Scream and Fly Facebook

[largecar91]

I very rarely do the Facebook thing. I go on and read some of it pertaining to boating sometimes. I just saw Scream and Fly Facebook and saw a thread where Greg commented on having the proper safety gear on because he showed a video of a guy in a Stream getting bent out of shape at high speeds. Guy recovered and everything was fine. I cannot believe the number of totally Stupid responses to the thread. A great percentage of the people have no boating experience or have never been in a high performance boat. Wonder what they think Scream and Fly is all about.

[moatorbotin]

If you want some more entertainment, join the baja groups!

[mach351]

That’s Facebook for ya......that’s actually most all social media at this point.

Keyboard warriors - commenting with no repercussions - stupid people listening to other stupid people.

Its a real problem in our society now. If we were all standing in a group and talking about the guy getting out of shape in the ‘Stream, 99% of those idiots who said something stupid on Facebook would keep their mouths shut....mostly bc they don’t have the balls to pipe up to someone in person. They wouldn’t be able to take the ego hit of being wrong and ridiculed in person. But online, oh no, everyone is an expert.....and if you get called on it you either pile up more bs argument or “leave”....either way, no repercussions. In real life those people would have a black eye...

rant over lol

[rjdubiel]

I wish it was not posted on FB. I think the amount of traffic that got is not good for S&F. Yes, it happens and we all know that. I was going after the idiots posting by replying to their posts, most did not engage my reply to their stupid statements.

[largecar91]

The best one was the guy who said "WHY WOULD ANYONE NEED TO GO THAT FAST"? What an idiot. On this site we say "is that all you got"!

[ssv1761982]

I liked the comment that said he wasn't even going that fast...

[Forkin' Crazy]

LOL at the comments... Wow! Even a blow boater commenting! :rolleyes:

[JBS]

Yep there's a lot of b******* out there. Just remember it's the internet.

[hydrochicken]

People still go boating?????

[marks86]

It’s actually sad the amount of bad info that is on Facebook

[Bodhi]

From reading these comments, sounds like I'm not missing much. I've never been on a Facebook or a tweet or any of that crap. My social media skills stop at S&F. Sounds like those facebook asswipes need some seat time at 100+ to appreciate what our group does!

[tnelsmn]

Facebook is the land of the nitwits which is why I didn't post my video there, I wish it wasn't there. I shared it on my instagram page, cause the people there get it. The overwhelming majority of comments were along the line of "yep, been there, don't let it scare you" It seems most on the FB post aren't fast boat guys. Greg pulled it from IG and shared on FB, I tagged him in it on IG so, it is what it is. It has a crazy number of views and I fear it may have more of a negative impact at this point.

I put it up because I wanted to show that things can go wrong and a lot of people don't seem to give these things the respect they deserve, myself included until now.

I hope it wasn't a mistake in the long run.

[mrichartz]

Exactly **** happens even if you take every precaution at those speeds it doesn't take much..
But everyone is a fuc*** know it all expert..

Have to read thru again but how did it end up on fb?
I know you wouldn't put it there i know you posted it on Instagram. . Why does anyone bother with Facebook its just full of a bunch of ****ing trolls idiots well nevermind we all know can tell by replies here the comments etc and just proves my point of trolls idiots wannabes know it alls etc. Ive never been on and not interested in it..
And what??? Why does he need to go that fast..
BECAUSE he can its what real men do:D...not everyone os a soy boy pussy little sh** fa*** and if that nutless soy boy needs to ask he wouldn't get it..he can get in his prius and go*****
Only social media i do is Instagram and SNF...until you can reach thru and punch someone in the face or make them stand in front of you and say it i will stick to these two.. lol

[tnelsmn]

Have to read thru again but how did it end up on fb?
I know you wouldn't put it there i know you posted it on Instagram. . Why does anyone bother with Facebook its just full of a bunch of ****ing trolls idiots well nevermind we all know can tell by replies here the comments etc and just proves my point of trolls idiots wannabes know it alls etc. Ive never been on and not interested in it..
And what??? Why does he need to go that fast..
BECAUSE he can its what real men do:D...not everyone os a soy boy pussy little sh** fa*** and if that nutless soy boy needs to ask he wouldn't get it..he can get in his prius and go*****

Greg posted them to the S&F accounts on FB and IG.

[mrichartz]

Facebook is the land of the nitwits which is why I didn't post my video there, I wish it wasn't there. I shared it on my instagram page, cause the people there get it. The overwhelming majority of comments were along the line of "yep, been there, don't let it scare you" It seems most on the FB post aren't fast boat guys. Greg pulled it from IG and shared on FB, I tagged him in it on IG so, it is what it is. It has a crazy number of views and I fear it may have more of a negative impact at this point.

