Lake Travis Boat Accident
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First of all my condolences to the family. Very sad.
Looking at the pictures the spot where the hull seemed crack is not very uncommon on lakes. There are people making a living fixing them at the lake of the ozarks. They happen from the washing machine waves that lakes generate when there is a lot of boat traffic. I had my boat reinforced in that area but it was done improperly and cracked. And this was on a 388 hustler. The crack didnt effect my performance at all and after seeing those pictures I feel lucky nothing major happened as hard as I ran the boat in the ruff stuff at the Lake. Those cracks look very scary.
Looking at the pictures the spot where the hull seemed crack is not very uncommon on lakes. There are people making a living fixing them at the lake of the ozarks. They happen from the washing machine waves that lakes generate when there is a lot of boat traffic. I had my boat reinforced in that area but it was done improperly and cracked. And this was on a 388 hustler. The crack didnt effect my performance at all and after seeing those pictures I feel lucky nothing major happened as hard as I ran the boat in the ruff stuff at the Lake. Those cracks look very scary.
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None-the-less, prayers go out to he and his daughter. RIP
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rick, excuse me if i have the wrong name, my heart pours out ot you. no words can possibly compare.
may your princess be in ever lasting piece.
i dont know you, but i assure you i give my love to you and your family.
god bless.
may your princess be in ever lasting piece.
i dont know you, but i assure you i give my love to you and your family.
god bless.
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It sounds to me like the boat was weakend with age and came apart with the forces of hitting that wake at an angle. Straight on and it may have simply dived through with some slowing. At an angle those wakes can make the boat shudder fiercely. I've felt this, even in my 38 Special, and it's why I avoid such angles.
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[QUOTE=Turbojack;2160113]
Did the Hull pop on the launch or on the return? I first thought the hull failed at the seam but the pictures show that was not the case.
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Have another look. The overlapping seam is where it split. I took close ups of the bent rivits and followed the seperation around the rear. About half way around the rear to the right, the split leaves the seam, but the rest is seam.
Did the Hull pop on the launch or on the return? I first thought the hull failed at the seam but the pictures show that was not the case.
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Have another look. The overlapping seam is where it split. I took close ups of the bent rivits and followed the seperation around the rear. About half way around the rear to the right, the split leaves the seam, but the rest is seam.