39 TGU capsized off Kelly's Island in Lake Erie
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I had your thinking at one time. Own a stepped cig and you'll never own a straight bottom again. Stepped cigs are faster and a better ride. Problem is you can't turn them at speed. I never found this to be a problem. They're long skinny boats, the inherint nature is to go straight.
When the straight bottom cigs struggle to go 80 the stepped boats with 525's do it with ease. So the straight bottom boats are just not running the same speeds for the same amount of time. Meaining I had a straight bottom 39cig that struggled to go 83mph with 900's and 4's, I rarely went top speed due to the wear and tare. Then I had a stepped 42 tiger with 525efi and rarely ever went anywhere under 80, it just did it effortlessly.
This boat either had a mechanical failure, or the driver banked a hard turn at speed.
When the straight bottom cigs struggle to go 80 the stepped boats with 525's do it with ease. So the straight bottom boats are just not running the same speeds for the same amount of time. Meaining I had a straight bottom 39cig that struggled to go 83mph with 900's and 4's, I rarely went top speed due to the wear and tare. Then I had a stepped 42 tiger with 525efi and rarely ever went anywhere under 80, it just did it effortlessly.
This boat either had a mechanical failure, or the driver banked a hard turn at speed.
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Not detracting from the captains ability but my guess would be a slow sweeping turn and a lil too much air got under it. **** happens. Really? How many times have your boats gone nuts and dropped a tab or drive? Not too common. I've seen this boat in person and she was beautiful. It is sad...
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I was there that day and was tied up about 4 boats over. was checking it out be for we went to dinner and saying how nice of a boat it was. it is sad but the good thing is that no one was hurt. that is the crazy thing about what we all love, any thing can happen at any time to any one of us. thanks to the other good boaters that rushed out to help one being a friend of ours. that just shows how boaters r good people and look out for each other.