[Tommygun]

Figured someone on this board would know the details of this accident....

 

[Jim5656]

THIS IS AN OLD PIC!

There have been discussions about this on many differ ent threads.
The long and the short of it is:
The Navy contracted Reggie to convert one of his boats into a low flying "SCUD MISSLE" type offensive weapon. Turbine powered!!!

This was a pic after the first trail run....... :laugher:

 

[Andretti 502]

Actually it was planted there years ago. The trees have grown since

 

[OldMagicfloat]

The rumor I heard was the driver was running WOT and hit a big wake and was ejected as well as the passenger. No lanyards and the boat kept going and this is where it finally stopped.

 

[OldMagicfloat]

How did what happen? :laugher:

 

[DagaH2X]

I heard the same story, wide open and hit some big wake and was ejected. Also I heard it was the first time out with the boat, it was brand new. The guy probably had no idea how to drive that boat....

 

[Merc1100SC]

i also heard that same story. heard he was from some wealthy family and went out and bought the identical boat the week after

 

[Rock Steady]

Boat was brand New as well!!!

 

[aquatherapy]

Tide went out. Walked to bar.

 

[cfm]

The rumor I heard was the driver was running WOT and hit a big wake and was ejected as well as the passenger. No lanyards and the boat kept going and this is where it finally stopped.

How big was the freakin wake?

This thing looks like it is somewhere at or over 40ft long. Maybe the pic ?

 

[Merc1100SC]

42 LIGHTNING

 

[PachangaSS]

Well what I heard was he'd been jacking with the tabs, forgot, and tried to turn it. Also that it wasn't the first boat he'd destroyed.

 

[dockrocker]

How did this happen? Instinct. Ya put a beak on it, of course it's going to head for the trees!

 

[obnoxus]

To much money,,,,, not enough brains.

 

[cfm]

Here's a twist :shocked: :laugher: :laugher:

Maybe he's an extreme 'Blow Boat' owner who is willing to spend millions of dollars (or close to it) to get speedboats thrown off this body of water?

Great way to do it.

Aim it towards the woods (so no one on land gets hurt), mash the throttles, and jump out.

He'll keep getting attention like this:
"Another Speedboat accident"

 

[OldMagicfloat]

Well what I heard was he'd been jacking with the tabs, forgot, and tried to turn it. Also that it wasn't the first boat he'd destroyed.

I heard a similar story. When the pics first came out, there were a few different angles and it didn't look like a very big lake. Bad tab setting, doing some hard turns, the boat hooked and he got thrown out. Something like that.

 

[WigginOut]

This is from an email I receive right after the accident. It happened on Lake Hartwell in SC. Here are a few of the photos I got with the email.

It was either a 03 or a 04 with 575s in it. I don't know my Fountains that well but a buddy of mine said it was one of the new light ventilated hulls. He said it was around 90.
He said the owner was giving the boat some tab and when he hit the down switch the tab went all the way down. He said he didn't have time to say **** after he got holy out of his mouth.
He had a passenger and both are ok. It pitched them out in the water and the boat went on. The owner had to run up and turn the engines offs. Damn I knew I should have put that kill switch on!!

Bad thing was he sunk his 32 last yr at the Augusta race last fall.

 

[PachangaSS]

Story went that he'd picked it up from Pier 57 within a week before beaching it.

 

[WigginOut]

Another

 

[WigginOut]

And another