Another kill switch video

[MOPanfisher]

Wrench, on that point I mostly agree.  In the old days sems like the circles always ended in a spin in place, which was usually bad for the occupants of the boat that were in the water, boat would come back around and the resulting damage from the prop strikes on the victims were ghastly to say the least.  Can remember setting and watching a boat spin at full throttle on Smithville back in about 1987, Water Patrol simply kept folks back until it finally ran out of gas 3 hrs later.  That one resulted in one fatality and one severe injury.  Doesn't seem to happen that much anymore, I assume hydraulic steering prevents that torque from snapping the boat into a spin when control is lost?

[MickinMO]

On 5/9/2019 at 1:25 PM, tjm said:

Gotta ask though, how do you suppose they knew to film all that and have the multiple camera angles, along with the the speed?

My last trip to Taneycomo saw several Go Pros strapped to consoles and heads. 

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, MickinMO said:

My last trip to Taneycomo saw several Go Pros strapped to consoles and heads. 

Yep, and 8 out of 10 boats that come to my shop have the little clippy things stuck on the motor cowling and consoles.   Everyone is gathering footage.  I often wonder if I'm being surveiled when working on their boats, so I make funny faces and do special dances around the boat just in case.

[mixermarkb]

On May 9, 2019 at 6:19 PM, fishinwrench said:

Kill switch lanyards should have been on their way out way before now.   Even my 1992 lawnmower shuts down if I leave the seat when it's in gear.  If you're bouncing out of the seat then you need slow down anyway.  

Yes, if you are bouncing out of the seat, you need to slow down. No to having the motor do if for you by shutting down. If you are going that fast, shutting down has to be a gradual move. Pulling power that quick in most fast hulls is just asking for a bow hook and a swim.

I know you know this, but a lot of folks here may not, and unfortunately lessons on learning to drive your new toy are taught far more often by mistakes than they are by the dealers of said toys. 

Watching the blast off of the 150 boats in front of me last week scared the crap out of me, and made me want boat operation licenses in the worst way. Basic things like trim down to plane off... And these were 20'/250 bass rigs, capable of 70-80mph, hopping away like dolphins. Not to mention seeing a few of them at WOT chine walking so bad they were washing the decals off! Scary! 

[fishinwrench]

Cutting the throttle doesn't cause bow hook, poor hull design does.  Some of the lighter boats like Allison's, Checkmate, and Bullet will still get reverse rockers in the hull from being on a crappy trailer or boat hoist, but for the most part "bow hook" is a term from the 1980's.  Boat builders make way better hulls now.

[mixermarkb]

I agree, poor hull design does, and I'm gonna get flamed here, but chop the throttle while running WFO in most any of the current bass boats that are capable of running over 70, and you better be paying attention, because if that nose drops and catches a wave, it's pretty likely it's gonna dig and spin. All these videos are not from the 80's, current Rangers, Skeets, Nitros, will all do it, and the non-champion elite Chargers are notorious for it, due to the deep V in the bow. There are a few boats that set down a little more well behaved than others, but 250 horses on a bass boat hull better be treated with respect, and a little knowledge and some seat time, because as much as the sales guys would like to tell you, cruising at 70 on the water is a different deal than cruising at 70 on I-44.

[moguy1973]

This guy was dumb though and not paying attention to where he was going.  Playing with his electronics at 60mph and then trying to dodge a buoy when he did look up.  His dad was telling him to turn way before that and he wasn’t paying attention.  

The title of this video should be “Why you should always wear a kill switch lanyard”. But then he couldn’t have shown himself playing Superman.