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  • Driver was thrown from Tritoon and boat in spin at Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2022
    Mark Fargo was thrown from his tritoon on August 28th, 2022 at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout.
    Driver and first responders all good.

Комментарии • 676

  • @davidjessee7701
    @davidjessee7701 Год назад +268

    I’m a marine mechanic with years of seeing stuff f ing up!!! The only malfunction is the guy had more money than brains!!!!

    • @thomasdowell4368
      @thomasdowell4368 Год назад +13

      DIRECT HIT SIR, I BELIEVE THAT EXACT SAME THING, TOO DAMN GOOD FOR SAFTEY EQUIPMENT. These folks all were very fortunate that no one was seriously injured or killed.

    • @barryd.thomassr.9156
      @barryd.thomassr.9156 Год назад +12

      KILL SWITCH ???

    • @rapidtransit8373
      @rapidtransit8373 Год назад +17

      FINED AND BANNED FOR 2 OR MORE YRS.

    • @drakkus13
      @drakkus13 Год назад

      Very true. Kill switches are made for a good reason. This idiot didn't get the Memo on wearing or clipping the kill switch on. Well at least he will be remembered as the "Triton idiot"

    • @bobhanson2111
      @bobhanson2111 Год назад +8

      This whole race thing on the Lake of Ozark needs to be banned.

  • @samson3026
    @samson3026 Год назад +133

    He created a very dangerous situation and should be held accountable. His decision to not wear the lanyard should not be taken lightly.

    • @yogamatt443
      @yogamatt443 Год назад +1

      Back up just a little. Why did he fall out of the boat?

    • @craigsmithx
      @craigsmithx Год назад +5

      I would give him 3 days in jail.

    • @Mr_Clean
      @Mr_Clean Год назад +18

      ​@@craigsmithxor just permanently banned from competing in shootouts ever again

    • @healthy2202
      @healthy2202 Год назад +2

      @@yogamatt443 the people talking on the event said that it wasn't a planned turn. I wonder if a steering cable came lose.

    • @Mr.Free2Play
      @Mr.Free2Play Год назад

      First off, where is his cut off cable, that should have killed that boat's engine the moment he fell off?? That's my question.

  • @leslie476
    @leslie476 Год назад +82

    Mandatory disqualification from the sport, period.

  • @johnprendergast1338
    @johnprendergast1338 Год назад +35

    As previous owner of many boats, my last and favorite boat was a party barge ..Because it was slow, comfortable and fun ...

  • @NaptownPete
    @NaptownPete Год назад +33

    I have recovered 2 of these runsway situations where we dragged a long dockline behind another boat. Dropping that line in front of the runaway boat to foul the prop and stop thr boat.

    • @mountainplumbing
      @mountainplumbing Год назад +4

      These people have no business trying to stop any boat. Clearly no one trained them.

    • @healthy2202
      @healthy2202 Год назад +2

      I don't know why they didn't do that. Its the easiest thing to do. better than squirting water hoping to hit something to stop it.

    • @ChainsawFPV
      @ChainsawFPV Год назад +2

      I agree with the rope trick. But the water cannon was def creative. Lol

    • @noyopacific
      @noyopacific 11 месяцев назад +1

      Tossing ropes in the water to foul in the prop is a much better solution than the commentators "genius" suggestion that another boat should pull along side so a crew member could jump into the runaway boat. 😂

  • @brianhanel6897
    @brianhanel6897 Год назад +12

    Failure to use a dead man's switch on any boat should be a jail sentence

    • @christopherleveck6835
      @christopherleveck6835 Год назад

      Reports are that the lanyard either broke or was cut as he went overboard

  • @2dronetek2
    @2dronetek2 Год назад +67

    That boat is living its best life right now.. No human to boss it around. I can almost hear it yelling "hell no! I won't go!!" at the police.

  • @zzzxxzzz3248
    @zzzxxzzz3248 Год назад +82

    If it's a propeller drive , just throw some floating rope across the path of the boat and foul the props ! Stops them every time !

    • @integr8er66
      @integr8er66 Год назад +31

      Exactly what I was thinking, and the guy with the water cannon was a jerk to damage the boat with the spray after it was obviously disabled

    • @TheFox2racing
      @TheFox2racing Год назад +11

      Exactly what I was thinking.👍😎

    • @ddjsta
      @ddjsta Год назад +5

      No shit. Even a jet boat gets tangled in rope . If you own a boat and it hasnt happend your lucky.

