re: Boating question - What does it mean to 'let it eat'?

To let it eat
Definition:
To continue to give throttle regardless of outcome and with complete disregard for damages incurred upon equipment or bodily injury.

“We about to run aground and kicking up oyster shells,! Fk it let it eat”
“ sounds like the clutch is slipping fk it let it eat”
“This grinder is almost smoked fk it let it eat”

It’s not so much about how fast one is going but more about a disregard for the out come of the attempt to just keep going.