Ghost Riding Boat in Monsoon

[Boat Bling]

Some bad monsoon storms have rolled through Phoenix over the past few days. The winds from a microburst even sent a friend's boat on a ghost ride of about 250 yards and someone caught it on video. Lesson learned, chock the tires even while sitting on flat ground. Bimini, cover and trailer jack ruined but fortunately no other damage beside needing a serious detail.

[video=youtube_https;ua_QIELDaAc]https://youtu.be/ua_QIELDaAc[/video]

-Zack

 

[HavaToon]

That sucks! Nice of these guys to video it rather than help the poor guy out.

 

[Singleton]

That sucks! Nice of these guys to video it rather than help the poor guy out.

If I had something I would try but with that wind you would need to get both sides and fast. You never know if you get one side would that start turning boat and next thing you know it goes over on its side.

 

[Enen]

I was out there yesterday helping a buddy who's boat lift broke during Friday's storm.

 

[bk2drvr]

Three replies and no wake boat comments?

 

[spectra3279]

Good thing they didn't help. They would have been swamped by the wake.





Better?

 

[Backlash]

Lake Not-So-Pleasant.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

That sucks! Nice of these guys to video it rather than help the poor guy out.

WTF are they going to do, jump in front of a few tons of runaway boat? In the middle of a thunderstorm?

There is heroics and then there is stupidity.

 

[CobraDave]

WTF are they going to do, jump in front of a few tons of runaway boat? In the middle of a thunderstorm?

There is heroics and then there is stupidity.

They could have dropped the anchor.

 

[Motor Boater]

This happened in my neighborhood yesterday

 

[bk2drvr]

WTF are they going to do, jump in front of a few tons of runaway boat? In the middle of a thunderstorm?

There is heroics and then there is stupidity.

Actually just driving up behind it and stopping would have shielded the wind enough to stop it from rolling and been a safe maneuver.

 

[renodaytona]

Some gnarly videos being posted of the storms down there. The pics from Mead of all the tore up boats is horrible.