Crazy Accident

[Carter13]

This is a post from today.
http://www.centurioncrew.com/Weekend-this-t1894.html

[Fuh Sho]

that is incredible, thank God they are ok, im so suprised no one hit the boat

[zad0030]

Crazy

I still laugh at you guys who think that 3 little seatbelts are going to hold your boat down..... :D

[goose69]

I had been in a Truck boat accident. Got side swiped head on and the other car hit front of boat seed it end over end into a front yard in about a 100 pieces. Also a total right off, but drove the truck home. Scary

[larryueckert]

F A E is still good :eek: that would totally suck i feel bad for him.....

[chpthril]

Crazy

I still laugh at you guys who think that 3 little seatbelts are going to hold your boat down..... :D

Would the boat have stayed on the trailer without straps, nope! COULD it have stayed on, yes, in most situations. :02:

Condoms are 99% effective, not wearing one, well, take your chances. :p

[Thomas Hohl]

Question is, do you really WANT the boat to stay on the trailer and drag you all over the place as your crashing. 5500lbs will take over in a hurry and take you with it.

[Domsz06]

that's insane!! glad everyone was ok.

[raythompson]

Question is, do you really WANT the boat to stay on the trailer and drag you all over the place as your crashing. 5500lbs will take over in a hurry and take you with it.Yeh, I think I would much rather have that mass going it's own direction rather than dictating my direction. A lot of energy is dissipated in the process. My opinion of straps is just to keep the boat from boucing on the trailer. Unless you are using crane rigging straps the normal straps will break under sudden stress. Even chains would not help in many situations.

[Timmy!]

:eek:Wow! I can't even imagine the wild ride they had! I don't think the straps were ever designed for the g-forces that it took to sling the boat off of that trailer like that.

[talltigeguy]

Wow! that is crazy!

Crazy

I still laugh at you guys who think that 3 little seatbelts are going to hold your boat down..... :D

Question is, do you really WANT the boat to stay on the trailer and drag you all over the place as your crashing. 5500lbs will take over in a hurry and take you with it.

I am still going to hold my ground that these are the dumbest comments ever. Quite possibly that momentum would have gone straight though the bed of the truck without the straps to at least do something to alter the trajectory.

And like was said above, in a slower speed accident, those straps are the difference between some minor damage and a total loss. In this case, it would not have mattered. But talking to the non-strap folks I have found to be a waste of time. I put my straps on.

[wakeatx]

I always thought it helped to have the straps keep the boat settled down on the trailer just to reduce the jarring going down the freeway. Feel like my boat gets beat up less if I have it held down to the trailer. Maybe not, but makes me feel better :D

[ajholt7]

I'll keep using my straps.

[zad0030]

Wow! that is crazy!





I am still going to hold my ground that these are the dumbest comments ever. Quite possibly that momentum would have gone straight though the bed of the truck without the straps to at least do something to alter the trajectory.

And like was said above, in a slower speed accident, those straps are the difference between some minor damage and a total loss. In this case, it would not have mattered. But talking to the non-strap folks I have found to be a waste of time. I put my straps on.

I don't appreciate being called dumb.

[jwanck11]

Your comments were addressed... not you the person. I hope you can process the difference.

I do agree that the straps are a very good idea for highway traveling for several reasons.

[talltigeguy]

I don't appreciate being called dumb.

The adjective prefaced the word 'comments' and thus it is clear that the adjective in question was in reference to the comments, not the commenter.

In all seriousness, I appreciate the input you have on the board and do not think you are dumb. You have shared valuable information. Please forgive if you felt it was a personal attack.

[SPBFAN]

Well they always say in Texas when they do something they do it in a BIG WAY.
It is sad to see a boat ruined and everything that goes with it. I think I would be down on my knees thanking someone for the safe arrival through all of that. Just glad no one was hurt.

[chadster2]

I don't use them dumb *** things to keep the boat on the trailer, I use them dumb *** things to keep the trailer under the boat! They are strong enough to do that (some of the time). I want to be able to say I did what I could to be safe!:D

[chadster2]

how come I can't use the word ***? oh well that sucks!

[Dave S]

I have seen 26' fishing boats bouncing off of the trailer going down the highway w/o straps. That can't be good for the hull. I have been using straps for 20+ years and will always use them.

[Dave S]

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http://gcwa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8166&PN=1

page 2
http://gcwa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8166&PN=2

read the owners thoughts on this link, this website is from my neck of the woods here in Houston. The boat and truck were a total loss.