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LIforrelaxin · 07-30-2010, 01:29 PM

Folks don't get caught up with the number of people that is the wrong thing to look at... I just generically looked at the specs for a malibu 21' boat on their website they are rated for 11 people but more importantly is the weight 1654 lbs.... now for 11 people no gear that is about 150 lbs per person... so it is indeed to have 11 people on board assuming that some where children... and actually not be over weight...

It sounds to me like the issue was the conditions... 2-3 foot waves in a ski boat are nothing to take lightly.... with a short free board.... swamping is a real possibility.... and once that water starts coming aboard... the bilge pumps have to keep up.... and with that many people aboard trying to move people around to keep further water from crashing in is not an easy task....

Now don't take me wrong I am not defending the capt. But this truely could have just been an accident... especially where it appears they where from the other side of the lake.... They may have been spending the afternoon away from home and the weather came up on them...

I don't know about anyone else, but I know, I have made trips in my boat, on to have the return trip complicated by changing weather.....Don't jump to conclusions that citations are warranted, and that the skipper purposely did things wrong....

07-30-2010, 01:29 PM	#8
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,901 Thanks: 1,045 Thanked 897 Times in 529 Posts	Folks don't get caught up with the number of people that is the wrong thing to look at... I just generically looked at the specs for a malibu 21' boat on their website they are rated for 11 people but more importantly is the weight 1654 lbs.... now for 11 people no gear that is about 150 lbs per person... so it is indeed to have 11 people on board assuming that some where children... and actually not be over weight... It sounds to me like the issue was the conditions... 2-3 foot waves in a ski boat are nothing to take lightly.... with a short free board.... swamping is a real possibility.... and once that water starts coming aboard... the bilge pumps have to keep up.... and with that many people aboard trying to move people around to keep further water from crashing in is not an easy task.... Now don't take me wrong I am not defending the capt. But this truely could have just been an accident... especially where it appears they where from the other side of the lake.... They may have been spending the afternoon away from home and the weather came up on them... I don't know about anyone else, but I know, I have made trips in my boat, on to have the return trip complicated by changing weather.....Don't jump to conclusions that citations are warranted, and that the skipper purposely did things wrong.... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....