Why I don't like jet ski's near me
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Why I don't like jet ski's near me
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Re: Why I don't like jet ski's near me
Boy, that video started off showing so much potential.... went downhill from there
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jet skis are like guns............they only do what someone makes them do. maybe people should be banned!

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Re: Why I don't like jet ski's near me
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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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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Re: Why I don't like jet ski's near me
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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My first thought, exactly!!!PlaynDoc wrote:F'in idiot.
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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.
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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The idiot is extremely lucky. It appears that everyone will survive.
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Re: Why I don't like jet ski's near me
I bet he was texing on his phone 
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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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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!!! 
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Maybe she shit her pants and was running for the toilet?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!!!
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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.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????
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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