Originally Posted by Acres per Second (Post 110833)

Yup. Those head gaskets always "just go bad". :rolleye2:


It's putting them back together that's tough. :emb: :cool:


Can? Or can't? Maybe you haven't witnessed "The 12-hours of Sebring". :laugh:


This case was interesting in that the "driver" launched his GFBL off a wave in a boating channel (!) and "stuffed it".

("Pitchpoled"—as used among experienced boaters).

As reported, the family aboard was killed, but what is widely unknown, is that the boat split at the bow, and shells (and other sealife) were found jammed into the gelcoat seam at the bow.

The bow of this boat had struck the bottom—in eight feet of water! :eek2:


Just one donor from all of these dozen+ bandwidth users? :eek:
Wait!...Did you donate? :emb:


1) If you were observant, you'd see I select that image for use at the boating threads—only. I expect to change it eventually, but I'm confused as to what's "silly" about it—is it the photo part—or the message part? :confused: The photo part, I see every day on the water. :confused:

2) I am a regular contributor :cool:


My boat's been out of the water for two weeks, as I wrote elsewhere here.

Y'know, distancing yourself from the "Winnipesaukee Belle" crowd isn't going to win you any more friends. :confused:

My music taste runs to acoustic guitar with vocals. (Otherwise, Ray Charles', Oh beautiful for spacious skies "gets me" every time). :coolsm:

The discarded CDs I use have "Ethernet" and "AOL" graphics on them.


VA definitely has a problem with agressive driving: that's the state that has to use state police cars as "rolling roadblocks" to tame the aggression. My guess is that D.C. is nearby and people who perceive they have greater power will drive in a manner to endanger "lesser citizens". :(


A denial would have been good to read here....:cool:


Skydivers, Harley riders, snowmobilers, and ice-fishermen don't appear in Criminal Court anywhere near as often.


Something I learned from the late Dr. Joe Davis at the Metropolitan Dade County morgue, is that a skydiver who hits the ground without the benefit of an open parachute, will break every bone in his body. The body doesn't go "splat". At the time, we were viewing the body of a 13-year-old boy who had just been wheeled out from being x-rayed—still wearing his helmet. :(


You deserve congratulations on achieving some measure of "education at speed".

I've been a "continuing student" of auto racing schools and, until last year, have been instructing race car drivers since 1984. (Getting PAID to instruct AND go fast—WHEE!). :) Unfortunately, the Porsche GT3s were just added to the MY mix on the track, and their overtaking speeds have dissapated my previous enjoyment at the track. (My BMW, at 130-MPH, is no slouch, either).

This is a closed track :), with no chance at drowning :( .


You know what happens to US Navy skippers who even (just) run aground, right? That's the end of their US Navy career. :(


Maybe you haven't seen parents on Jet-Skis with infants on their laps. I regard that as reckless as well.

Citing my experience at the Dade County Morgue once again, I'll say that adults look very dead (when dead), and children who are dead...look like they're asleep. :(

When I read, "He died doing what he loved", I think back that living is far more important than any hobby. Unfortunately, we can no longer interview the deceased for his opinion of his former "sport".

Among those things guaranteed to us Americans is "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness".

Your particular "pursuit" shouldn't take the most important of these away—and that is "Life".


Few here have seen things and events that I've seen, and things and events—once seen—can't be "unseen". :(

Originally Posted by elchase (Post 110849)

Yosemite Sam,
Please don't get discouraged or scared away. Consider the source when you read criticism on these Anti Speed Limit threads. This is a very small cult of cowboys who think that boats should be able to go as fast as the driver wants on a crowded lake, any time he wants, day or night. They let their 6 year old kids pilot their 5-ton speed boats. They somehow contend that as long as they are drunk, it is ok to go really fast. They call run-abouts and canoes "speed bumps". They say smaller boats should be limited to "safer" lakes. They brag about their law-breaking escapades and give each other virtual high fives. They send PM's to inform you of the time they have spent in jail, and use screen names that tell you of their gun caliber preferences and social diseases. The word "maturity" has a whole different meaning to this small little gang. They dominate these threads because it is the only place where they fit in and appear normal. It is the only place that gives forum to law breakers and allows them to boast unlimited of their crimes, while limiting participation by the mainstream.
Your views are spot-on. Keep them coming.

