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Haulover Inlet...Anyone ever been through there on a boat?

Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:20 am
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
9836 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:20 am
The videos on YT are incredible displays of stupidity which makes them fascinating. Can't imagine having the money to buy some of these boats and not know how to drive one. YT has tons of videos.

YT - Going way too fast

This post was edited on 3/30/21 at 10:35 am
Posted by CMBears1259
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
4030 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:23 am to
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Anyone ever been through there on a boat? The videos on YT are incredible displays of stupidity which makes them fascinating. Can't imagine having the money to buy some of these boats and not know how to drive one. YT has tons of videos.


Never been through there on a boat, but agree the videos are fascinating.
Posted by 14&Counting
Eugene, OR
Member since Jul 2012
37637 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:25 am to
Yeah I love the videos. Looks like it can be pretty treacherous with the tide going in and out
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118823 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:26 am to
I'm hooked on these videos. I catch myself saying, "don't do it dumbass" a lot.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118823 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:28 am to
The SeeVees, NorTechs, HCBs, and Midnight Express's always come out for the win. Then you have the 17' Boston Whaler that plows through with no problem.
Posted by Bruco
Charlotte, NC
Member since Aug 2016
2792 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:36 am to
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The SeeVees, NorTechs, HCBs, and Midnight Express's always come out for the win. Then you have the 17' Boston Whaler that plows through with no problem.


Love those videos. Some 45 foot midnight express will bury its nose and then the “black top legend” rips through in his little BW.

On a similar note, The Qualified Captain is another social media must follow. Love me some boat ramp champs
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57486 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:38 am to
wavy_boats on Instagram is full of these. The guy sit there all day and films every boat going in and out.
Posted by deNYEd
Houston
Member since Jul 2007
9689 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:38 am to
Weird, I will actually be there this weekend
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:39 am to
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I will actually be there this weekend



really makes you think...
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118823 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:39 am to
Inlets like Haulover and Jupiter produce treacherous conditions when the tide is running out and the there are moderate to strong easterly winds. The current running out compresses the period between the waves rolling in and you get a higher frequency of wave addition. If you catch a wave adding peak on peak you're in for a rough time.
Posted by dome53
Member since Apr 2009
1830 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:39 am to
You can tell who doesn't know what they're doing just by speed and where their passengers are located. The video from a few days ago had a dad near the bow holding his toddler in one hand and beer in the other while the captain tip toes his 24' yamaha through. Kid is lucky to be alive but doesn't have a chance in life with his dad's decision making skills.

Then you have a 40' fountain that could chew through the inlet but instead the captain takes it at idle doing everything he can to sink it.
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
31061 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:40 am to
I have been to most on the inlets from Jupiter, FL and South. You better know what you are doing at any of them.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21925 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:43 am to
I watched Wavy Boats do a live feed and he mentioned it's only like that maybe 2 hours a day kn average, most of the time its relatively calm. I watch his videos all the time, it proves to me that having money doesn't mean you know how to handle a boat.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:44 am to
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I have been to most on the inlets from Jupiter, FL and South


I used to live just inside Jupiter Inlet and have been in and out of a lot of inlets in that area and agree, I've some major frickups around there
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118823 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:45 am to
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You can tell who doesn't know what they're doing just by speed and where their passengers are located. The video from a few days ago had a dad near the bow holding his toddler in one hand and beer in the other while the captain tip toes his 24' yamaha through.


I saw one were they they had an out of shape 60ish year old woman riding on the front of the center console of Key West in the 28' range with dual outboard and they hit one of the steep waves and she flew up and crashed to the deck of the boat. She might be dead.
Posted by csorre1
Member since Apr 2010
6357 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:47 am to
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it proves to me that having money doesn't mean you know how to handle a boat.


I would think the only guarantee would be that an older person in a shitty boat knows how to handle it. Too many wanna be captains out there with more money than sense to think a nice boat equals a veteran captain.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
118823 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:48 am to
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Some 45 foot midnight express will bury its nose


Of all the big center consoles the Midnight Express impresses me the least. SeeVees seem to crush it every time regardless of size.
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
9836 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:51 am to
Knocked out

This one is similar, guy probably has brain damage.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
21906 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:52 am to
Boats vs Haulover channel on Youtube is pretty good. And the "Boneheaded boaters of the week" videos on Broncos Guru channel
Posted by Bruco
Charlotte, NC
Member since Aug 2016
2792 posts
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:54 am to
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This one is similar, guy probably has brain damage.


What the hell is he doing up there?

Also boggles my mind that kids won’t have life jackets on in these videos. I’m not a life jackets all the time kinda guy, but for 5-10 minutes through chop like that? That’s borderline child endangerment.
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