Desert Storm/APBA Boat rolls during race at Havasu (Pics/Vid)

[cigdaze]

...Tittled under another manufacture, and sold by a Florida dealer to a guy out in CA...

WTF?...All you can do is shake your head.

 

[Ryan Beckley]

The Amazing thing was the guy who bought the boat thought it was a SKATER when he bought it! It's hard to believe someone could spend that much money without doing the homework first and know the difference between boats........

 

[Wardey]

Yep....I wasn't going to mention names.........and tittled as a __________. Dave

 

[baddogz28]

The Amazing thing was the guy who bought the boat thought it was a SKATER when he bought it! It's hard to believe someone could spend that much money without doing the homework first and know the difference between boats........

Wait you mean that's NOT a Skater? :leaving: :rofl:

 

[Ryan Beckley]

yea well he posted a bunch of the story somewhere else......shady deals happen every day.....I am just glad the guys are OK....they seem to be taking the accident very well. I hope they think about it and take it a little more seriously for there sake!

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

AH!!! NOW I know what boat that is... I was looking at the pictures trying to figure it out earlier this week. Thanks guys! Glad nobody got hurt!

 

[Wardey]

Yes, I was contacted by a well respected boat person who sent me pictures of the boat asking if it was an Extreme, I said yes I beleive it's the old Ettore boat that had the canopy cut off. I said, "Doe's the hull ID number start with FZK ?" He say's ," No, it's ________.His reply was, "Wow, they have a hull ID # as a ________________ ???? I said "no way, it's an Extreme." It was a total mess. Excuse me, you can't change the hull numbers on a boat !!! I think that is A LITTLE illegal !!!! Long....long...story. Dave

 

[Wardey]

The white boat is the one that was chopped. The blue boat is the only pleasure open cock-pit 39 Extreme ever built. Dave

 

[phragle]

Im not a boat designer...bu to me that front step looks further forward than most..

 

[Wardey]

The step was played with alot. Spates changed it a few times after the Ettore boat was built and had it where it worked perfect when the hull molds were sold. Dave

 

[Tom A.]

I inquired about the white boat a few years ago when it was listed for sale as a Skater V. I was told that it was an Extreme built by Skater. There were a few other things that didn't jive that I can't remember now so I did not pursue it.

 

[Wardey]

I inquired about the white boat a few years ago when it was listed for sale as a Skater V. I was told that it was an Extreme built by Skater. There were a few other things that didn't jive that I can't remember now so I did not pursue it.

Skater has NEVER built an Extreme. The only thing they might have in common was that Mike Peters designed the original 39 mold. I don't know if he did any Skater molds. Dave

 

[Tom A.]

I knew that and that is why I did not buy it. There was too much mis-representation going on back then. That boat when it raced was a badazz looking boat.

 

[shifter]

I think that most people who own boats should race atleast once to find out what the limits are to the equipment they have.

We are helping them make some changes to the boat to help it be more stable and keep this kind of accident from happening again to them.

Sean, you are king of an expert on the f2 boats what happened to you and Dick S? Was it similar to this?

Th steps on the boat are stock for the early Extremes.

pat W

 

[shifter]

Tom A, That is not the same boat. That boat is now AVR see pic.

Ettore had 1 powerplay ,2 extremes, and a fountain. The first extreme (white boat) is now Justins and the 2nd extreme (white purple orange etc) is now Daves.

pat W

 

[Sean Stinson]

I think that most people who own boats should race atleast once to find out what the limits are to the equipment they have.

We are helping them make some changes to the boat to help it be more stable and keep this kind of accident from happening again to them.

Sean, you are king of an expert on the f2 boats what happened to you and Dick S? Was it similar to this?

Th steps on the boat are stock for the early Extremes.

pat W

Same exact thing Pat set it on the front step and backed off just a bit going into the turn and pivoted it on the step....Same thing in St. Pete spun it on the step if anything upsets it in the turn you better be ready to drive it out of it!!!!

 

[Sean Stinson]

Run the video and pause it at the 12 second mark......you can see where he set to go into the turn because you can see the water starting to vent out of the step which means the back is already starting to break loose....and whoops here we go hope the water is warm!!!!! Anyway Pat has been doing alot of work with boats as far as CG, Engine and drive placement so that they're much more stable all around as well as fast!!!! And lets not forget that his drive performs extremely well as he has been raising the bar for years!!!

 

[Tank]

I knew that and that is why I did not buy it. There was too much mis-representation going on back then. That boat when it raced was a badazz looking boat.

My wife took that pic at the Ventura offshore races in the early 2000's. It was a week or two before scot Conrad stuffed it in Florida.


Hey sean, where's the pics of the f-2 roll? I know you have them to post!

 

[Sean Stinson]

My wife took that pic at the Ventura offshore races in the early 2000's. It was a week or two before scot Conrad stuffed it in Florida.


Hey sean, where's the pics of the f-2 roll? I know you have them to post!

I will see if I can locate them!!!!:sifone::sifone:

 

[Sean Stinson]

You asked here's the first 3!!!

Frames 1, 2, & 3!!!!!