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re: Bayou Black Boating Accident
Posted on 6/24/13 at 10:05 am to Tbooux
Posted on 6/24/13 at 10:05 am to Tbooux
Y'all are underestimating the speeds of these boats.
70 mph is not really close to what a LOT of these boats will do.
For the lighter boats (like Bullet and Allison), rigged with the bigger motors (250-300 h.p.), you're looking at mid 80's to mid 90's. Some are even faster.
The boat that crashed was a Bullet. Based on a 2009 post on another board, the deceased listed the top end speed of this boat as 88 mph with two people on board and a "full load" (full live well and full gas tank).
Clearly, just because a boat is capable of going fast doesn't mean the driver will choose to go fast. And I'm not in any way suggesting that the deceased was running at full throttle.
But WAY too many boat operators want to drive at full throttle. And there are very few waterways in Louisiana where running these boats at full throttle is a good idea.
70 mph is not really close to what a LOT of these boats will do.
For the lighter boats (like Bullet and Allison), rigged with the bigger motors (250-300 h.p.), you're looking at mid 80's to mid 90's. Some are even faster.
The boat that crashed was a Bullet. Based on a 2009 post on another board, the deceased listed the top end speed of this boat as 88 mph with two people on board and a "full load" (full live well and full gas tank).
Clearly, just because a boat is capable of going fast doesn't mean the driver will choose to go fast. And I'm not in any way suggesting that the deceased was running at full throttle.
But WAY too many boat operators want to drive at full throttle. And there are very few waterways in Louisiana where running these boats at full throttle is a good idea.
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Posted on 6/24/13 at 11:39 am to dawg23
88mph???
Posted on 6/24/13 at 11:40 am to dawg23
88mph???
Posted on 6/24/13 at 4:44 pm to dawg23
Agree with everything Dawg 23 said.
The Bullet/Allison/Stroker crowd are go fast guys that live to run their boats fast...USUALLY safely. I've ridden in several 80 mph + boats and it is a real kick in the arse.(88 in an Allison 2002 with a racing Merc 150...92 and 94 in Bullets, 95 in another Allison)
Occassionally you get some numbnuts that lack any real seat time in a FAST boat (75-105mph) and think that they can handle one with minimal experience. They usually learn REAL quick that water speed is a whole different ball game than on land.
But even when you have a capable boat, an experienced driver and good water (minimal, slight chop to break the hull free) it takes REAL driving skills to keep things accident free. One little rogue wave, brush floating tree, etc can ruin your day real quick.
But to knock someone and make jokes that lost their life doing what they love?
GTFU.
The Bullet/Allison/Stroker crowd are go fast guys that live to run their boats fast...USUALLY safely. I've ridden in several 80 mph + boats and it is a real kick in the arse.(88 in an Allison 2002 with a racing Merc 150...92 and 94 in Bullets, 95 in another Allison)
Occassionally you get some numbnuts that lack any real seat time in a FAST boat (75-105mph) and think that they can handle one with minimal experience. They usually learn REAL quick that water speed is a whole different ball game than on land.
But even when you have a capable boat, an experienced driver and good water (minimal, slight chop to break the hull free) it takes REAL driving skills to keep things accident free. One little rogue wave, brush floating tree, etc can ruin your day real quick.
But to knock someone and make jokes that lost their life doing what they love?
GTFU.
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