Sequence Of The Week: Look Mom, No Drive
 

Last weekend's 7 Mile Offshore Grand Prix in the Florida Key delivered a wild start to the 2023 offshore powerboat racing season, https://www.speedonthewater.com/sequ...-mom-no-drive/

Holy cow! Great pics :D

How the hell did you get those shots.

Incredible!

just WOW

Always some amazing shots! But, how did that boat not sink?

If you look at the last shot showing the stern, where the driveshaft would pass thru appears well above the waterline.

Print these instructions out and keep in the boat.

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What to do when you lose a drive

1. Make sure the bilge pumps are set to "on" or "auto".
2. Call your buddy and tell him to go to the ramp and get your trailer in the water
3. Move forward and stay on plane until on the trailer
4. If you have a 250 pound driver/throttleman/navigator/friend/wife around, ask them to sit on the front deck

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get on the plane when your single drive gets blown off 😂

If you lose your only drive, skip 2 and 3 in the list.