And when you have some time, have a look on the internet and you will see what happens on lakes where the citizens have not organized to take back control. Simple searches reveal thousands of cases where boats like these, driven by cowboys like these, have killed people like you and me. Innocent boaters and bystanders, sometimes while asleep in their waterfront homes, are being killed all over the country and world by boaters like these with the "need for speed" who insist on showing off in their "look at me" boats driving at "look how fast I can go" speeds. Take comfort in the fact that Winnipesaukee used to have fatal accidents like these until we enacted a speed limit, and that our legislature (as much as I cringe at the other things that they have been doing) is not going to repeal a law that has worked so well.

Here are examples of what was and would again be happening on Winnipesaukee if we eliminated the Speed limit;
These two accidents in NY sound identical, except that
3 died in this one;
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/n...tagh-1.1500143
and ONLY one died in this one;
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/o...Zdass6c9YR4HMO

Originally Posted by DoTheMath (Post 110882)

Just a thought but - kayaks in the broads go beyond the operators or vessels capabilities. Most days it's rough enough out there where a kayak - that sits maybe a foot off the water? - becomes hard to see. As the waves generate "peaks and valleys" (or troughs) the kayak will be in and out of view on a repeated basis. I have never looked at the position of the kayak and paddler as not "belonging" in the broads, so much as it may not the best choice from a safety standpoint? I happen to thoroughly enjoy kayaking and exploring all the places you can't go in a big boat. I consider myself very capable in such a vessel, I have kayaked all over the western hemisphere, fresh and salt water in the US, Mexico, Caribbean, etc... I never really considered putting myself out into open water in these cases, not for fear of anything other than not being visible enough to a larger boat. All boats have conditions that they are suited (designed and built) for, and ones that the operator knows they are pushing the limit, and beyond. I've been there - as a kid, took a 13' Whaler out many a times in water that was beyond what Whaler had in mind I'm sure, but I loved it - and survived just fine. However, I never ventured into the broads on a windy day with it... just didn't seem smart. I pushed the limits of that boat, but never to the point that I felt there could be catastrophic results.

Point is - forget what the boat and operator is capable of, are the conditions and prevailing circumstances conducive to being there? Could the factors that are out of your control have a negative effect on your actions? Example - you read about people going out in a paddle boat or canoe at night, no lights, etc... and they are thinking... well, not sure WHAT they are thinking, but they do it. :rolleye2: Now, along comes Joe Q Boater, driving his 22' bowrider, family on board, lights on and doing 24 mph. It is a clear night, he is sober, experienced and 100% within the letter of the law from an operators standpoint. He sees nothing in front of him from an illuminated standpoint, and looks at his wife for 2 seconds to comment on how beautiful of a night it is. Meanwhile, said unlit vessel is crossing between Meredith Neck and Bear Isl, and in those two seconds, tragedy - he hits the canoe, paddle boat, whatever - and say kills one or both of the two occupants. How incredibly awful would you think that operator would feel for the rest of his life about that incident!? It would haunt him forever, and there was basically nothing he could do about it - from a practical standpoint - as it was out of his control. Yes, that is an extreme example - compared to a kayak in the broads during a sunny day, but I am just trying to make a point. The boat and operator may be "capable", but the prevailing conditions may not... And FTR - I would NOT take a kayak out into the broads on any day, it just doesn't seem like the best place to be in a boat like that.

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE (Post 110891)

A simple thank you would not have been good enough here.. This is the best statement I have yet to read on the boards. The USCG knows more then any of us and if their laws are good enough for the US, why aren't they good enough for lake winni?

Originally Posted by wpddep (Post 110924)

OCD,

Ended up being bad cam. Lobes, ramps, everything flattened. 1800runsnew, junk. Anyway, after complete rebuild, decked the block, line bored, shaved & ported heads, bumped up the compression, custom cam as stated and everything matched I'm looking at about 600-630hp. Hasn't been dynoed yet but it sure feels it! I saw you were searching for props, as am I. I do have a brand new Bravo 1 26p for you to try....problem is it is a RH and I think you are looking for a left. If you want to give it a try anyway we can reverse your drive temporarily just to see how that hull likes it, should be very close. (Actually, if I remember you have a Livorsi shifter? Run it in reverse, same results if you can get used to it for a short run!)

