n2otoofast4u
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Doesn’t look good. I was sent the pic. I know who used to own it, hopefully all who do now and around are ok.
Not the one I had. That one was built after mine.Looks like @ONE-A-DAY old boat. I believe @Bullhead bully had it before him.
Mybrother read on Facebook one of the outdrives broke and it made a hard right.
Not likely. I pulled one of the lanyards by accident at 90, boat tracked straight.My brother read on Facebook one of the outdrives broke and it made a hard right.
My brother read on Facebook one of the outdrives broke and it made a hard right.
Wrong place to use that fitting. Not a lot strength and a lot of stress right there. Especially being an aluminum fitting.I was inquiring about purchasing this boat before this. Thankfully he said nobody was injured. He sent me a picture of one of the hydraulic steering lines that blew. Said he had no steering.
That explains a lot although that boat had rams on both sides, the other with the tie bar would have kept it straight, that’s why it was built with duals.I was inquiring about purchasing this boat before this. Thankfully he said nobody was injured. He sent me a picture of one of the hydraulic steering lines that blew. Said he had no steering.
Several people that are very familiar with this area have stated it is littered with jet skis and boat was likely cut off and had to make a hard right to avoid them. That's all speculation, but could be what happened.
Could have turned out a lot worse if people were in the water or on the beach.
That explains a lot although that boat had rams on both sides, the other with the tie bar would have kept it straight, that’s why it was built with duals.
With hydraulic steering, which I assume this has...if a line blows do you have zero steering control?
I was inquiring about purchasing this boat before this. Thankfully he said nobody was injured. He sent me a picture of one of the hydraulic steering lines that blew. Said he had no steering.
It’s a boat that basically won’t go slow with all the weight on the transom, and you can’t see over the bow for quite a bit of time when coming out of the hole. It won’t plane until about 40 and falls off plane if you drop below that. One of my favorite boats of the Daytonas I owned but it’s not the best for a crowded area. And it will spin if held in a turn too whe one of the engines starts to cavitate from the prop wash of the other. I’ll shut up at this point. I just believe in That boat and the guy who rigged it, a mechanical engineer in Washington state who I bought it from. My best was 14 minutes from the Thompson bay buoy line to the springs at 530 amBecause that probably broke on impact.
You owned the boat, and have pretty much debunked every possible excuse aside from the driver admitting he screwed up.
ExactlyFukn-A you guys! It's like listening to msnbc or something with all the speculative guesses.
I'm just glad to hear nobody was hurt.
Fukn-A you guys! It's like listening to msnbc or something with all the speculative guesses.
I'm just glad to hear nobody was hurt.
I'd use steel JIC / AN vs the aluminum AN. When I repowered my Hallett 19SS with a new 200HP Evinrude, I used factory Seastar hose with brass JIC fittings designed for power steering pressure.I wouldn't expect an AN fitting like that to be used for hydraulic. Not sure if that's what really caused the accident, just something I wouldn't do personally.
I just saw pic and thought an type fittings are a no on hydraulic ?Wrong place to use that fitting. Not a lot strength and a lot of stress right there. Especially being an aluminum fitting.
That's the old school way of doing it. The first Twin Eliminators that Dave was rigging had those types of setups. The Diggler was like that the first time I sold it for the original owner.View attachment 1238479
This is why I don't use hydraulic..... I'm kidding, I'm kidding!!!!!!
I am glad everyone is ok. The big weekends seem insane lately.
Good place to come up on shore too, looked soft at least.
Actually I put 330 ECU's in the engines, so your theory has merit, good catchWait a tic, those aren't 300's, they are 330's. Must have been the mislabeling of the stickers that caused this accident.
I hear some utv's have sticker issues also. Too soon?