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Central Scrutinizer
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 Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:16 am Post subject: Not Packery or Port A - But a Valuable Lesson |
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Came across this and it shows just how bad (and how quickly) things can go bad when coming into a pass with strong following seas.
https://youtu.be/o6ncSAEqxw8 |
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DMAC
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:20 am Post subject: |
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| Ow! Slowed when he should have go'ed? |
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Tyler
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| DMAC wrote: | | Ow! Slowed when he should have go'ed? |
yup, should have blasted through there a lot faster...
NOT using the throttle can get you in just as much trouble as using it too much...
becky
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| ziacatcher wrote: | | However I bet if you were fishing naked Ranger Rick would have a problem with that |
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rustynail11
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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I believe that is Jupiter Inlet in FL. Read the story about the surfer paddling over to pull the boater out of the water.
More throttle definitely needed in this situation. |
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landlocked beachbum
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm wrote: | | DMAC wrote: | | Ow! Slowed when he should have go'ed? |
yup, should have blasted through there a lot faster...
NOT using the throttle can get you in just as much trouble as using it too much...
becky |
You're darn tootin! Combine bad throttle control with bad surfing skills and a problem can come up FAST! There are also times when coming in with such conditions that one can't just go straight ahead, if there's another big peak there. That, I would call "driving off the front bumper", instead of looking and thinking ahead of trouble. 
He also came thru in a larger set of waves. Those just behind were much smaller. Like I said.... bad (nonexistent?) surfing skills.....
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rodandroll
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Been there almost done that. I have also found that in addition to power and speed you need to keep the motor trimmed out in those circumstances so as to help keep the bow up.
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Johninaustin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:14 am Post subject: |
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There is something weird about that whole thing, the boat just does not look right at all.
We all were thinking that he either had water in the hull or the fishboxes up front were full. Combining that with full down motor trim led to a bad day. |
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ROBDOG
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| That boat does look loaded down. This made me remember I had a dream last night I forgot to put the plug in and sank my boat. I guess that would be considered a nightmare. |
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BayFly
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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| This reminds me of being west bound one day on Baffin Bay when the wind was very strong. If you haven't experienced it on Baffin, it will get your attention. |
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landlocked beachbum
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Johninaustin wrote: | There is something weird about that whole thing, the boat just does not look right at all.
We all were thinking that he either had water in the hull or the fishboxes up front were full. Combining that with full down motor trim led to a bad day. |
I thought the same thing myself.....
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Im Headed South
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| Boat was damaged and had taken on a bunch of water prior to trying to come back through the inlet, you can see how low is was sitting in the water. |
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:25 am Post subject: |
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| Im Headed South wrote: | | Boat was damaged and had taken on a bunch of water prior to trying to come back through the inlet, you can see how low is was sitting in the water. |
ah, so you think he was WOT and just didn't have enough ponies to get through anyway?
becky
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| ziacatcher wrote: | | However I bet if you were fishing naked Ranger Rick would have a problem with that |
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landlocked beachbum
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Lots of water in a hull is dangerous in more ways than some folks think. In this situation, the stern lifting and then the boat decelerating as it hits the wave in front will cause said liquid ballast to rush forward, turning an already dicey situation into a real snowball, really fast!
All that being said, if the guy had waited to move thru between wave sets, I think that he most likely would have made it.
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