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This trend is getting out of hand.....

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My Biden Boat pic was deleted...

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I guess by the same logic the thread should be too?

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You are responsible for your wake, no mater where you are. Not saying it caused the sinking but please be responsible
 
the MfM said:
My Biden Boat pic was deleted...

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I guess by the same logic the thread should be too?

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Ah....I see what it is....and the OP didn't actually include that himself in his post....the fantastic forum software grabbed that image from the URL he included automatically. I'll try and eliminate it.....not his fault.

OK...fixed the OP post to eliminate political flag. Thanks!
 
Julian said:
Ah....I see what it is....and the OP didn't actually include that himself in his post....the fantastic forum software grabbed that image from the URL he included automatically. I'll try and eliminate it.....not his fault.

OK...fixed the OP post to eliminate political flag. Thanks!
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I wouldn’t worry about it..,that’s a scarab flying the Trump flag.


Its probably sunk already.
 
The boat was prob sank because he DIDN'T have a trump flag, I blame the Russians :P

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ctyke said:
No more fake news, the boat sunk because it took on too much water plan and simple. Rather quickly at that, which is kind of scary.
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The cries for help while it was going down made the hair on my arms stand up... also makes me never want to put my bimini, aka death trap, up either!
 
The fact that it sunk means it is a pretty old boat. Pretty sure all new boats our size have to float for 24 hours minimum. That thing went down fast so clearly had no internal foam.....
 
Let's see, that's a inboard ski boat that has hardly any freeboard, anyone notice the surfboard on the tower? Anyone want to bet they had that thing weighted down too much?
I see it was in Portland so hopefully it was Antifa protesting the parade.
 
2kwik4u said:
I don't care what your politics are.I think we can all agree that these parades are getting out of hand when stuff like this starts happening!

Boat parade sinks boat

This is also a good reminder to keep your PFD's close and easy to deploy. I really hope everyone made it out safe from this.
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[USERGROUP=3]@Administrative[/USERGROUP] - If we're not supposed to even post flags how is this thread allowed to stay up?
is this a thread about not forgetting to put you transom plug in or not boating while intoxicated or being sure you're bilge pump is working condition ??

The declaration that the political boat parade made this boat sink easily falls into the forbidden zone,
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........all to celebrate, or show support, for a political candidate?

What in the exact fuck?
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if by "stuff like this" you mean ridiculous assumptions I'd certainly agree, this thread is filled with that,









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Julian said:
The fact that it sunk means it is a pretty old boat. Pretty sure all new boats our size have to float for 24 hours minimum. That thing went down fast so clearly had no internal foam.....
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I was thinking that too. I’ve seen several videos of the ‘Submarine’ and the boats don’t sink. Not show boats that may have additional ballast either.

 
For the record, I had a fantastic time at the President Trump boat rally on hopat Saturday. 500? boats, 4 state trooper boats, local GOP muckity leading the way at a brisk 5 knots. No drama, my fav protest was 2 white guys standing on their dock with their backs turned. It was awesome.
I love that our brave men and woman in the armed forces provide an opportunity for a self admitted dope like myself to parade on a lake. Cheers to them.
Nobody is changing anyone else’s mind, why do we argue?
 
I attended the Trump parade this year and it was awesome. Yes the waves got big as can be but nobody sank and we had close to 1,000 participate. Everyone tried to keep a little distance for waves and such but a few bottleneck areas made for some interesting experiences. Glad I have high freeboard.

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the MfM said:
I wouldn’t worry about it..,that’s a scarab flying the Trump flag.


Its probably sunk already.
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I gotta ask, did something terrible happen to you on a Scarab ?
 
Antifa must have stole the drain plugs.
 
Miitch said:
I have a funny feeling were going to see a lot more of this in the next year or two... When all these new boaters get sick and tired of their payments and the market is too flooded with used boats. "2022: Year of the boat insurance claims"
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Can’t wait for that used market.....I might even have to join Facebook just for the marketplace (craigslist seems to be dead/full of mostly boat scams).
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I was thinking that too. I’ve seen several videos of the ‘Submarine’ and the boats don’t sink. Not show boats that may have additional ballast either.

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I guess I should re-think buying a used boat off of craigslist after seeing that video:)
 
2kwik4u said:
You're kidding right? Comparing this to rioting? That many boats in a small area CLEARLY running large wakes in (what and I'm assuming here is) a no wake zone creating a clear danger, all to celebrate, or show support, for a political candidate?

What in the exact fuck?
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Why do you insinuate they were breaking the law and operating that way in a no wake zone????

Interestingly we had actual “peaceful protest” here in Michigan in April (protesting the fact that people here could leave their house to buy dope, alcohol and a Big Mac, but people were banned from buying seeds for their spring gardens or a gallon of paint in a store that WAS allowed to be open, and even going fishing if your boat had a motor was NOT ok, but risking everyone’s life to go fishing in a kayak was ok).

Thousands of people (in their cars, remember this was still April when most were under home arrest) assended on the state Capital and the Police Chief even said other than tying up traffic (the intended outcome to try and get the governors attention) people were well behaved and they didn’t have any issues.......

Now lets do some comparing on The other“Protests” across the country.....
 
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