6 to the 30mm. Other than that, it is not that bad. I would hate for somebody not to come to LOTO based on these "Armageddon" reports. When it does get rough, you gotta be on your toes and remember that you can always pull back on the throttle.
Shootout water can be really, really rough, but I do not think that it is as bad as it used to be, as many people now watch the actual Shootout at the bars on tv. If a guy is patient and just waits a bit before leaving, it is not nearly as bad. Testosterone and ego's are probably a bigger deal that the wave action!
I am sure that the Fountain driver is a good guy and probably a good Captain, but unfortunately just made some bad decisions that resulted in injuries...........................while being recorded.
Shootout water can be really, really rough, but I do not think that it is as bad as it used to be, as many people now watch the actual Shootout at the bars on tv. If a guy is patient and just waits a bit before leaving, it is not nearly as bad. Testosterone and ego's are probably a bigger deal that the wave action!
I am sure that the Fountain driver is a good guy and probably a good Captain, but unfortunately just made some bad decisions that resulted in injuries...........................while being recorded.
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03-11-2022, 11:58 PM
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I’m sure the guy is a great guy and it was a bad situation but the fact remains he didn’t know how to run a boat period ! You don’t run the sticks like that! And I’m sorry but he wasnt in rough water for a 38 ft boat.
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