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Originally Posted by Woodsy
"...there WILL BE DAMAGE, to either the sterndrive, hull or in some cases both.The article was about STRIKING A SUBMERGED OBJECT. Not excessive speed!
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Normally, my 3-word reply would begin with the word "no", and end with the word "Sherlock".
My point is that striking a submerged object is "cover" for a stupid boating move, like this one excerpted and paraphrased for readability:
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"...The boat, travelling an estimated 50 miles an hour, raced toward the shore where a man who was sitting in a lounge chair had to dodge for cover. "My grandsons didn't think I could move that fast! I'm just lucky to be alive," says Vogt, who usually spends summer evening on his deck, where the boat hit.
The boat went airborne and slammed into the house, destroying two picture windows in the back of the home. The entire back wall, which was partially caved inward, will have to be replaced.
'Sheriff's Department says the other boat's passengers were already in the water..."
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In cases like this of excessive speed and extreme liability, when the driver states, "I musta hit a submerged object", what can the Marine Patrol do about it? Go looking? No. It gets entered into the accident report recorded as: "Hit a Submerged Object". A.K.A., "Miscellaneous".
BTW: FLL is exactly right about 45MPH. As above, you
can turn your boat into an airborne Kubota. (Or Kamikaze, depending).
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