Apparently these guys were testing propeller designs when this happended. Really makes you appreciate the value of a life jacket and kill switch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UEETjzt ... annel_page
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WOW!! No doubt. But why would you try crossing a wake at 70 mph?
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EXACTLY!cmccord wrote:WOW!! No doubt. But why would you try crossing a wake at 70 mph?
What was I supposed to do today?
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That could've been a lot worse.
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Bass boat + 75 mph + Wipeout + Fencepost = BAD
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I done seen that pic and don't want ta see it again 
and anyone dumb enuff ta drive a boat the way that feller was drivin it, deserves whatever happens 
and anyone dumb enuff ta drive a boat the way that feller was drivin it, deserves whatever happens “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”
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Yes, kill switches and life jackets save lives, but it only does so much. If you try to cross a wake that fast, trimmed up that much, then at the end of the day, you have to realize that you are a natural born idiot. Fortunately most of us got that out of our system after our first boat purchase...maybe second.
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I second that....Jumptrout51 wrote:I could have gone all week without that image DT.
30-35 mph is plenty fast enough for me on the water.. Im never in that big of a hurry!!!!
I come from a small drinking community with a fishing problem
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Flanders wrote:I second that....Jumptrout51 wrote:I could have gone all week without that image DT.
30-35 mph is plenty fast enough for me on the water.. Im never in that big of a hurry!!!!
Exactly. Mine will run a little over 40 but I ain't got nowhere to be in that big of a hurry.
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I think high speed or low Greg is an idiot.. WTF was he thinking his high performance bass boat Is completely trimmed out. 1ft of the hull in the water + 70mph + wake = Moron.. Sorry im glad the guy is ok but come on some people dont belong around fast boats.. My boat will run over 60 but I wouldnt think of running that fast in any chop and surely not through wakes..
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Some people learn by observing others; and some just have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
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Charles wrote:Some people learn by observing others; and some just have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
So, what happens if you pee on an electric fence Charles?
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Well, so far it's been a shocking experience every time. 