39 Gladiator Accident Texas

[X-Rated30]

you're the first person ive ever heard say that...

We are talking powerboats, not sailbotes... Stick with what you know. :ack2:

 

[nomomoney]

Guys we were there when it happened. As everyone is saying,the driver just turned too sharp going too fast. The boat spun out and then rolled. Everyone on board was thrown. There was 10 boats on scene as soon as it happened and people were pulled out quickly. No life threatening injuries. A few broken bones,everyone is very lucky. Here is a few pics we took.

 

[Ratickle]

Guys we were there when it happened. No life threatening injuries. A few broken bones,everyone is very lucky.

Thank you. Good to know.....

 

[Mike A.]

Why would anyone feel the need to turn a boat hard at speed unless in a race?

Mike A.

 

[Sea-Dated]

Glad everyone will recover. Sad to hear about nonetheless..

 

[Magic Medicine]

Guys we were there when it happened. As everyone is saying,the driver just turned too sharp going too fast. The boat spun out and then rolled. Everyone on board was thrown. There was 10 boats on scene as soon as it happened and people were pulled out quickly. No life threatening injuries. A few broken bones,everyone is very lucky. Here is a few pics we took.

those pics make me sick to my stomach

 

[Geronimo36]

Good thing they're all ok.

damn shame about the boat...

 

[Tank]

Page one indicated:

1. 39 TG w/ 1075's
2. 2nd time out on the boat for the owner
3. Blume just sold a boat fitting the description recently to a guy in Texas taking back the Gladiator with Sterlings in trade.


How many yellow 39 TG's with 1075's are out there? You should have been able to figure it out, you are the west coast Cig expert! :sifone:

I have too much useless Cig information banging around up there. It gets jumbled at times:sifone:

 

[JupiterSunsation]

I have too much useless Cig information banging around up there. It gets jumbled at times:sifone:

Thought you may have been losing your mind...........:cheers2:

 

[Big Time]

Why would anyone feel the need to turn a boat hard at speed unless in a race?

Mike A.

I never make a hard turn in my boat....its a big ocean, no need for it. I usually have 3-4 guests on my boat who trust that I know what I am doing. I know the techniques used to set up for and execute a turn at speed, but I'm not looking to use those techniques if I don't need to, especially with people in the boat.

I hate to hear about these accidents but they always serve as a reminder to excercise caution. If anything can be taken away from this, it is that; BE CAREFUL!

 

[BobbyB]

Has anyone heard how everyone is doing?

 

[Chris]

I never make a hard turn in my boat....its a big ocean, no need for it. I usually have 3-4 guests on my boat who trust that I know what I am doing. I know the techniques used to set up for and execute a turn at speed, but I'm not looking to use those techniques if I don't need to, especially with people in the boat.

I hate to hear about these accidents but they always serve as a reminder to excercise caution. If anything can be taken away from this, it is that; BE CAREFUL!

It doesn't necessarily have to be a hard turn or even high speed. There was that incident last year where the guy rolled at about 35 in an easy turn- If I remember he had his mother or grandmother on board.

People got used to very neutral handling boats over many years. Steps are a different game. A guy really has two choices, learn by experimentation what works and what doesn't, or get some instruction. The first one is sort of like learning to box by booking money matches with a ranked heavyweight.

 

[Sean Stinson]

I never make a hard turn in my boat....its a big ocean, no need for it. I usually have 3-4 guests on my boat who trust that I know what I am doing. I know the techniques used to set up for and execute a turn at speed, but I'm not looking to use those techniques if I don't need to, especially with people in the boat.

I hate to hear about these accidents but they always serve as a reminder to excercise caution. If anything can be taken away from this, it is that; BE CAREFUL!

I have made a couple of hard turns in my life....most were while racing and a couple were dodging debris in the water....all I have to say is that a couple while racing didn't work out quite the way they were supposed to!!!!

 

[Ratickle]

It doesn't necessarily have to be a hard turn or even high speed. There was that incident last year where the guy rolled at about 35 in an easy turn- If I remember he had his mother or grandmother on board.

People got used to very neutral handling boats over many years. Steps are a different game. A guy really has two choices, learn by experimentation what works and what doesn't, or get some instruction. The first one is sort of like learning to box by booking money matches with a ranked heavyweight.

You just brought up something I hadn't thought of.

In an emergency move situation, idiots on jet skis with suicidal tendencies, I've done very hard turns at cruise speeds in almost every boat I've ever owned. Except the stepped BT.

 

[Mike A.]

I have made a couple of hard turns in my life....most were while racing and a couple were dodging debris in the water....all I have to say is that a couple while racing didn't work out quite the way they were supposed to!!!!

I had a couple of those myself. Eeew.:ack2:

 

[Geronimo36]

It doesn't necessarily have to be a hard turn or even high speed. There was that incident last year where the guy rolled at about 35 in an easy turn- If I remember he had his mother or grandmother on board.

People got used to very neutral handling boats over many years. Steps are a different game. A guy really has two choices, learn by experimentation what works and what doesn't, or get some instruction. The first one is sort of like learning to box by booking money matches with a ranked heavyweight.

Yeah, like the russian ghost boat! :ack2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG5-Go1HH7Q

 

[Chris]

God that hurts to watch.

 

[Ratickle]

The first one is sort of like learning to box by booking money matches with a ranked heavyweight.

I remember the last time Stecz tried that.....:sifone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6lNNw0Kq3k

 

[Sean Stinson]

I had a couple of those myself. Eeew.:ack2:

I remember one time you guys went for a little afternoon dip!!!!

 

[JupiterSunsation]

Seems Cigarettes have one of the more aggressive designs that are less forgiving when a mistake is made. They are leading the V bottom spin record so far.

The Nortechs have trouble to but they seem to entrap too much air only when on the trailers. They are leading the "kissing asphalt" category in both the V bottom and Cat class.