Why I don't like jet ski's near me

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Why I don't like jet ski's near me

#1 Post by HandymanHerb » Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:36 pm

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#2 Post by PlaynDoc » Tue Aug 05, 2014 3:47 pm

F'in idiot.
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#3 Post by krusskruss » Tue Aug 05, 2014 5:08 pm

Boy, that video started off showing so much potential.... went downhill from there
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#4 Post by RcgTexas » Tue Aug 05, 2014 5:30 pm

jet skis are like guns............they only do what someone makes them do. maybe people should be banned! :donno :donno
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#5 Post by Liquid Asset » Tue Aug 05, 2014 5:31 pm

Not only jet skis but stupid drivers. A similar thing happened this weekend here on lake st.clair but with a go fast boat. A guy in a 25' baja was going 50mph and ran right up on top of a cabin cruiser going 10mph. Separated the fly bridge from the hull of the boat killing 2 and sending more the hospital. Way to many stupid people on the water.
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#6 Post by Heatman » Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:05 pm

I watched that probably 10 times and still don't understand how the hell that happened. He was looking straight ahead! Did he think it had brakes????
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#7 Post by justfishing » Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:30 pm

A jet ski is a fast machine they can have 260hp in a very small package. A machine like that goes 0-60 in 3sec. My guess he was inexperienced and gave it a blast of throttle and lost control. You should run a ski in that shallow of water as is sucks in sand and rocks from the bottom.

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#8 Post by Bryden24shp » Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:24 pm

PlaynDoc wrote:F'in idiot.
My first thought, exactly!!!
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#9 Post by Bamaman » Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:48 pm

My Progressive insurance on a $6500 Waverunner is $320 a year.

My Progressive insurance on a $40K Bennington tritoon with a F150 Yamaha is $220 per year.

Insurance companies have more claims on PWC's, and the average claims are very high.

I have noticed that since our state went to requiring boating safety courses and written tests to get boat drivers licenses, PWC accidents have reduced dramatically. You have to be a licensed 12 year old to even run a boat. I seldom see anything really crazy happening on our lake, and virtually every dock and boathouse has one or two PWC's sitting on them.
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#10 Post by trucky » Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:27 am

The idiot is extremely lucky. It appears that everyone will survive.
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#11 Post by Capt Sully » Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:47 am

I bet he was texing on his phone :happy
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#12 Post by Cowracer » Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:18 am

Heatman wrote:I watched that probably 10 times and still don't understand how the hell that happened. He was looking straight ahead! Did he think it had brakes????

I see it all the time. The idiot was coming in to do a splash run on the girl, and was totally oblivious that PWCs do not turn with the throttle off.

Gotta admit... pretty impressive airtime, and he really stuck the landing.

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#13 Post by dunny961 » Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:06 am

I thought it was pretty funny when the black girl just walked away, not bothering to check on the two on the ground. I guess she was pissed cause her photo op was busted! Or, that could've been a pretty good photo bomb!!! :biggrin2
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#14 Post by omar174 » Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:16 am

dunny961 wrote:I thought it was pretty funny when the black girl just walked away, not bothering to check on the two on the ground. I guess she was pissed cause her photo op was busted! Or, that could've been a pretty good photo bomb!!! :biggrin2
Maybe she shit her pants and was running for the toilet? :donno
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#15 Post by Tlowry » Wed Aug 06, 2014 12:54 pm

Heatman wrote:I watched that probably 10 times and still don't understand how the hell that happened. He was looking straight ahead! Did he think it had brakes????
My guess is it was a series of events on a tropical vacation where they rented the PWC not knowing anything about them other than looking like a blast.

After a short training by the rental company and they are off, a couple loops and the "Hey! I got this down! Lets go spray Stephanie" followed by "WHY DOESN'T THIS THING TURN IN SHALLOW WATER??"

Shame the F-tard had to have a passenger aboard when he stupid arose and tapped him on the shoulder.
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