A wave launched the boat 50 feet

[Wicky]

Not 100% but, fuck wakeboard boats.

 

[wsuwrhr]

Reports say that, yes. I thought the same as well, at any rate, hard to say. Pretty sad.

 

[4Waters]

These boats usually float nose up in the water, this one sunk to the bottom on the lake it had catastrophic damage. Maybe not 50 but 30-40 Is still damn high. Sad deal.

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Not 100% but, fuck wakeboard boats.

I am not going to put too much on here, but we were in the area, the timelines line up, and there were 3 BIG boats that passed through this area at about the same time. That said, I am not a proponent for/against wake boats, but in this case I do not think they were the cause...... Just my .02

 

[BeerMaker]

I am not going to put too much on here, but we were in the area, the timelines line up, and there were 3 BIG boats that passed through this area at about the same time. That said, I am not a proponent for/against wake boats, but in this case I do not think they were the cause...... Just my .02

I'm not here to speculate. But I will say, to your point I didn't run accross too many wake board boats this weekend but man there was a lot of MASSIVE cruisers shoveling water.

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[Taboma]

I am not going to put too much on here, but we were in the area, the timelines line up, and there were 3 BIG boats that passed through this area at about the same time. That said, I am not a proponent for/against wake boats, but in this case I do not think they were the cause...... Just my .02

On a busy boating day, numerous wakes, often large are the rule more than the exception in that unprotected area.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I'm not here to speculate. But I will say, to your point I didn't run accross too many wake board boats this weekend but man there was a lot of MASSIVE cruisers shoveling water.

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Agreed. I didn’t see any wake surfing activity. I can’t see them wanting to be out around boats going by at 100 all weekend.

 

[wsuwrhr]

Yeap. On Mead that shit is the norm in the big areas.

On a busy boating day, numerous wakes, often large are the rule more than the exception in that unprotected area.

 

[Taboma]

Yeap. On Mead that shit is the norm in the big areas.

Mead during certain weather can dish up some of the ugliest water I've ever encountered and that includes 25 years of ocean sportfishing

 

[Runs2rch]

Mead during certain weather can dish up some of the ugliest water I've ever encountered and that includes 25 years of ocean sportfishing

Yes it can I have boated Mead since 86 and have been through tons of storms. We were always wilderness campers. Number one rule is camp in protection always. One trip it monsooned so hard they said the lake came up 4 inches. 70-80 mph winds out of nowhere. You name it and Mead will throw it at you. Havasu rough makes me laugh.

 

[Wicky]

I am not going to put too much on here, but we were in the area, the timelines line up, and there were 3 BIG boats that passed through this area at about the same time. That said, I am not a proponent for/against wake boats, but in this case I do not think they were the cause...... Just my .02

Yes, and thus the not 100%. Granted, big boats at speed don't hold a candle to a full ballast, tug boat, rollbar wake.

 

[riverroyal]

To the west of the scene is a large open area well known as a wake spot
That section of the lake is a washing machine. It has unpredictable 'holes" that occur. Its 100% different than the north side of the island. Its also different once you pass copper heading south. The water just acts different right there, no idea why. It does take wind from west more than other places.
To me its absolutely the worse part of the lake. Once i roll by copper heading south i relax

 

[RiverDave]

I am not going to put too much on here, but we were in the area, the timelines line up, and there were 3 BIG boats that passed through this area at about the same time. That said, I am not a proponent for/against wake boats, but in this case I do not think they were the cause...... Just my .02

Are you talking about those big cruisers?

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

These boats usually float nose up in the water, this one sunk to the bottom on the lake it had catastrophic damage. Maybe not 50 but 30-40 Is still damn high. Sad deal.

I may have seen pics of it. Catastrophic is the exact word to describe it. Never seen anything like it. Still hard to process it all........

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[Riverbound]

There was a video posted that got pulled off Facebook right away. The boat didn’t go 50’ in the air. It got pulled before I could really watch it to make a better guess at what might have happened.


