Most of the serious accidents (barrell-roll flips) have been due to people lacking the knowledge on how to properly handle a step-hull design in a performance boat. Or just plan carelessness...One of the incidents involved the owner of Silver Sands on a test ride with a potential customer in a fountain. This information came from the owner of another major dealer on the lake, a friend of his. Of all the people that should know how to handle one I would assume that the dealer should. Last year I also saw numerous people doing watersports (tubing/skiing/wakeboarding) in major channels/thruways. Weekend warriors in the middle of the buoys in Alton Bay, between Sleepers and the sand bar, etc. Total disregard for the safety of their passengers, people being towed behind the boat and others using the lake. Pick a cove! A quiet spot! Why in the middle of the damn lake???
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