Originally Posted by VitaBene (Post 111179)

OCD, is your pitch change because you're bring the power down entirely or were you after better holeshot/ acceleration anyway?

Just curious, I have spent a lot of time on boating furums reading about pitch and find it interesting how similar it is to gearing on a car or truck. I dont't think I am properly dialed in on my boat and am always trying to learn.

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE (Post 111123)

Thank you, I appreciate the offer. I should be able to trade my 32 LH for a 26 LH, especially as the season comes closer. You wil smoke me with that HP. Did you have to upgrade your drive at all? I would assume so. I don't recall but do you have hydro-steering?

Looking forward to braun bay this year... I might have trouble keeping pace with you though.. :eek::D

Should be a great summer!! Wait until you see the paint scheme...

Originally Posted by wpddep (Post 111196)

OCD,

I have not upgraded the drive yet, too much $$ right now. I do have full hydraulic, can't live without it! Braun Bay sounds good but I'll have to take you over to Sebago next year for some real fun!

Originally Posted by wpddep (Post 111196)

OCD,

I have not upgraded the drive yet, too much $$ right now. I do have full hydraulic, can't live without it! Braun Bay sounds good but I'll have to take you over to Sebago next year for some real fun!

Originally Posted by wpddep (Post 111199)

I'll definitely be over to Winni several times, although with all these posts I've read I'm afraid I wouldn't be welcome with a "performance boat":) you know, being the wreckless, law breaking citizen that I am!

Originally Posted by wpddep (Post 111199)

I'll definitely be over to Winni several times, although with all these posts I've read I'm afraid I wouldn't be welcome with a "performance boat":) you know, being the wreckless, law breaking citizen that I am!

Originally Posted by gtagrip (Post 111198)

I agree, the sandbar at Sebago blows away Braun Bay! Enjoy, but not to much!;)

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE (Post 111213)

:laugh:
do they also have the big billboard sign explaining the rafting rules??? LOL :eek:

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE (Post 111219)

I wasn't going to show anyone but figured what the hell....... What do you think of this paintjob? Just got the graphics finalized and contracted the place to do it. Sorry APS... not in the lakes region.. But closer.... Danvers MA.

Originally Posted by VitaBene (Post 110929)

"...can your "system" cause an accident...?"

Originally Posted by VitaBene (Post 110929)

"...'The total number of spectator deaths and injuries is unknown, but at least 29 spectators died and 70 were injured by race cars or flying car parts at U.S. auto racing events alone since 1999, according to according to The Charlotte (N C.) Observer'"...your closed track nonsense is just that..."

Originally Posted by jmen24 (Post 110898)

"...do you actually use the rev-limiter while racing..."

Originally Posted by BroadHopper (Post 110875)

"...In the past decade I have seen too many of these small crafts get in trouble along the Gilford shore. Especially when the wind is from the North.

Originally Posted by jmen24 (Post 110898)

And speaking of that picture, I wonder if you would take responsibility for causing an accident on the water? If your signaling device were to impair the vision of the operator to cause an incident with another boat other than yourself, or triggered an epileptic event in the operator or an occupant of that boat.

Originally Posted by VitaBene (Post 110929)

However, the real question remains, can your "system" cause an accident? Do you take it off when not aiming at your version of a BH?

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin (Post 111387)

Looks good OCD.... Nice and simple..... Some Paint Jobs, or Vinyl jobs get a way to fancy.... Simple always looks nicer in my opinion.....

Originally Posted by Acres per Second (Post 111354)

My rev-limiter has been disabled on my "M-engine" (BMW-Motorsport Division). Concerned about missing a shift (and hitting 9500-RPMs) I relayed that concern to my tuner.

My tuner replied:
Quote:
"M-engines routinely run over 10,500-RPMs".

:coolsm:

Originally Posted by jmen24 (Post 111478)

As I am sure you are aware running WOT with a load applied (such as exiting a corner) and running WOT at redline (such as entering a corner or missing a shift) are two completely different animals and the damage to the vehicle is different (in most cases).

Originally Posted by BroadHopper (Post 111978)

I have a 23" aluminum. I keep that when I go on a body of water that I am not familiar with. :cool: