What went wrong?

brk-lnt · 06-11-2013, 05:44 AM

The shot is too tight to really see what was going on around him. But it *looks* as if he was turning into a wake (you see the bow os his boat bounce a little) and then suddenly submerged. Given that it looks like some kind of a wake boat, I'm guessing as well that the sudden dip in speed caused ballast weight to shift forward and push the bow down into a trough of a wake, which then came over the bow.

winnipiseogee · 06-11-2013, 06:15 AM

Watch his eyes in the seconds before they go under and think about how well this is filmed. My guess is that it was an intentional act meant to be filmed. As to how I'm not really sure.

I agree though - keep asking every question you can. Better to be safe!!

tis · 06-11-2013, 06:25 AM

It HAD to be a wake, because that lake looked perfectly calm.

jetlag100 · 06-11-2013, 07:44 AM

Who fist bumps the air after having this happen? Definitely planned

MJM · 06-11-2013, 07:58 AM

They clearly did it intentionally...you can see the passenger turn/brace, the driver works the throttle and steering, etc.

Dumb!

AC2717 · 06-11-2013, 08:09 AM

how stupid, and that was definatley planned see how hard he cuts the wheel and also cuts the engine how stupid seriously

dpg · 06-12-2013, 05:58 AM

I thought he ran out of leash.

ITD · 06-18-2013, 08:17 AM

He popped it into reverse, hitting a wake would not submerge the boat like that, that takes horsepower. Hitting a wake would just fill the boat up with some water, BTDT. You can also see the boat is moving in reverse when he pops back out of the water. I did this on my PWC before trying to stop quickly. I ended up with my head a foot under water sitting on the PWC, popped back up when I stopped. Two kids on another jet ski thought it was the coolest thing ever, me not so much.

06-11-2013, 05:44 AM	#1
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,944 Thanks: 545 Thanked 570 Times in 335 Posts	The shot is too tight to really see what was going on around him. But it looks as if he was turning into a wake (you see the bow os his boat bounce a little) and then suddenly submerged. Given that it looks like some kind of a wake boat, I'm guessing as well that the sudden dip in speed caused ballast weight to shift forward and push the bow down into a trough of a wake, which then came over the bow. __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

06-11-2013, 08:09 AM	#6
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,588 Thanks: 756 Thanked 358 Times in 269 Posts	how stupid, and that was definatley planned see how hard he cuts the wheel and also cuts the engine how stupid seriously __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

06-11-2013, 06:15 AM	#2
winnipiseogee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 297 Thanks: 67 Thanked 152 Times in 79 Posts	Watch his eyes in the seconds before they go under and think about how well this is filmed. My guess is that it was an intentional act meant to be filmed. As to how I'm not really sure. I agree though - keep asking every question you can. Better to be safe!!

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06-11-2013, 06:25 AM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,844 Thanks: 764 Thanked 1,474 Times in 1,029 Posts	It HAD to be a wake, because that lake looked perfectly calm.

06-11-2013, 07:44 AM	#4
jetlag100 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Revere, Massachusetts and Moultonborough, N.H. Posts: 311 Thanks: 228 Thanked 79 Times in 50 Posts	Who fist bumps the air after having this happen? Definitely planned

06-11-2013, 07:58 AM	#5
MJM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 262 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	They clearly did it intentionally...you can see the passenger turn/brace, the driver works the throttle and steering, etc. Dumb!

06-12-2013, 05:58 AM	#7
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 157 Thanked 235 Times in 172 Posts	I thought he ran out of leash.

06-18-2013, 08:17 AM	#8
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,942 Thanks: 483 Thanked 700 Times in 391 Posts	He popped it into reverse, hitting a wake would not submerge the boat like that, that takes horsepower. Hitting a wake would just fill the boat up with some water, BTDT. You can also see the boat is moving in reverse when he pops back out of the water. I did this on my PWC before trying to stop quickly. I ended up with my head a foot under water sitting on the PWC, popped back up when I stopped. Two kids on another jet ski thought it was the coolest thing ever, me not so much.