    • @kittyztigerz
      @kittyztigerz Год назад +4

      will not work with over powerful engine i have seen it chopped up rope in no problem but chain hec it be good bye drive train lol

    • @bigdaddykeithcarter1624
      @bigdaddykeithcarter1624 Год назад +8

      Dummases, never heard of prop fowling, as many times as they cut it off, could have been fixed if 5 minutes

  • @Duckman501
    @Duckman501 Год назад +128

    I’m not buying the “kill switch malfunctioned” as a reasonable response. Those things are engineered to withstand abuse and when they do fail (usually a short) the engine won’t start. He put many people at risk no matter how you tell the story.

    • @michaelervolina3227
      @michaelervolina3227 Год назад +15

      Actually these switches can malfunction and not shut the engine off.

    • @bradchristy8429
      @bradchristy8429 Год назад +11

      The lanyard broke. They are just plastic.

    • @DeadlyLuresCEO
      @DeadlyLuresCEO Год назад +6

      You never got a bad one? LoL they malfunction and/or get made wrong all the time. I bought one, worked opposite the way it's supposed to. Lock on, doesn't run, pull it out and it runs. 😂😂

    • @robertcates4066
      @robertcates4066 Год назад +1

      He didn't hook it up, could have been real bad!!!!

    • @bunsguns8222
      @bunsguns8222 Год назад +2

      They are crap.

  • @LiveLearnProjects
    @LiveLearnProjects Год назад +25

    The guy with the water cannon after the boat was stopped is making sure this thing doesn't come back again... hahaha

    • @Mk4Thumper
      @Mk4Thumper Год назад +2

      He was overhauling the fire! LOL

    • @ryannewman5036
      @ryannewman5036 Год назад +6

      Glad no one was hurt but damn guy with the fire hose definitely doesn't own a boat.

    • @zzzxxzzz3248
      @zzzxxzzz3248 Год назад +1

      Should have thrown a floating rope across the path of the boat and fouled the props ! Stops them every time !

    • @fatmanwithalittledrone7078
      @fatmanwithalittledrone7078 Год назад +3

      You ever see them with an axe on a fire site

  • @nomad634
    @nomad634 Год назад +94

    He thought he was to good for regulations, assumed he would never need such a device and refused to wear it because it was beneath someone of his importance and skill. Luckily no one was hurt, but it is usually the bystander that pays for the stubbornly arrogant.

    • @airgliderz
      @airgliderz Год назад

      He's an idiot, always needed, you and, "his", assumption is always wrong that you don't need it. Period.

    • @AtimatikArmy
      @AtimatikArmy Год назад +1

      Or maybe he could have simply forgot.

    • @airgliderz
      @airgliderz Год назад

      @@AtimatikArmy clearly your wrong, forgot, no. He chose not to or disabled it. He fucked up, lucky he didn't kill someone.

    • @michaelhalk6632
      @michaelhalk6632 Год назад +3

      Alec Baldwin!! Its not my fault the gun went off!! Oops sorry the kill switch failed not my fault!!!

    • @nomad634
      @nomad634 Год назад

      It was a props gun. I mean yall will protect trumps reputation no matter how embarrassing it is for you huh?

  • @Eric-gi9kg
    @Eric-gi9kg Год назад +28

    My question...
    Why didn't they attempt to foul the props with netting or ropes?

    • @6-Iron
      @6-Iron Год назад +3

      Exactly what I was thinking.

    • @Saltfly
      @Saltfly Год назад +3

      Such an easy problem to solve.

    • @kaceycarter2972
      @kaceycarter2972 Год назад +5

      They were throwing ropes and buoys. They were all over the area. Pay attention arm chair rescueers!@@!!

    • @kennethwood713
      @kennethwood713 Год назад

      that would require common sense , common man look who we have in the white house, Corn pop slayer

    • @LaJuanHughes
      @LaJuanHughes Год назад +1

      Good Idea to get water In the engine

  • @flently
    @flently Год назад +22

    Watching these guys in boats chase this boat around trying to stop it needs some Laurel and Hardy music playing. It's the boat equivalent of digs chasing their tails.

    • @Conan-ny1um
      @Conan-ny1um Год назад +6

      Actually Benny Hill soundtrack would be perfect!

  • @TheTtribe
    @TheTtribe Год назад +27

    Maybe they should "ADD" a requirement for a deadman switch on the drivers seat. Just like they put in most if not all riding mowers. That way you would have to have two failures for this to happen. Thats heavy uncontrolled boat near people who are anchored and can't get out of the way quickly.

    • @justdoingitjim7095
      @justdoingitjim7095 Год назад +1

      I built a one man fishing skiff with electric propulsion and I put a dead man switch on the seat bottom. It works great and it works with any weight driver.

  • @tundralife5570
    @tundralife5570 Год назад +9

    Did the fire team hit the throttle back with water pressure!? 😂 Maybe hit the intakes but either way well done. 👍🏻

  • @TheJollycoppers
    @TheJollycoppers Год назад +7

    A boat that still tries to win the race, even without its driver...that's a good boat.

    • @bobhanson2111
      @bobhanson2111 Год назад

      The boat committed many point deductions however in case you didn’t notice it kept cutting the course boundaries short not staying on the outside of the course markers.
      It was determined afterward to dis-qualify the boat.

    • @604cuinkillah
      @604cuinkillah Год назад

      My kinda boat🏁🏁🏁

  • @EstebanGonzalez-og7mb
    @EstebanGonzalez-og7mb Год назад +11

    Running at top speeds with no kill switch. Genius

    • @Hole_Motorsports
      @Hole_Motorsports Год назад +1

      Also just a complete shitbox of a boat to get out of shape in flat water like that

    • @BBD40
      @BBD40 Год назад

      Throw a net into the propeller

  • @bbayerit
    @bbayerit Год назад +7

    Shudda got the Arkansas State Police out there to perform a PIT on it!!! 🤣😂🤣😈

  • @steveredmond6468
    @steveredmond6468 Год назад +6

    Has anybody but me heard of thrown a big huge rope in the water so the prop can get wrapped up and it shuts the motor down wow be nice to see a professional out there

  • @ralphholiman7401
    @ralphholiman7401 Год назад +2

    Racing souped-up pontoon boats has got to be one of the most American things I've seen in a while!

    • @TheTruthKiwi
      @TheTruthKiwi Год назад

      Ikr, it's like poor mans (but still pretty rich) cigarette boat racing. Crazy stuff

    • @craigsmithx
      @craigsmithx Год назад

      We are insane on this side of the pond.

  • @markymark959
    @markymark959 Год назад +27

    It’s pretty ridiculous that this guy did not follow the rules requiring the Kill switch lanyard be worn….who failed to check that?

    • @hines862009
      @hines862009 Год назад +2

      Plastic lanyard or clip can become brittle and break while enough of clip staying in to keep engaged.

    • @darrellcook8253
      @darrellcook8253 Год назад

      Looks like the pilot.
      And no seat kill switch that has to be overridden when going slow like for docking/trailering And you have to stand up.

  • @billyrayband
    @billyrayband Год назад +53

    perhaps the lanyard failed, but doubtful. But this also shows a serious problem with any boat that has twin engines spaced apart, including catamarans and pontoons like this one. Any loss of power on one side at a moderate speed will cause a sudden sharp turn. Could be a prop failure, a supercharger belt failure, a electrical failure, etc. I would think twice before I bought one and never operate one without the lanyard.

    • @bradchristy8429
      @bradchristy8429 Год назад +7

      Kind of nailed it on both counts. Reports are that the lanyard either broke or was cut as he went overboard, and, yes… The blower belt failed.

    • @dakotaautosales9673
      @dakotaautosales9673 Год назад +1

      That boat doesn't have 2 motors gumby

    • @bradchristy8429
      @bradchristy8429 Год назад +3

      @@dakotaautosales9673 Yes it does. It threw a blower belt on the starboard engine, causing it to die, which led to a severe left bow steer.

    • @billyrayband
      @billyrayband Год назад +2

      @@dakotaautosales9673 it sure does, two stern drives, one on each side.

    • @tripdunagan4948
      @tripdunagan4948 Год назад +2

      I have been behind the helm of at least two boats with twin engines and that simply isn’t the case. The boat will continue to track straight with one engine falling off even at wide open throttle. The problem is a pontoon is simply not designed for speed and people should quit trying to make them into speed boats. The slightest turn of the wheel and the boat darts.

  • @robertmashburn8330
    @robertmashburn8330 Год назад +5

    I’d say the Driver was embarrassed beyond repair! Should be fined significantly enough to make him understand rules are generally for a reason. If that boat had done a lot of damage, guess who’s paying.
    Kick him out!

  • @onenuttybuddy
    @onenuttybuddy Год назад +10

    I saw the same kind of thing happen with a go-cart, many, many, years ago.
    It was cool fall morning and my friend and I were playing basketball, in his driveway, across from the school bus parking lot. School was closed and parking lot was completely empty.
    Just after we started playing, a guy drove up in his station wagon(I told you it was while ago!) The man got out with his two 1st grade children, a boy and a girl. The boy helped his father get the kids sized go-cart out of the back of the wagon. Dad and kids talked about where the cart was going to be ran. The boat went first. He drove 5 or 6 times around the lot. My friend and I were looking over, watching them have fun, just every few minutes. The boy pulled to the loading, unloading place for the cart. The little girl got in the car. Then she slowly took of on the car. She was going a little slower than the boy was going.
    We were still playing when all of the sudden my friend stops me and says, " Look! There's some going on over there that doesn't look right. The cart was going in pretty tight circles around and around, and around. The dad was talking to someone who had stopped by in their car and wasn't paying any attention at all to what was happening.
    The little girl was wearing a long wool scarf, dangling over the seat. She was slumped over to one side and not moving at all. We both ran over the go-cart and as we got closer could see the scarf tangled in the drive train and sprocket badly chocking the child. We could tell she was passed out and her lips were blue. I jumped on the rear of the cart and hit the kill switch while my buddy jumped on the side of the cart and began cutting at her pink scarf with the pocket knife he carried every day
    Eventually, we go the scarf off the little girls throat just as the father was running to us, on the cart. She immediately began to breathing again. The little girl made a full recovery and my best buddy had saved that little girls life.

  • @tedsmith6137
    @tedsmith6137 Год назад +5

    I'm surprised it took so long to decide to use the water cannon. With the engine hatches open it was the obvious thing to try first.

    • @joshastana849
      @joshastana849 11 месяцев назад +1

      They hit the throttle with back with the stream.

  • @Spyke-lz2hl
    @Spyke-lz2hl Месяц назад

    The fire hose into the open engine compartment was the first thing I thought of! I can’t believe that’s actually what they did, and that it actually worked!!

  • @AbovetheAverage
    @AbovetheAverage Год назад +3

    2 guys on a wave runner could've handled the situation with minimal damage.

  • @idvette
    @idvette Год назад +25

    If the lanyard was in poor enough condition to fail, it shouldn't have passed tech inspection, it takes very little pressure to activate a kill switch. It should also have a throttle return spring that would bring it back to idle speed, but that must have failed too? They'll have to step up their safety measures after this one

    • @Travis-lw4jm
      @Travis-lw4jm Год назад +1

      Boats don't have return springs like that.

    • @idvette
      @idvette Год назад +1

      @@Travis-lw4jm if it's racing it has to have one

    • @Travis-lw4jm
      @Travis-lw4jm Год назад +7

      @@idvette No they do not. I have been building race and pleasure boats for 12 years. If the throttles slammed closed everytime you take your hand of the sticks there would be some serious wrecks caused by it.

    • @Hole_Motorsports
      @Hole_Motorsports Год назад

      @@Travis-lw4jm lots of jet boats do

    • @Travis-lw4jm
      @Travis-lw4jm Год назад

      @@Hole_Motorsports sure plenty of carbureted engines or jet boats with a hot foot do have return springs. But not big boats or pontoon boats...

  • @hotchihuahua1546
    @hotchihuahua1546 Год назад +1

    Good thing he left the engine covers up and a good move on the part of the Fire rescue boat ! 👍👍

  • @eugeneweeks3325
    @eugeneweeks3325 11 месяцев назад

    The thought of racing pontoon boats just became something I am gonna do. I didn’t realize there was such a thing but I love racing anything.

  • @BoatLover
    @BoatLover Год назад +5

    Oh I love watching this 😂😂 the thought of a 4x8 board with a motor racing across the water it’s so comical 🚤💩💩

  • @gotstars
    @gotstars Год назад +7

    one ski rope would of stopped it it tracks in a sec

  • @kylegreene1583
    @kylegreene1583 Год назад +3

    That sure did look like a drunk tipping over🤣🤣🤣

    • @lindacares2215
      @lindacares2215 Год назад +2

      Kyle I fully agree it looked so strange how he fell out of that boat

  • @davenhunter99
    @davenhunter99 Год назад +4

    Why wouldn't somebody just try jumping on the damn thing my God

    • @mwww2589
      @mwww2589 Год назад

      Cause if you miss your in a world of trouble

    • @allaire123
      @allaire123 Год назад

      Same reason you would not try and snag a line above deck, it could work but the chance of causing human injury is way to high. A floating poly line would have been the best way to fowl the props, if no floating line then use anchor line clothes lined between two boats.

  • @raycasson1774
    @raycasson1774 11 месяцев назад +1

    Somebody throw the spike strips..😂

  • @deborahsimpson4968
    @deborahsimpson4968 Год назад

    How is it steering itself in straightaway then steering itself into a sharp 180⁰ then straightaway then sharp 180⁰. instead of steering consistent either consistent or steering irratticly?

  • @danlaur7973
    @danlaur7973 11 месяцев назад +1

    The boat operator should be barred from any further competition

  • @Jerry-ko9pi
    @Jerry-ko9pi Год назад +1

    Maybe install radio kill switches like in monster trucks. I think someone on a jet ski could have came along side and gotten on quicker.

  • @fincaesmeralda6565
    @fincaesmeralda6565 Год назад

    So how was the boat stopped??? I saw the fire boat spraying water on the boat.. did that kill the electronics and cause the engine to loose power??? Anyone care to explain cause I’m clueless.

  • @hooner2009
    @hooner2009 Год назад +17

    Why wouldn't you just throw out a fishing net to disable the propeller?

    • @mjodr
      @mjodr Год назад +4

      Do you see a commercial fishing trawler hanging out or something? These are performance boaters and emergency services. Nobody has a huge fishing net just chilling on their boat there.

    • @bradchristy8429
      @bradchristy8429 Год назад

      I’m thinking a substantial chain with enough floatation to keep it afloat. Wouldn’t be that hard to engineer or build, and could be deployed just by releasing it off the back of one of the service boats on site.

    • @blauer2551
      @blauer2551 Год назад

      Just some rope

    • @hines862009
      @hines862009 Год назад

      @@bradchristy8429 chain is dumb for in water ...heavy duty stap mesh would be it.

    • @bradchristy8429
      @bradchristy8429 Год назад

      @@hines862009 I would want to make sure. You’d be surprised how much torque many of these engines have. They could rip right through a strap mesh.

  • @onenuttybuddy
    @onenuttybuddy Год назад

    How to stop a runaway boat traveling in a continues circle::
    Take a heavy mooring rope, 20ft. long
    Tie any life jacket to each end of the rope
    Position one of the chase boats on. the inside of the runaways path
    As the runaway passes by, throw one of tied on life jackets into the cockpit area.
    Let the rest of rope, and tied on lifejacket, drag behind the boat.
    Eventually, the remaining rope, dragging off the back of the boat, with the boat continuing to make inside turns, will force the dragging line to get tangled in the prop/props, killing the engines.

  • @csgarage3682
    @csgarage3682 Год назад +6

    I would like to know the consequences for the boat driver! What penalties he suffered? Thats whats important here

    • @emc84
      @emc84 Год назад

      He got wet.

    • @auzmo
      @auzmo Год назад +1

      His boat got trashed. Thats pretty bad

  • @8180634
    @8180634 Год назад +4

    How was he not wearing a lanyard?

    • @healthy2202
      @healthy2202 Год назад +1

      Don't you know who he thinks he is?

  • @opeyonecanopy
    @opeyonecanopy Год назад

    That was awesome!

  • @thnksno
    @thnksno Год назад +7

    My boat will do 60MPH+ it also has SeaStar hydraulic steering, it won't turn on its own, it will go in whatever direction I last touched the wheel. I'm scared to run it without the lanyard.

  • @sanctitysnake
    @sanctitysnake 11 месяцев назад

    For First Responders: Foul the props! A hand held (line) rope stretched between two responders straddling the bow, just drop the line as close to the bow as reasonably safe can be done, then let the props snag the line and choke the engine down. 50 ft. line works well, should have plenty of "loose end" to wrap itself fully around prop(s).

  • @artvandelay8030
    @artvandelay8030 11 месяцев назад +1

    ..yeah that tracks. For an encore I think they should parachute with umbrella's.

  • @sidrojoe
    @sidrojoe Год назад

    "Look mom, no kill switch!!"

  • @nerblebun
    @nerblebun Год назад +12

    I've lived around & on my own sailboats at marinas for decades. Also owned several different power boats. I don't believe the pilot for one second his lanyard & cut-off switch malfunctioned. I've experienced going overboard myself in a tight turn, and watched it happen to others a few times. Every time the boat goes into a tight turn & remains in a tight turn; however, this particular boat traveled a couple hundred yards in a straight line in each direction, then turned starboard. That, I don't understand.

    • @deborahsimpson4968
      @deborahsimpson4968 Год назад +1

      Exactly.. except that first circle. It. makes no sense.

    • @moncorp1
      @moncorp1 11 месяцев назад +1

      I've got a kill switch on my boat that hasn't worked for years. It starts and runs just fine.

  • @ericmarro5576
    @ericmarro5576 Месяц назад

    It looked like a scene from Maximum Overdrive.I really think they should’ve performed a PIT maneuver.

  • @squirrelmaster1225
    @squirrelmaster1225 Год назад +8

    people amaze me... he couldn't have fallen out any slower

    • @BabyCharlotteschannel
      @BabyCharlotteschannel Год назад

      Yeah but boat's turn Soo much quicker and with far more g-force then any other motor powered vehicles it is hard to fathom unless you have been in one that hooked and turned!!
      Believe me, it will throw ANYONE right out like a ragdoll..