I put it up because I wanted to show that things can go wrong and a lot of people don't seem to give these things the respect they deserve, myself included until now.

I hope it wasn't a mistake in the long run.

I wouldn't worry about it being a mistake its not..
And f*** them until they get in and drive at 85 -100 plus
They can shut the fu** up its none of their business..
As you can tell by my response i dont think id last long on there anyway.. lol.
If you cant look someone in the face keep your mouth shut.. and you know damn well if if they were most wouldn't open their mouth.

[Forkin' Crazy]

I don't see it as a mistake. $hit happens. There are those that have gone around and those that will! ;)

[NC03GT]

Facebook as ruined Forums. There are so many dead forums out there because everyone turns to facebook groups for information. They aren't all bad but there is a lot of misinformation posted daily.

[mrichartz]

Yea anyone that runs like that has at least one of those puckering stories. To some degree...and the ones that dont are lying or not driving that fast.. lol

[rjdubiel]

I wish I had a video of when I put a drag plat on my viper. I was ripping around and did a standard U turn and canned it half way through the turn, not too tight or too fast but I went right around and did a 180 and a bunch of water came in when I was backwards! haha. These boats will let you know what they don't like, and hopefully you don't get hurt when they tell you! haha. But yes, it will happen most likely if your trying to push and learn the boat. I never did a real hook yet, but have has some good ones that get you off into another direction quickly! That is half the fun is the pucker moments. If that was not fun I would have a pontoon!

I wonder how many on FB would tell me I am an inexperience boater and don't know what I am doing, or how dangerous I am, or whatever. hahahahaa.

[transomstand]

I'll tell you what one mistake was. It's the same one I've been making for the last 20 years. The lake I use for prop testing is just too damn narrow. I've used it for 40+ years, but as my speed has gone up, I've become more aware of how fast I'm traveling and how quick I could be on the beach or in the trees if something went wrong. Something to think about, but many of us are limited by geography and access to the type of water we'd prefer to run on.

I could comment on some other things but everybody's a goddamn genius after the fact. I'm sure that event got your attention and you're a little wiser today.

[transomstand]

And people with no "I almost died" stories are pretty useless to me, and generally don't entertain me at all:nonod::D

[XstreamVking]

Having a narrow escape used to be a learning experience to be shared. Now it's just fodder for the crack pots that have never "been there done that".

[hydrochicken]

Having a narrow escape used to be a learning experience to be shared. Now it's just fodder for the crack pots that have never "been there done that".
I almost died at work 3 years ago.... shiot happens... I gotta boat more

[tnelsmn]

Having a narrow escape used to be a learning experience to be shared. Now it's just fodder for the crack pots that have never "been there done that".

And this was exactly why I wanted to share it. I know everyone is a tough guy behind a keyboard. But never expected the complete ignorant comments on S&F's page. So many say oh inexperience, well yeah, no sh*t. How are you supposed to get experience without making mistakes and learning. Common sense is dead.

Yeah the river is a little narrow here, but its the best body of water I have to let the boat stretch its legs.

Should've lifted sooner and slowed up, should've trimmed down, the hull doesn't like a cleaver. Lots of things went wrong. But come out of the other side smarter.

[mrichartz]

And this was exactly why I wanted to share it. I know everyone is a tough guy behind a keyboard. But never expected the complete ignorant comments on S&F's page. So many say oh inexperience, well yeah, no sh*t. How are you supposed to get experience without making mistakes and learning. Common sense is dead.

Yeah the river is a little narrow here, but its the best body of water I have to let the boat stretch its legs.

Should've lifted sooner and slowed up, should've trimmed down, the hull doesn't like a cleaver. Lots of things went wrong. But come out of the other side smarter.

Exactly live and learn! Not pussy foot around like a litte bitch.. lol

[tnelsmn]

Here's the videos for anyone who wants to see that doesn't do FB. Also FB's video quality is sh*t.


https://youtu.be/KdBcW3lcLAA
https://youtu.be/c9PKHPJz99w

[rjdubiel]

I still say if you kept your foot in it you would have been fine!

[tnelsmn]

I agree with that too. Should've just sent it.

[hellbents-10]

When in doubt throttle out! Scary ride for sure. I do not like chopping the throttle when up on the pad its very unsettling with out any wave action to make it even worse.

[XstreamVking]

This is why I chose a deep barrel back seat design. You have to stay in the seat to drive. The original seats were flat and prob slick with protectant. It's all good nothing hurt, just check that off the list of crap you lived thru.