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[Blubyu]

There was a video posted that got pulled off Facebook right away. The boat didn’t go 50’ in the air. It got pulled before I could really watch it to make a better guess at what might have happened.


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Sheriffs office will be releasing the video soon.

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

Yeap. On Mead that shit is the norm in the big areas.

Then stay off Powell , tour boats 8’ + wake 5000 wake boats

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

Mead during certain weather can dish up some of the ugliest water I've ever encountered and that includes 25 years of ocean sportfishing

Yes out in the big basin after the narrows

 

[RiverDave]

Yes, and thus the not 100%. Granted, big boats at speed don't hold a candle to a full ballast, tug boat, rollbar wake.

Cruisers can put off some massive wakes Wicky.. Especially when they are kind of half on plane like most of them usually are.

RD

 

[wallnutz]

I have seen a video of the crash, doesn’t look like it goes up 50ft.

 

[707dog]

Cruisers can put off some massive wakes Wicky.. Especially when they are kind of half on plane like most of them usually are.

RD

yes we deal with the big cruiser and yachts a lot up on the delta either grab your balls take line and catch a little air or tap out and putt thru the wakes.

 

[brgrcru]

on the delta , i have been in a trough where you could not see anything . accept the sky .
when a big ship turns the screws up , those wakes are 6/7' feet high. but enough room in them to go up one side down the other . usually have to do 3 or 4 of them at a time.
a pucker situation.

 

[Bigbore500r]

The reports of the boat flying 50’ in the air are false. My friend was the first boat on the scene, they were videoing the boat as it ran past them at speed. It crashed about 3 seconds after it passed them off his port side. The boat was running hard, caught a roller that caused the whole boat to catch about 2’ of air. Looked very controllable at first. It re-entered the water flat, but listing slightly to the starboard side. It then bounced to the port sponson, still running straight and flat, but then bounced back to starboard and this time hooked hard and rolled while spinning out. Boat came to a violent stop as it rolled, it was a very bad crash.

Nobody is sharing the video so please do not ask.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I kind of figured the 50’ reports were false when I heard them. That boat is too heavy and was not going fast enough to get that high out of the water.

 

[Raffit78]

Anytime the water conditions are bad, blame a wake boat. Anytime there’s a shooting, blame the gun. Noted.



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[Taboma]

Yes out in the big basin after the narrows

My worst day on Mead ---- on my honeymoon in 83' .
Jacked up that houseboat real good running in beam seas crossing the Overton arm with a monsoon blowing due north up the arm. The winds were howling, wave height had built up extreme, but worse the spacing was so close they were back to back it seemed. I told my wife to just hide, because the cabinets were falling off, shower doors, I mean this rocking POS was falling apart before our eyes
I'm amazed we didn't lose a pontoon or both, lol
I knew I had to come into Echo marina hot or be blown down the lake sideways. There certainly wasn't a chance in hell, I wanted to hit those seas head on should I miss, so hot it was
The attendant's eyes, who was waiting to "Catch us" (Yeah right, lol) kept growing larger as I'm coming in full fuckin tilt. No worries I thought, my plan was come in hot, then the last second throw her hard in reverse and impress the shit outta this guy who's now shitting his pants and frantically waving slow down, slow down ---- great plan, hold my beer, I've got this ---- errr, with one minor exception, as I made my move into reverse, the pig stalled
Fuck me, now I'm shittin my pants, crankin it for all it was worth, nothing, nada, nope, it was going to make me look like shit, well that and maybe take out a dock arm, lol
The attendant didn't know if he should run or stay, he was kind going both directions at once, now waving his arms in a total frenzy ----- and here I am in the wheelhouse, both arms raised in the universal sign of, dude, we're so fucked ---- "Oh honey, grab something and hold on real tight"
Amazingly, that big rockin pig decelerated pretty damn quick and planted it's nose against the slip with some serious authority. But the attendant, although rocked, stayed on his feet, nothing was damaged --- well other than the interior in shambles, but that wasn't my fault --- and yeah, I walked off that bitch like "Fuck yeah, I'm bad", lol
As we were hauling our crap off it, I watched three others attempt to dock and all three ended up being blown down the bay and struggled for another hour or so to finally get em tied up.
Later that night while in the safety of our Echo Bay hotel room, we watched a squall hit that pretty much destroyed the marina. The next morning it looked like a tornado had passed through.
So yup, Mead has weather alrighty

