Thread: 39 Gladiator Accident Texas
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05-11-2009 01:37 PM
Guys we were there when it happened. As everyone is saying,the driver just turned too sharp going too fast. The boat spun out and then rolled. Everyone on board was thrown. There was 10 boats on scene as soon as it happened and people were pulled out quickly. No life threatening injuries. A few broken bones,everyone is very lucky. Here is a few pics we took.
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05-11-2009 01:50 PM
Why would anyone feel the need to turn a boat hard at speed unless in a race?
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05-11-2009 02:18 PM
Glad everyone will recover. Sad to hear about nonetheless..
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05-11-2009 02:34 PMGood thing they're all ok.
damn shame about the boat...
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05-11-2009 04:46 PM
I never make a hard turn in my boat....its a big ocean, no need for it. I usually have 3-4 guests on my boat who trust that I know what I am doing. I know the techniques used to set up for and execute a turn at speed, but I'm not looking to use those techniques if I don't need to, especially with people in the boat.
I hate to hear about these accidents but they always serve as a reminder to excercise caution. If anything can be taken away from this, it is that; BE CAREFUL!
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05-12-2009 09:26 AMHas anyone heard how everyone is doing?
Hot Licks Racing 371, seriousoffshore.com where everyone is an expert.
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05-12-2009 09:46 AMIt doesn't necessarily have to be a hard turn or even high speed. There was that incident last year where the guy rolled at about 35 in an easy turn- If I remember he had his mother or grandmother on board.
People got used to very neutral handling boats over many years. Steps are a different game. A guy really has two choices, learn by experimentation what works and what doesn't, or get some instruction. The first one is sort of like learning to box by booking money matches with a ranked heavyweight.
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05-12-2009 09:51 AMGod forgives.....The 1% doesn't!!!!!!
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05-12-2009 10:10 AMGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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05-12-2009 03:16 PMI remember the last time Stecz tried that.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6lNNw0Kq3kGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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05-12-2009 05:24 PMSeems Cigarettes have one of the more aggressive designs that are less forgiving when a mistake is made. They are leading the V bottom spin record so far.
The Nortechs have trouble to but they seem to entrap too much air only when on the trailers. They are leading the "kissing asphalt" category in both the V bottom and Cat class.