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Swamped!

This clip is 10 years old now but shows why people need to pay attention.

I think the flatbottom driver could've avoided this but IMO the cruiser driver was at fault.

VIDEO

Flatty driver saw it coming, drove right into it. Should have been gone before it happened. Shame on the cruiser driver for doing that with all those boats around.

Hey Jerry, we have a boat at the bottom of Lake Powell from the unsuspecting family in a tuna boat who swamped us and sank it in 120 of water. We even hired divers and never found the boat. We just found another Hallett hull that needed to be built and rigged and the boys learned some of what they know today in part, due to that loss. Good trade, in my book!

That blows. Hey Jerry I like the other vids. They do sound better than whackers.

Been there Done That This was the aftermath of a Big Cruiser that came to close

The law states that you the owner/driver of a water craft are responsable for your wake. I guess it would be hard to find a slacker to do his job and enforce the law. Yet they waite behind bush's to give you a ticket for noise.

Originally Posted by Beautiful Noise

Been there Done That This was the aftermath of a Big Cruiser that came to close

Please tell Me that wasn't a Miller under water.

I totally disagree and I've seen this situation before.

The flatbottom owner certainly knew what other boats operated there before he went. He chose to launch his boat there.
If someones boat can't take the waves don't blame all the other boats on the water for your bad choice in boats and stupidity that you didn't take the time to make a splash guard.
Operate at your own risk or leave it home in the garage.
Waaaaa

Here's my take. Immediately off the ramp is almost always a "no wake" zone so there's strike one at the cruiser driver.
The proximity of the cruiser to the other boats was not conducive to hammering the throttle in my opinion.
The simple fact that the flat was trying to get away as the cruiser did his thing also indicates this may have been 100% intentional.

I say the cruiser driver wins "hemorrhoid of the week" for that stunt. What do I know though, I just have 20 Grand sitting on the bottom of Powell from nearly the same situation?

Originally Posted by Unchained

I totally disagree and I've seen this situation before.

The flatbottom owner certainly knew what other boats operated there before he went. He chose to launch his boat there.
If someones boat can't take the waves don't blame all the other boats on the water for your bad choice in boats and stupidity that you didn't take the time to make a splash guard.
Operate at your own risk or leave it home in the garage.
Waaaaa

Come on guy did you see all the flats there. Most guys we know with cruisers are alot more curtious. By the way I don't think a splash gaurd would have stopped that.

Originally Posted by Unchained

I totally disagree and I've seen this situation before.

The flatbottom owner certainly knew what other boats operated there before he went. He chose to launch his boat there.
If someones boat can't take the waves don't blame all the other boats on the water for your bad choice in boats and stupidity that you didn't take the time to make a splash guard.
Operate at your own risk or leave it home in the garage.
Waaaaa

Bad choice n boats !

Think you need to go back to the " LARGE BOAT NO BRAIN " forum ................ Fag !

Originally Posted by Unchained

I totally disagree and I've seen this situation before.

The flatbottom owner certainly knew what other boats operated there before he went. He chose to launch his boat there.
If someones boat can't take the waves don't blame all the other boats on the water for your bad choice in boats and stupidity that you didn't take the time to make a splash guard.
Operate at your own risk or leave it home in the garage.
Waaaaa

This may be the dumbest post I've ever read...

(and in this crowd, that's saying something )