Found this on another forum. I am sure we have all seen idiots like this
guy on the water.

http://tinyurl.com/dxz3y

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:07:57 -0500, " JimH" wrote:

Found this on another forum. I am sure we have all seen idiots like this
guy on the water.

http://tinyurl.com/dxz3y

One can only hope the two be continued was his engine crapping out on
one of those turns and the boat flips decapitating him.

Anybody notice the smoke out of the engine in the turns?

Yep. And black smoke to boot. Not good.

" JimH" wrote in message
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Found this on another forum. I am sure we have all seen idiots like this
guy on the water.

http://tinyurl.com/dxz3y





What makes that guy an idiot?
Is it the close encounters with other boats at high speed or is it something
more subtle.

"Bryan" wrote in message
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" JimH" wrote in message
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Found this on another forum. I am sure we have all seen idiots like this
guy on the water.

http://tinyurl.com/dxz3y





What makes that guy an idiot?
Is it the close encounters with other boats at high speed or is it
something more subtle.



I trust you are kidding.

I don't think there was anything subtle about his total disregard of the
rules of the road.....all close quarter passes with no regard to the safety
of the other boats or the possible catastrophic consequences of his
maneuvers.

I was wondering if someone using computer software to blend images together.
I can't imagine anyone cutting it as close as he did.


" JimH" wrote in message
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"Bryan" wrote in message
news

" JimH" wrote in message
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Found this on another forum. I am sure we have all seen idiots like
this guy on the water.

http://tinyurl.com/dxz3y





What makes that guy an idiot?
Is it the close encounters with other boats at high speed or is it
something more subtle.



I trust you are kidding.

I don't think there was anything subtle about his total disregard of the
rules of the road.....all close quarter passes with no regard to the
safety of the other boats or the possible catastrophic consequences of his
maneuvers.

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
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I was wondering if someone using computer software to blend images
together. I can't imagine anyone cutting it as close as he did.


" JimH" wrote in message
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"Bryan" wrote in message
news

" JimH" wrote in message
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Found this on another forum. I am sure we have all seen idiots like
this guy on the water.

http://tinyurl.com/dxz3y





What makes that guy an idiot?
Is it the close encounters with other boats at high speed or is it
something more subtle.



I trust you are kidding.

I don't think there was anything subtle about his total disregard of the
rules of the road.....all close quarter passes with no regard to the
safety of the other boats or the possible catastrophic consequences of
his maneuvers.




Perhaps......regardless it is a good lesson to show others. I plan to show
it to my son who will be also taking the USPS basic course this winter as
his first step in being able to take our 20 foot runabout out with his
friends.

"Bryan" wrote in message
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I don't think there was anything subtle about his total disregard of the
rules of the road.....all close quarter passes with no regard to the
safety of the other boats or the possible catastrophic consequences of
his maneuvers.




I don't know. It looks like a typical mid-summer Saturday afternoon outside
of Scituate Harbor, MA.

Eisboch

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"Bryan" wrote in message
news I don't think there was anything subtle about his total disregard of
the rules of the road.....all close quarter passes with no regard to
the safety of the other boats or the possible catastrophic
consequences of his maneuvers.



I don't know. It looks like a typical mid-summer Saturday afternoon
outside of Scituate Harbor, MA.

Eisboch

Don't go anywhere near Annapolis Harbor on a Sunday in the summer. You'll
be run down by sailboters who care not a whit for the rules of the road or
anything else.

At the risk of ****ing off any resident blow boaters, I have to agree 100%.
Why, when they have power, do they insist on sailing all the way down a
crowded, busy, narrow harbor channel, tacking back and forth within 40-50
feet? Even at 5 knots, my Navigator won't stop on a dime to avoid them when
they suddenly decide to tack to port from the other side of the channel.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"Bryan" wrote in message
news I don't think there was anything subtle about his total disregard of
the rules of the road.....all close quarter passes with no regard to
the safety of the other boats or the possible catastrophic
consequences of his maneuvers.



I don't know. It looks like a typical mid-summer Saturday afternoon
outside of Scituate Harbor, MA.

Eisboch

Don't go anywhere near Annapolis Harbor on a Sunday in the summer. You'll
be run down by sailboters who care not a whit for the rules of the road
or anything else.

At the risk of ****ing off any resident blow boaters, I have to agree
100%. Why, when they have power, do they insist on sailing all the way
down a crowded, busy, narrow harbor channel, tacking back and forth within
40-50 feet? Even at 5 knots, my Navigator won't stop on a dime to avoid
them when they suddenly decide to tack to port from the other side of the
channel.

Eisboch

Full reverse?

" JimH" wrote in message
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Full reverse?



You'd be surprised how far forward a 20+ ton boat continues to move forward,
even when the transmissions are in reverse with power on when trying to stop
suddenly from any speed. Normally at 5 knots I usually plan my stops about
30 yards away, putting it in neutral and letting it set up for the
prevailing wind and current.

Eisboch