[codeman671]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

Here's a Winnipesaukee fatality due to excess speed—and no alcohol involved—just as you requested:

http://www.citizen.com/news2002/may/01/ap0501ac.htm

Oh, you clicked on it and got:



Where do we go from here, codeman671?

The accident in question was caused by an improper turn, improper handling by a boater who obviously did not know how to handle the boat. This was probably a step hull design and probably could have happened at 40mph just as easily. What was the actual brand/model of the boat? I have not been able to verify this in order to validate my point so if you have this please provide.

After test driving a 38' Lightning in October and reading up on the hull design it is just as easy to "hook" the bow and roll as it sounds like happened in this case at 70mph as it is at 40mph. Had the operator known the limitations of the boat this probably would not have happened.

Some dealers, Shep Brown's for instance does not let a customer on a test drive run a performance boat. This is done by an experienced driver from the marina. This is for their safety as well as the consumers.