LSC crash???
06-14-2012 | 06:08 PM
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Normally that area is no problem for my little 24 it drafts very little on plane. This year I heard the water level was down so I was taking it easy just on plane at 25mph and I grounded it, and it was the first time I have every grounded. And it was not fun it slowed me down real fast. I killed the engine and jumped off the boat to check everything. Everything looked ok so I walked the boat to deeper water before I tried to start it again, and it was good so I went home.
The big difference between my grounding and this guys is I would never do 45-50mph in a shallow area, and I was a dumb a$$ myself for doing 25mph just because I could last year.
Again I'm so glad everyone is alright!!
06-14-2012 | 07:06 PM
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One more thing to add,
This is a dangerous hobby we all share. So glad everyone in this accident is OK and nobody was injured or worse. None of us are perfect and we all make mistakes, lets all take a lesson from this. I know I will never run fast again in a known shallow area, and I bet the owner of the boat in this thread will not do it again either.
Be safe out there guys!
This is a dangerous hobby we all share. So glad everyone in this accident is OK and nobody was injured or worse. None of us are perfect and we all make mistakes, lets all take a lesson from this. I know I will never run fast again in a known shallow area, and I bet the owner of the boat in this thread will not do it again either.
Be safe out there guys!
06-14-2012 | 07:09 PM
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Couple of comments here if I might.
#1. If the drives hit hard enough to roll the boat there damn sure would be damage. Probably no skegs at the least. Props would also have battle scars. Especially at 45 MPH's. Anyone seen the drives yet? At higher speeds where the drives are semi surfacing and the hull is flying damage may have been more minimal but at 45 it'd be like hitting a submerged telephone pole.
#2. Is it me or does the deck at the bow appear to be seperated from the hull in the picture of the boat upside down?
#1. If the drives hit hard enough to roll the boat there damn sure would be damage. Probably no skegs at the least. Props would also have battle scars. Especially at 45 MPH's. Anyone seen the drives yet? At higher speeds where the drives are semi surfacing and the hull is flying damage may have been more minimal but at 45 it'd be like hitting a submerged telephone pole.
#2. Is it me or does the deck at the bow appear to be seperated from the hull in the picture of the boat upside down?
06-14-2012 | 07:18 PM
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06-14-2012 | 07:29 PM
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Was this 32 a MCOB? If so it wouldn't be an apples to apples comparison when water comes in from two places (cockpit and open bow area) and there is less sealed structure (open bow vs closed deck).
06-14-2012 | 07:31 PM
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No, that was his old boat 'beaver retriever'... This was the new one, closed deck
Last edited by AJ POWERPLAY; 06-14-2012 at 07:44 PM.