    • @GoldenCroc
      @GoldenCroc Год назад

      @@BabyCharlotteschannelsure, but not the boat in this video. As the op said, it wasnt all that many g forces at all in this case.

    • @healthy2202
      @healthy2202 Год назад

      Right, It was like something from a comedy. They shouldn't have picked him up due to the danger. Let Darwin get his pound of flesh.

  • @John-B69692
    @John-B69692 11 месяцев назад

    Cool how they used the fire monitor to push the throttle lever back.

  • @whitecapmadness7181
    @whitecapmadness7181 Год назад +2

    The first 4 cop boats swarmed in, to flex biceps and show their autoritay

  • @nevadaboy9769
    @nevadaboy9769 Год назад

    Its Alive, Christine is back!

  • @S.E.C-R
    @S.E.C-R Год назад

    How did the water canon spraying it stop it or did I miss something?

  • @SB-to2jp
    @SB-to2jp Год назад +1

    We had that happen with a jet ski. Luckily we had a sped boat with us and got up beside it and my wife jumped on it. Lol look like a seen from a movie. 😂

    • @Pyle81
      @Pyle81 Год назад +1

      So what you're saying is, The life insurance was better on her than you??? LoL.

    • @SB-to2jp
      @SB-to2jp Год назад

      @@Pyle81 I was the idiot in the water that forgot to hook up the lanyard for the kill switch 😬

  • @kennethwood713
    @kennethwood713 Год назад

    legend has it the boat is in Circle Bend Florida

  • @dbest4541
    @dbest4541 Год назад +2

    How fast was he going?

  • @eddieroberts3402
    @eddieroberts3402 Год назад +4

    Years ago a dealership I worked in sales for sold that make of pontoon. I think its ridiculous to create a high performance craft out of a "box" that will run 100+mph.
    During a test run of a triton powered by an high ouput i/o the owner and another salesman took a turn, the tritoon bit the surface hard, turned sharp, ejected them both. No vest. No kill lanyard.
    The toon jumped a seawall and busted into a multimillion dollar home.
    The dealership owner's leg was broke so bad only skin was holding it together. Airlifted. Screwed that leg up for life.
    Boxes aren't meant to run 100mph.
    Toons are for slow cruising not friggin' racing.
    I'm a high performance boat driver. I'm like hell to the no I'm not driving that.
    Ridiculous

    • @ameyring
      @ameyring Год назад +4

      Tritoon = ugly speedboat

    • @eddieroberts3402
      @eddieroberts3402 Год назад +1

      @@ameyring crazy dangerous. I'm Merchant Marine with a 100 ton vessel license. Before that I taught high performance boat driving. Very familure with these crazy fast "boxes" I refuse to even ride in them. Not meant for speed at all. Playcraft is one brand we sold back then.
      I quit all that after 30 years. Now Captain on a riverboat. Lower Mississippi River

    • @johnry888
      @johnry888 Год назад +1

      They are actually very fun and multipurpose boats. We have raced boats for years they act alot like a catamaran does. They are wind sensitive and wave sensitive. He was trimmed in way to far probably to keep from porpoising cause of the waves and wind there. The prop he's using was lifting the rear of the boat causing a hook. Plan and simple everything that goes fast must be respected and can hurt you. That's why you do it at an event like this. If you don't like it don't watch or go. Fyi fast pontoons are the rage right now many a twin outboard big hp

    • @3mtech
      @3mtech Год назад

      If you re going to be stupid(humans generally) you better be tough.
      Riding lawnmowers with supercharged V8s.
      Darwin wins

  • @amandaowens2016
    @amandaowens2016 Год назад +1

    That boat🚤 didn't need a driver 😂🤣😅 it knew the course very well !!!! Lol

  • @blankeny
    @blankeny Год назад +3

    Living on the Lake of the Ozarks, I'm quite sure that when water patrol finally stopped the boat. It was cited for wreckless boating, and one officer threw all the cushions overboard, stating they had been drinking...

    • @bobhanson2111
      @bobhanson2111 Год назад

      Kelly Anne Bishop. We’re you watching the video or did you make a comment without knowing what happen to the Pontoon Boat.
      The guy driving was racing the boat to qualify. Drinking was not involved he was throned out of the boat and either wasn’t wearing a lanyard with the kill switch or there might have been a malfunction of the lanyard are possibly the kill switch. No where in the filming of the boat being stopped and water patrol boarding the boat do you see them throwing anything overboard.

