Storm on Lake Roosevelt (WA) August 2014 during the McCoys Marina Poker Run. 75 mph winds and 5 foot seas. A boat capsizes around 5:00.
Thread: McCoys Poker Run Hit By Storm
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12-22-2014 01:19 AM
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12-22-2014 01:20 AM
Part 2 of storm, 75 mph winds and 5 foot seas
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12-22-2014 01:21 AM
Part 3 of Storm. 75 mph winds and 5 foot seas
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12-23-2014 12:19 AMMy nephew in Spokane told me about that storm that came through. Holy crap Batman!!!!!!
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12-23-2014 02:34 AM
Hell of a storm, First thing I would have done seeing that comming is to push off. just enough headway to maintain steerage straight into it. Nothing good comes from drunken amateur hour on the beach.
On a side note...was that Crispin Glover doing the video??P-4077 "The Swamp" S.B.Y.C. and Michigan medboat mothership
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12-24-2014 01:16 AMWatching the one boat out in the storm, looked like an open bow with 2 or three people in the bow, made me wonder about the ability of some people's seamanship.....
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12-26-2014 10:40 AM
There are several stories about getting caught in bad weather. I took the boys out with 25 Baja by myself. Bad storm hit, my friends cruiser broke loose . We caught it before talking out neighbors dock. I got back to town , getting boat out by myself, forgot lower unit was down, broke the scag off. You only have to do that once in your life! I check 5 times every time I take the boat out!
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12-29-2014 10:43 AMI think that may be the worst one I've ever seen. Calm to 5' in a matter of minutes. And during a poker run is really a mess.
I did get caught once on the south side of Lopez Island, by myself, where the water went from calm to probably 8' in a matter of minutes. That was on the fourth of July way back......Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!