Uh, one more what? One more outboard or one more drink?I see (4) 300-hp outboards on the back of that thing.
Maybe if the qualified captain had one more, he'd have been able to clear the house.
My wife and I drove to Redondo Beach and back, we paid $5.60 a gallon for gas (87 octane) at one Chevron station. I wonder how much fuel those four motors burned (burnt?) when wide open, pedal to the metal, stomped? Amazing no one was killed outright.I see (4) 300-hp outboards on the back of that thing.
Maybe if the qualified captain had one more, he'd have been able to clear the house.
YesUh, one more what? One more outboard or one more drink?
I think you nailed it. Hit the house at an angle, gave it a nice hullside grind, and then rolled off into the porch and onto the yard. 10/10I looked at that pic for a long time trying to figure out how the boat did that damage and then ended up in front of the house. Maybe going about 45 degrees to the shore from right to left, launched into the house and rolled off? Maybe a barrel roll in there? No way they hit the shore square and just bounced back.
All I know is they must have been hauling ass and are crazy lucky nobody died.
Gas east of the Ohio River is currently $3.79 a gallon. 2 weeks ago it was $3.56. In some places, as in Lake of the Ozarks, it was $3.25 a gallon.My wife and I drove to Redondo Beach and back, we paid $5.60 a gallon for gas (87 octane) at one Chevron station. I wonder how much fuel those four motors burned (burnt?) when wide open, pedal to the metal, stomped? Amazing no one was killed outright.
Jeeeeze. Yeah my single 225 is hitting like 8gph when I'm cruising.Probably burning 80-125 gallons an hour I would guess. Possibly more, thats just a rough guess based on what Mark's 42' boat with triple 300s will burn if we really push it. This boat has more HP but I would imagine is likely a bit lighter with no pilot house and such.
I've seen 85 GPH come across the burn gauge on Mark's boat when running wide open.
Jeeeeze. Yeah my single 225 is hitting like 8gph when I'm cruising.
I wondered what that was on my foot!Ya thats awfully sweet. On the boat I run with twin Honda 250s I burn about 30 gallons an hour fully wide open on a flat ocean. Worse on sloppy water. I'm always glad I'm not footing the fuel bill.
Correct, more speed and more vodka.
Sounds like they were running at night, and didn't make out the point this house was on. The aerial photos make it make a bit more sense.I looked at that pic for a long time trying to figure out how the boat did that damage and then ended up in front of the house. Maybe going about 45 degrees to the shore from right to left, launched into the house and rolled off? Maybe a barrel roll in there? No way they hit the shore square and just bounced back.
All I know is they must have been hauling ass and are crazy lucky nobody died.
The chopper footage in that video makes it a little more clear what likely happened as far as angle they must have hit at.Sounds like they were running at night, and didn't make out the point this house was on. The aerial photos make it make a bit more sense.