Wear Your Vests!!!!

[Jay R.]

I now know how important it is to wear a vest, I wasn't wearing mine and im damn lucky i didn't black out...
WEAR YOUR VESTS!!

[Boz]

What happened? You alright??

[Jay R.]

took some pills and a warm bath, feel better to explain.
the throttle stuck wide open. i had a fuel problem, and didn't make the shoot out because of it. decided to see if i fixed it. and ran it at a close ski lake. to small for real fast runs. found i could do around 77-78 without airing it out so i did a few laps.
the throtle stuck on the last one, bank was closing fast i tried to turn but realized that wouldn't work, so i hit the key switch before i got the wheel completly straight. the second i hit the key the wheel ripped out of my hand to the left, I went over the side I think, i don't think i went through the side but i might have, i think the side blew out from flipping, im sure i went over but a cop watching from the other side said he thought it went 360. the boat was pointed exactly as it was when i went out. when i went out i went limp and tucked. out of luck i think, cause i didn't think about it, it just happined.i never wnet under the water. when i stoped skiping i went in feet first. tried to swim back to the boat it sank fast. some bass dudes came and got me. the cop got my boat cause he didn't want to wait for salvage.

[baja200merk]

thank god your ok!

real sorry to hear about the vector!

any idea why the throttle is stickin?

when did this happen?!?

wut made the boat cut to the left when you shut the key off?

kevin

[Jay R.]

the bow dropped when i killed the engine, grabbed the water and spun the boat around. i didn't get the wheel straight fast enough.

[Trikki1010]

Dude !!!

Your a lucky man Now you'll be putting that vest on

Glad YOU are okay. Boats and **** can be replaced or rebuilt, there's only one YOU

You just needed an excuse to sit back and make somemore wind chimes...lol

I guess we ain't going boatin' when I'm down there in April

[Jay R.]

sure we are, the checkmate still runs like a champ!!

[Trikki1010]

Then we gotta talk

[Jay R.]

whats to talk about, bring your tunnel boat down here and whoop my butt, then we'll kick back a few beers and I'll make excuses and talk about how the vector would have whooped your butt before it's untimly demise!!!

[Trikki1010]

I wish

I ain't draggin her down there this time.

I got my girlfriend, a gaggle of kids and a cute babysitter Gonna be in Orlando for a week, 4/3 - 4/10

The beers and all is right up our alley though, maybe some takillya or them thar umbrella drinks...lol

I'll send ya an invite to Romp around up here too

[Yamaha 225]

Happy to hear you are okay! I think of this every time I do a run. This is ****ing dangerous if one think about it. I had a fast-nose-down one time, and that was almost the end of my life, as Espen (S&F-name) and I tested late in the season when it was late and no boats on the water...

I don't want to go offshore racing with my rig because of this reason. Too many years to come with great boating to take that risk.

What type of engine had the throttle get stucked on?

Erik

[Trikki1010]

Yamaha 225

DUDE !!!!!

You can't pull that stuff a year later

Jay is fine and well, physically

Ya had me thinkin' he went for ANOTHER swim

[Jay R.]

no trikki, no way no how. gonna be more careful.

it was an evinrude 235, the cable got stuck, apperently it was stiff and got a bend in it. i had just switch the seats around and i think i put the bend it it without thinking. the cop gave me a hard time about my "excuse" (he asked if i wanted to stick with that or change my story) but the pedal was still wide open when it came out of the water.

[150aintenuff]

since your postin on this jay did you get dinged in that thar mishap or was the cop cool about it.....

[Jay R.]

No he didn't ticket me. but the cop was pissed cause he was on his way home for dinner with the wife when he had to turn around and come back. but he said " the way i see it, if you out her acting like an A$$ #ole, then you get what you deserve!" and was happy that i didn't die cause that would have been a ton more paperwork.