No I am not saying that is what caused the accident, just saying that the area between the 2 corners is sketch. There isn't a lot of room to maneuver and big boats love to fly through there.
Are you saying you’ve planed in a Hobie Cat? Don’t think that’s a thing. I’ve planed a Hobie 33, but not a cat. I’ve also been on a Kerr 55 planing downwind… trimming will not achieve the desired result. Try yore helm.
What type of boat did you use for for driving portion?
yes but your boat is not a catWho said the driver hasn’t gone to a driving school?
I tend to crank the wheel hard and throttle on through that turn in all the cigs I’ve owned like I’m at the inside marina turn during the Key west race.Never felt unsafe one time in any of them going through there.
juuuuuust sayin.
That's exactly how I remember my son telling the story after he took the class.
Agree, had friends and family close by when it happened.
Turning....drives in neutral position.
I meant to respond to this comment not the previous one just above from me.
I've heard someone use the term "dailing in" for this process.
Couldn’t agree more. We have a Mach with twins and that turn every time will get your attention. Natural current/flow from the turn, rollers from people coming on/off plane to go into/out of sand bar, and rollers from boats coming and going makes for an interesting feel. Gets my attention every time. The DW is my dream boat and they truly have the perfect set. I can only imagine it was a fluke incident for this driver and happy they are all alive and what sounds to be recoverable. Just an ego dent is the best outcome.
If you think this is bad, you should see the comments on RiverWhips…Everybody jump to conclusions and pretend your conclusion with zero first hand experience is better than everyone else’s that wasn’t there.
Everybody jump to conclusions and pretend your conclusion with zero first hand experience is better than everyone else’s that wasn’t there.
Same here, that corner makes me feel uncomfortable. Not so much in my 19 foot boat, the 22 jet just a bit, my 29 is a lot of boat and I slow for the turn and power through it.
It's not high performance to him until it has a cop motor in it
Correct
I’ve always felt weird in that turn and thought it was just me.
I agree. We went up today and it felt even weirder after this thread.
And the trailer has cop tiresIt's not high performance to him until it has a cop motor in it
People love to speculate. Glad everyone is ok. It’s just one of those things. Shit happens.
So you have a Vista Cruiser with the 455 in it
Thanks for the update
Awesome to know they're all mending.
So you have a Vista Cruiser with the 455 in it
So you have a Vista Cruiser with the 455 in it
High performance is relative. I have a Caliber 1, it's considered a "performance" boat and will run just over 70 but I wouldn't consider it "high performance". Now someone that has only been on a basic Searay or Bayliner type boat may consider my boat "high performance".
I would consider a boat high performance at 90mph plus but someone like @Bullhead bully would consider a boat that runs 90-95 a cruiser
Damn. by the stds. that you guys set for a performance boat I guess I'm piloting the equivalent of an old Checker Marathon.
Throw experience to the mix, and that turns an average boat into a complicated mess, I don't consider my Family truckster deck boat a high performance craft, It probably runs 78 trimmed up. But I've run it for twenty years and I still don't know every scenario.So you have a Vista Cruiser with the 455 in it
High performance is relative. I have a Caliber 1, it's considered a "performance" boat and will run just over 70 but I wouldn't consider it "high performance". Now someone that has only been on a basic Searay or Bayliner type boat may consider my boat "high performance".
I would consider a boat high performance at 90mph plus but someone like @Bullhead bully would consider a boat that runs 90-95 a cruiser
