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Very unfortunate incident apparently caused by a mechanical issue in the steering linkage that caused the violent right turn. Still, good they were ok and the PFD's were WORN (not just in the boat) and the kill switch was connected. Could have been far worse.
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IMO drivers fault ... He's actually riding up on the wake of the boat in front of him. We've all probably done Cruising along and looks like he drops off it on the right side and at 60mph + this is what happens........ Glad the where both alright..
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Years ago a good friend of mine was in a poker run on the St. Lawrence River by Brockville. He was running a 45 foot offshore and did the same thing. He was in the hospital for just under a year. He was run over by the props and he got cut up severly. Got to be careful out there
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QUOTE (sabby @ Jan 21, 2017 - 08:15 am)
I guess you arm chair experts didn't read the description of the video?
Having owned some very fast boats over the years including one that did over 90 MPH and driven a 1,400 HP boat many times, I guess I have no clue what I'm talking about.
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wow - things can happen/change so quickly out there as I've also experienced, less than seconds really. kill switch saved this guys life and potentially other lives.
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