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

My worst day on Mead ---- on my honeymoon in 83' .
Jacked up that houseboat real good running in beam seas crossing the Overton arm with a monsoon blowing due north up the arm. The winds were howling, wave height had built up extreme, but worse the spacing was so close they were back to back it seemed. I told my wife to just hide, because the cabinets were falling off, shower doors, I mean this rocking POS was falling apart before our eyes
I'm amazed we didn't lose a pontoon or both, lol
I knew I had to come into Echo marina hot or be blown down the lake sideways. There certainly wasn't a chance in hell, I wanted to hit those seas head on should I miss, so hot it was
The attendant's eyes, who was waiting to "Catch us" (Yeah right, lol) kept growing larger as I'm coming in full fuckin tilt. No worries I thought, my plan was come in hot, then the last second throw her hard in reverse and impress the shit outta this guy who's now shitting his pants and frantically waving slow down, slow down ---- great plan, hold my beer, I've got this ---- errr, with one minor exception, as I made my move into reverse, the pig stalled
Fuck me, now I'm shittin my pants, crankin it for all it was worth, nothing, nada, nope, it was going to make me look like shit, well that and maybe take out a dock arm, lol
The attendant didn't know if he should run or stay, he was kind going both directions at once, now waving his arms in a total frenzy ----- and here I am in the wheelhouse, both arms raised in the universal sign of, dude, we're so fucked ---- "Oh honey, grab something and hold on real tight"
Amazingly, that big rockin pig decelerated pretty damn quick and planted it's nose against the slip with some serious authority. But the attendant, although rocked, stayed on his feet, nothing was damaged --- well other than the interior in shambles, but that wasn't my fault --- and yeah, I walked off that bitch like "Fuck yeah, I'm bad", lol
As we were hauling our crap off it, I watched three others attempt to dock and all three ended up being blown down the bay and struggled for another hour or so to finally get em tied up.
Later that night while in the safety of our Echo Bay hotel room, we watched a squall hit that pretty much destroyed the marina. The next morning it looked like a tornado had passed through.
So yup, Mead has weather alrighty

I think that was the same time we had a HB on mead we had water running down the hallway in the front out the back Powell is the worst I have ever seen , but never did worry in my 28’ heat we just road it out and then started the party over

 

[KENDOG689]

Mead as a kid in my Dads 18' shallow v jet was fun getting back to the camp grounds.Kinda like supercross.

 

[Motoxxxloak]

The reports of the boat flying 50’ in the air are false. My friend was the first boat on the scene, they were videoing the boat as it ran past them at speed. It crashed about 3 seconds after it passed them off his port side. The boat was running hard, caught a roller that caused the whole boat to catch about 2’ of air. Looked very controllable at first. It re-entered the water flat, but listing slightly to the starboard side. It then bounced to the port sponson, still running straight and flat, but then bounced back to starboard and this time hooked hard and rolled while spinning out. Boat came to a violent stop as it rolled, it was a very bad crash.

Nobody is sharing the video so please do not ask.

Not talking shit at all, so please don’t take it as disrespect. But someone did post this video as I just saw it on Instagram.


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[Bigbore500r]

Not talking shit at all, so please don’t take it as disrespect. But someone did post this video as I just saw it on Instagram.


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Well that’s unfortunate if they did, but my feelings are that it shouldn’t be circulated

 

[AEA]

Well that’s unfortunate if they did, but my feelings are that it shouldn’t be circulated

Just curious why you think it should not be seen.

 

[Singleton]

Just curious why you think it should not be seen.

It’s too soon. Nothing comes besides Monday morning boat drivers stating they know better. Maybe after some time, folks can learn from it (see what to avoid), but time is needed now.

