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F-2 Speedy 09-19-2023 02:25 PM

How not to start your boat
 
Glad no one was hurt,


hblair 09-19-2023 03:15 PM

The captain was pushing the poor other dude out of the way. Hope they were insured. At least they had a blast.

PQ290Enticer 09-19-2023 03:45 PM

Was the captain Greek? He sure was in a hurry to get off before the other guy. There's really no context to the video so you don't know if he just got gas, maybe just got it back from being serviced. I mentioned elsewhere that I always lift the hatch to look around, run the blower and after they start I look around again. That explosion shi! scares me a lot.

boatnt 09-19-2023 05:59 PM


Originally Posted by PQ290Enticer (Post 4880359)
Was the captain Greek?.

WTF are talking about?!!??

jeff32 09-19-2023 06:08 PM

i over run the blower but sure hope it helps it does not happen to me !!!

bajaman 09-19-2023 06:33 PM


Originally Posted by PQ290Enticer (Post 4880359)
Was the captain Greek? He sure was in a hurry to get off before the other guy. There's really no context to the video so you don't know if he just got gas, maybe just got it back from being serviced. I mentioned elsewhere that I always lift the hatch to look around, run the blower and after they start I look around again. That explosion shi! scares me a lot.

Yep, definitely Greek....crazy.

PQ290Enticer 09-19-2023 06:38 PM


Originally Posted by boatnt (Post 4880365)
WTF are talking about?!!??

Well this is awkward.....I was thought the captain that abandoned the cruise ship Costa Concordia in 2012 was Greek and it turns out he was Italian. My apologizes to all Greeks and I suppose to the Italians too. I knew I should have gone with the George Costanza reference.

techman 09-19-2023 06:49 PM

That blue bimini top is probably still in orbit.

Run your blowers and check the bilge before reaching for that key, folks!


zz28zz 09-19-2023 07:36 PM

WOW! Sounded like it was right at 14.7:1 on the bilge mixture.

boatnt 09-19-2023 07:51 PM


Originally Posted by PQ290Enticer (Post 4880370)
Well this is awkward.....I was thought the captain that abandoned the cruise ship Costa Concordia in 2012 was Greek and it turns out he was Italian. My apologizes to all Greeks and I suppose to the Italians too. I knew I should have gone with the George Costanza reference.

I thought you be busy replacing lifters versus wasting time on this thread lol


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