    • @GREGORYJHALL
      @GREGORYJHALL 10 месяцев назад

      😆 watch the video again

  • @1320fastback
    @1320fastback Год назад

    Deadman switch worked perfectly 👍

  • @martyg9964
    @martyg9964 Год назад +1

    Every time I see these runaways at races I don’t know why the safety boats don’t carry a coil off Polypropylene line to toss in the path of the boat. A length of 1/2 or 3/4” floating in front will stop it or slow it down!

  • @mason.2880
    @mason.2880 Год назад +4

    Oh my gosh that would be so scary if it went straight to the boats watching hope he’s okay

  • @myfavoritemartian1
    @myfavoritemartian1 Год назад

    Years ago we stopped a runaway boat with a fishing net with floats.........it wrapped around the propellers.

  • @robqwertyuipp8750
    @robqwertyuipp8750 Год назад

    What was the point of the water cannon?

  • @jaymerino1912
    @jaymerino1912 Год назад +1

    The boat is a big nascar fan.. only turns left..

  • @timothywestman283
    @timothywestman283 Год назад +2

    So many ignorant things going on in this Video. First off, who builds High Performance pontoon boats?

  • @barthintz5605
    @barthintz5605 Год назад +1

    Why was the shootout being held during a thunderstorm?

    • @jeannelorenzo3518
      @jeannelorenzo3518 Год назад

      was not a thunderstorm, just rain...they do stop races if it is a thunderstorm

  • @scottlarson9348
    @scottlarson9348 Год назад +1

    One way to flood the engines.... guy should have known better. Good job and glad no one got injured

  • @healthy2202
    @healthy2202 Год назад

    Boat owner was heard responding to why he didn't have the kill lanyard. " Don't you know who I think I am?"

  • @godofplumbing
    @godofplumbing Год назад

    This is the aqua version of lawn mower Racing.

  • @bradleyjanes2949
    @bradleyjanes2949 Год назад

    Squirting it with water was genius

  • @shawnkiesel5349
    @shawnkiesel5349 Год назад

    Now that's what you call a Ghost Rider. 😆

  • @tonychavez2083
    @tonychavez2083 Год назад +1

    You would think they would require a kill switch lanyard for all racers as mandatory?

  • @4406bbldb
    @4406bbldb Год назад

    The chase boat is getting outsmarted.

  • @ChainsawFPV
    @ChainsawFPV Год назад

    If my boat is running, the lanyard is hooked to my belt. Period. No excuse for this happening.

  • @gregoriobernstine421
    @gregoriobernstine421 Год назад +1

    Prop foulers would be great in these circumstances

  • @geraldkoth654
    @geraldkoth654 Год назад +2

    Throw some heavy floating line in the water and let that boat tangle its props.

  • @user-nq5eu4op7l
    @user-nq5eu4op7l Год назад +2

    The way he fell out of that boat with no effort I'm sure it's Mr Clean under that helmet.

    • @jeffkerr7418
      @jeffkerr7418 Год назад

      Haha maybe. He did take a crash course in boating. 🚤

    • @SadShane
      @SadShane Год назад

      Maybe he had put Amor-All on his seat for some shine but it made it super slick.

  • @pepsipeanuts521
    @pepsipeanuts521 Год назад

    What did they do to stop it i believe fowling the prop is standard procedure for a pilotless boat oh i had to watch it twice to understand seems they reversed the throttle with the water Cannon

  • @ABfromWindsor
    @ABfromWindsor 8 месяцев назад

    I can't believe that this happened at an event like this, where did this guy think he was going for a family outing. Just a stupid decision, Fire and Rescue are Hero's.

  • @himonwillard5088
    @himonwillard5088 Год назад +2

    It should be equipped with a remote shut down that the organization that held the event can immediately shut it down in an emergency.

    • @FrankFlatOut
      @FrankFlatOut Год назад +1

      Event costs would go way up

    • @himonwillard5088
      @himonwillard5088 Год назад

      @@FrankFlatOut lives mean more then money.

    • @DavidStruveDesigns
      @DavidStruveDesigns Год назад

      @@FrankFlatOut No they wouldn't. All it would take is a small, simple device that attaches to the fuel lines between the boat and the engines that has a shut-off valve and a simple circuit board to receive a radio signal. And a small device to select the boat and send a signal. You could make one for a few dollars using RC parts from any RC store - online or otherwise. Maybe a few dollars a unit? Definitely better than risking lives and yet more expensive boats etc.

    • @mattconnelly9889
      @mattconnelly9889 Год назад

      @@FrankFlatOut Monster trucks have been using radio kill switches for years. Push a button and kills the power. Gets tested before every run. It's a relay in the main power costs about 6 bucks

  • @msparky3499
    @msparky3499 Год назад

    He finally found a way to get his 15 minutes of fame!