 

[Bigbore500r]

Just curious why you think it should not be seen.

Out of respect for those who just died, and for the gal who is fighting for her life in the hospital.

 

[lbhsbz]

These boats usually float nose up in the water, this one sunk to the bottom on the lake it had catastrophic damage. Maybe not 50 but 30-40 Is still damn high. Sad deal.

A boat more than 6" off the water is either is float plane or a bad day. 10-20-50ft...all bets are off and it doesn't make any difference at that point.

 

[Wicky]

Anytime the water conditions are bad, blame a wake boat. Anytime there’s a shooting, blame the gun. Noted.

fuck wakeboard boats

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[GRADS]

It's all about reading the water.....sometimes at speed you need to do it 500-1000 yards in advance.

 

[KENDOG689]

It's all about reading the water.....sometimes at speed you need to do it 500-1000 yards in advance.

At a buck 50 there is really not a lot of time to react.40M its easy.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I have the video on my phone, can’t figure out how to upload it.

 

[GRADS]

At a buck 50 there is really not a lot of time to react.40M its easy.

Bullshit. At 150 you are covering a foot ball field every 1.5 seconds or so
. You learn to look way in advance.

 

[KENDOG689]

I have ridden in a flattie once at just a tick over a hundie and it comes up real quick.Not to mention add another 50mph.

 

[LHC Kirby]

At a buck 50 there is really not a lot of time to react.40M its easy.

I have not heard the speed of the crash......his speed pass was 158'ish...... that should not be confused with the crash speed.

 

[lbhsbz]

Bullshit. At 150 you are covering a foot ball field every 1.5 seconds or so
. You learn to look way in advance.

I've been winging my little 19' on the river...all was well...and then I feel I little bump..then another and next thing I know there's a line of 'em. I have no idea how tall they were, but I can tell you I was out of the throttle and the whole damn boat was dry within less than a second. I look way ahead...and so does my passenger...nobody saw a fucking thing except smooth water.

 

[GRADS]

I've been winging my little 19' on the river...all was well...and then I feel I little bump..then another and next thing I know there's a line of 'em. I have no idea how tall they were, but I can tell you I was out of the throttle and the whole damn boat was dry within less than a second. I look way ahead...and so does my passenger...nobody saw a fucking thing except smooth water.

Huge difference between a 19' and a 35'. Although you learn how to read the water at those speeds regardless of what size the boat.

 

[Blackmagic94]

Posting the video is not a disrespect, data can be learned from what happened so that maybe this can help prevent a future loss of life.

 

[KENDOG689]

I have not heard the speed of the crash......his speed pass was 158'ish...... that should not be confused with the crash speed.

By no means do I know what the speed was.Just putting the difference in perspective for those who don't know.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

He was way north of 100 in the video

 

[Raffit78]

Seen the video multiple times.

It was just a tragic, horrific accident.


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[Carlson-jet]

It's all about reading the water.....sometimes at speed you need to do it 500-1000 yards in advance.

For a six-foot tall person, the horizon ( arc of the Earth) is a little more than 3 miles. STFU Dumb ass.

 

[rivermobster]

I'm not here to speculate. But I will say, to your point I didn't run accross too many wake board boats this weekend but man there was a lot of MASSIVE cruisers shoveling water.

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I saw a couple on the lake on Wednesday, but there were a ton of em in Parker this weekend. I was tied up to Barry's dock on Saturday, and man, my 28ft tri-toon was getting tossed around like a cork. The wakes those things throw are just ridiculous. We watched some guy take water over the front of his boat trying to get around one.

I just don't understand the attraction. I used to think the jet skiers were bad when they would be out churning up the water. I'd be happy to go back to those days.

 

[HighRoller]

It's all about reading the water.....sometimes at speed you need to do it 500-1000 yards in advance.

I can't even count the number of times we've been cruising down Havasu at 40-50 mph on a nice glassy lake, round the corner and drive right in to chop, rollers and even white caps. And this is always on non-crowded days. I can't even imagine how bad the water was in certain spots Saturday...