[mrichartz]

You know what you should have done is ... And if you would have just ... And then... you would have come out doing 90 flying like an.. yea when you just nonchalantly just changed into the passenger seat that might be when you....lol...just kidding but that looked pretty smooth tho..
Deep barrel seats are definitely the way to go like he said.
Are those your finished seats? i remember you saying you didnt get them done? Or did you i forget.

[tnelsmn]

Hahaha the ones saying I did it on purpose are probably my favorites. "Oh he has a helmet on, it must be staged"

These are not the finished seats. These are the originals. But I was planning to make the new ones the same. The frame under the driver side is new. I wanted to keep the original look. Might be reconsidering now.

[mrichartz]

Hahaha the ones saying I did it on purpose are probably my favorites. "Oh he has a helmet on, it must be staged"

These are not the finished seats. These are the originals. But I was planning to make the new ones the same. The frame under the driver side is new. I wanted to keep the original look. Might be reconsidering now.


I would definitely consider going with the deep seats is amazing the difference...and if you make them..can size them just right its a world of difference control ,comfort ..
With my 380 lazer i made all the seats and especially nmy seat to just fit me screw everyone else..lol and made a world of difference could bounce around hard and not worry about moving.

Staged... Yea because you want to to that..
Almost want to see some of the comments... But not enough to go on there. ..

[tnelsmn]

Ain't worth going there to see them.

The only issue I have with the better seats is how much we still use this for skiing. The back to back seats work really well for that. But I suppose I could mount buckets back to back as well. Lots to think about. Next thing to try is my 28 small ear chopper and breaking 90.

[mrichartz]

Can always setup it up to swap seats too you want to do 90 you want to ****ing stay in that seat..:D

[tnelsmn]

Thats been a thought as well. Can always bolt in a pair of buckets for big number runs.

[mrichartz]

Thats been a thought as well. Can always bolt in a pair of buckets for big number runs.

Also drop a little weight with just a pair of buckets hey every little bit..
You know when your going skiing or going to really run it so not to hard and hell they'd all fit in a pickup if you really had to.

[Capt.Insane-o]

Facebook is for multi hued haired screeching faggots and the mentally ill sexual deviants who didn't have the quality of life upbringing to know what bathroom they belong in... prove me wrong.

[Forkin' Crazy]

Hahaha the ones saying I did it on purpose are probably my favorites. "Oh he has a helmet on, it must be staged"

These are not the finished seats. These are the originals. But I was planning to make the new ones the same. The frame under the driver side is new. I wanted to keep the original look. Might be reconsidering now.

The first V I had was an Allison XB 2002 CompPro. After learning to drive it on the pad, I started making it hook in purpose just to learn the beast. Finally at 95+ trying out a 30 cleaver, the motor stuck.... and around it went.

I felt the bow drop and the split second wiggle... Planted my feet pushing me back into the seat as hard as I could. Not sure how many Gs but it made a 180 in a 50' radius?

Look at a deep buckets like the Allison seats. Mount them WELL! Make a place, like a dead pedal to plant your feet.

The XB had a modified pad. The SS I bought later was stock and a totally different animal. It wanted to put me in the trees or the bank. Like picking up a snake, you better pay attention at all times! I finally did the same mod on it as my XB and it is a baby now.

Put a straight edge on your pad just to see where you are.

[John S]

Facebook is for multi hued haired screeching faggots and the mentally ill sexual deviants who didn't have the quality of life upbringing to know what bathroom they belong in... prove me wrong.

You can find pretty much anything you want on facebook. I'm in a bunch of awesome boating, motorcycle, paddle boarding, and mountain bike groups. Looks like you found some groups that fit your interests as well. And your parents gave you a girl's name. Heh



Good to see him wearing your gear. That's the most important thing. The best you can do is find a chunk of water that is isolated. Even if you're the best pilot in the world, mechanical failures still happen. Nice to see he walked away from it with no damage... We'll, a couple of trees have hurt feelings. :D

Another thing that often gets overlooked is Killswitch lanyard length. Mine was always aboot a foot. Makes no sense if you're in the back seat, and the Killswitch hasn't pulled yet. :D

[mrichartz]

You can find pretty much anything you want on facebook. I'm in a bunch of awesome boating, motorcycle, paddle boarding, and mountain bike groups. Looks like you found some groups that fit your interests as well. And your parents gave you a girl's name. Heh



LARGECAR Good to see you wearing your gear. That's the most important thing. The best you can do is find a chunk of water that is isolated. Even if you're the best pilot in the world, mechanical failures still happen. Nice to see you walked away from it with no damage... We'll, a couple of trees have hurt feelings. :D

Hes not the person in the video...