  • @kumyofaceemasculates5893
    @kumyofaceemasculates5893 Год назад

    A 25-50 ft bouy rope and two square life preservers tied to each end and two boats with at least two ppl on each boat create a “trip wire for the boat to cross. The two floatees will keep the line close enough to surface of water for the props to pull it in as it passes through it. Boom, kills the motors. Seizes the props.

  • @lv2mine
    @lv2mine Год назад

    Fireman saved the day 👍🥂🙏

  • @hornsofdio6634
    @hornsofdio6634 Год назад +2

    its obvious - no plans for this one was ever thought of

  • @airgliderz
    @airgliderz Год назад +1

    No Deadman switch, OMG. Lucky unmanned out of control boat didn't kill someone, Boat part should be arrested, if this was a race how did it ever pass the safety tech inspection.

  • @budxracer859
    @budxracer859 Год назад +4

    We got Very lucky no one was hurt !
    We have amateur drivers racing boats going much faster than the hull was designed to go.
    It maybe time to make some serious changes !

    • @csgarage3682
      @csgarage3682 Год назад +2

      What? Rules and regularions? This is the land of freedom budy!

  • @dr.emilschaffhausen4683
    @dr.emilschaffhausen4683 11 месяцев назад

    How many gallons of gas?

  • @handyman75657
    @handyman75657 Год назад

    And this is where the operator is BANNED from all future competitions! Period!!!!! NO excuse for this what so ever!

  • @subarutime5089
    @subarutime5089 Год назад

    Hold my beer get off that jetski 😆

  • @mattgaming8717
    @mattgaming8717 Год назад +1

    Good aim with the water cannon to shut it down.

  • @jonperley7304
    @jonperley7304 Год назад

    BRILLIANT!!!!

  • @joev6261
    @joev6261 Год назад +7

    I don’t know why it took them so long to think about that as soon as I saw the water cannon I was thinking hydro lock lol Or at the least less O2 more H2O. 😂🤣

    • @TheBDD1970
      @TheBDD1970 Год назад

      ...or foul the props using rope

    • @fldallyb
      @fldallyb Год назад +6

      I actually believe they use the water to move the throttle back to neutral.

    • @DysartDrones
      @DysartDrones Год назад +1

      @@fldallyb yeah that's what I thought as well.

    • @paulcook68
      @paulcook68 Год назад +4

      @@fldallyb no, they hydro locked the engines. However if you were a good shot with a water cannon it could be done. But not the case here..

  • @thunderbolt6414
    @thunderbolt6414 Год назад +5

    They need some guys from green peace on the course. They're experts at fouling props at high speed.🐋

  • @br18od
    @br18od Год назад

    This is why I use a Fell Marine MOB Killswitch !!!

  • @patrickanderson9206
    @patrickanderson9206 Год назад

    I’m not into boat racing but why isn’t a hot foot a requirement for these boats? As soon as he was off the pedal it would’ve slowed enough for someone to easily jump in

    • @randomguy3281
      @randomguy3281 Год назад

      Yes, smaller boats generally have lanyards the operator wears connected to a kill switch, if the lanyard gets tugged out, it kills the motor. The commentators were saying wearing a lanyard is a requirement for the competition

  • @drmarkadufrene8153
    @drmarkadufrene8153 Год назад

    Why didn’t they throw a bow line to catch the prop? It would have instantly stopped the motor with the only damage being the line itself or maybe the shaft or prop clutch 😮

  • @oldladywithcats206
    @oldladywithcats206 Год назад +8

    That was wild to watch. Reading the comments, the rope idea seems to me to be a good idea. I don't understand what the water cannon did? Was it to short out the electrical stuff? I know nothing about boats, only enjoy watching videos of them. Did love going to the boat races when they had them where we live. The alcohol fueled , go super fast and are awesomely loud!! Good times

    • @karlwood2176
      @karlwood2176 Год назад +5

      Assuming the water cannon hydrolocked the engine... Water doesn't compress as air and results in bent or broken rods in the lower end of the engine if it's sucked in.

    • @fldallyb
      @fldallyb Год назад +11

      Water cannon was used to move the throttle back to neutral

    • @fldallyb
      @fldallyb Год назад +7

      @@karlwood2176 water cannon was used to move the throttle back to neutral, I believe you can still See the engines running after it went into neutral.

    • @cmcconn100
      @cmcconn100 Год назад +3

      The water got sucked into the engine and hydrolocked it. That won't be a cheap repair.

    • @fldallyb
      @fldallyb Год назад +4

      @@cmcconn100 I believe the water was used to return the throttle to neutral.