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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Brad @ SCJB on January 28, 2010, 11:14:22 AM

Title: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on January 28, 2010, 11:14:22 AM
'nuff said.


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Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: cakemoto on January 28, 2010, 01:32:55 PM
wow :o
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: enginedoctor on January 28, 2010, 03:24:49 PM
Oops...they find the guy ???
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on January 28, 2010, 03:36:19 PM
no idea...i dont know how it ended, just some vid i found on youtube
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: pw_Tony on January 28, 2010, 05:39:07 PM
Wow. At least the boats got good aim to get the camera shot.

I've always wondered, if you didn't have a kill switch, and your boat was stuck at WOT, what do you do? Do you ride it out, bail, or try to get back to the motor  :screwy:
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: Willow Wog on January 28, 2010, 06:09:01 PM
Wow. At least the boats got good aim to get the camera shot.

I've always wondered, if you didn't have a kill switch, and your boat was stuck at WOT, what do you do? Do you ride it out, bail, or try to get back to the motor  :screwy:

turn the Ignition switch off?? ???
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on January 28, 2010, 06:24:53 PM
turn the Ignition switch off?? ???

not always the case.

i have seen the above scenario that pdub described happen twice (via youtube video)....once at thunderbird and once at ming. both guys were stuck WOT on a pass and couldnt shut it down. both guys bailed (while still on the water) and survived. both boats went airborn once they hit land and burst into huge balls of flames. (well, one hit a power line lol)

never rule out the obvious, theres ALWAYS room for failure.
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: 76NORDIC on January 28, 2010, 08:38:14 PM
    Not to make light of the subject, mustve been a FORD powering that thing cause if ya notice it kept on running >:D
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: GT Jets on January 28, 2010, 08:39:43 PM
    Not to make light of the subject, mustve been a FORD powering that thing cause if ya notice it kept on running >:D

I was going to say Toyota powered, it never even slowed down   :sly:

 ;D
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: 76NORDIC on January 28, 2010, 08:47:32 PM
I was going to say Toyota powered, it never even slowed down   :sly:

 ;D
That was too frickin funny :thumbup: :thumbup:
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: Nordie on January 28, 2010, 08:55:48 PM
I was going to say Toyota powered, it never even slowed down   :sly:

 ;D

kinda funny gt! but to shed some light on the situation...ok dark light, but anyway some of the local guys know that i goto mead with a group of people that dont exactly rough it....anyway this one guy i used to just freaking hate, and he annoyed the dog shit out of me....anyway make a long story short we worked out out differences, and we turned out to like each other....once again....he was out at mead, and making a pass in his eliminator...the hull he was running was way over motored, and anyway he was making a run "at night" and was headed back to swallow "which you heard me mention before" anyway his throttle stuck on his dual prop set-up, and they found him the next day pretty much a spatter under his bow when his boat ran onto shore! they say his boat hit about 100mph! RIP Randy....for one his hull wasnt designed for the HP he was running, and two he wasnt running a kill switch probably something that would have saved his life....the boat wasnt anything that we ran, but still....after that point all of my buddies even with larger more modern high performance boats went to kill switches.....you never know it might just could save your life....wow drunk post! im going to bed before i sound more rediculous
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: MADSKILLZ on January 28, 2010, 09:00:27 PM
Barely 9pm and already drunk ???  ;D
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: Nordie on January 28, 2010, 09:04:08 PM
Barely 9pm and already drunk ???  ;D

haha nick i actually splurged for once! i been really trying to slow down, and anyway i got off of work and went to work in the garage on my bike cause im supposed to got riding saturday....several beers later, and a shower....im terrorizing the site! fock it! im going to bed!
Title: Re: Reason for Kill Switches
Post by: MADSKILLZ on January 28, 2010, 09:05:57 PM
Its all good. have fun riding
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