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SUPERJET-113

SUPERJET-113

GASKETS FOR CHAMP BRAP!
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Lake Havasu City, AZ USA
DUUUHHHH Louie! :D

Probably a rental too. Rentals are a big part of the PWC accidents that happen. EDIT: Haha, just read that it was a rental, figures...

I worked at a sit-down and boat rental place some 20 years ago for 6 months and you would not believe some of the stuff people do and try to get away with.
 
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jpswift1

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Buffalo, NY
SUPERJET-113 said:
DUUUHHHH Louie! :D

Probably a rental too. Rentals are a big part of the PWC accidents that happen. EDIT: Haha, just read that it was a rental, figures...

I worked at a sit-down and boat rental place some 20 years ago for 6 months and you would not believe some of the stuff people do and try to get away.
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And that's why most rental places used 701's in their skis, like the XL700, Waveventure 700, etc. They know people are going to beat on them and do dumb things with them, but the Yamaha 701's just laugh at them and say, "Is that all you've got?" and they just keep running and running.
 
bored&stroked

bored&stroked

Urban redneck
Location
AZ
So many people so quick to dismiss the fact they rent them to anyone with any amount of experience, including zero. I'm sure they just had no idea what they were doing and didn't intend any harm or danger to anyone else.
 
mikidymac

mikidymac

Location
California
Quinc said:
Don't worry! in CA you have to take a boating course before you can legally drive a boat or pwc. But also you dont have to take the course if you are renting. lol
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Makes total sense, you don't need a valid drivers license to rent a car either. Wait......:rolleyes:

We were at the local lake over the weekend and I was shocked to see the people going full speed through the "no wake" from the marina and going the wrong way were all rentals, shocked I say!

My wife rode up to them and yelled at them they were breaking the rules and they hand no clue and apologized.

I really wanted to pull up to the rental dock and just yell at the employees, but I would have been the jerk.
 
JC-SuperJet

JC-SuperJet

Location
Texas
Can't teach Common Sense and Self-Preservation.

Apparent epidemic of self-inflicted injuries and deaths due to Psychosis sweeping the Country.

"Psychosis is a condition of the mind that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real."

False Pride, Over Confidence and delusions of Immortality seem abundant lately.

1) Carbon Fiber Submarine Implosion.
2) Fisherman rinsing his bloody hands in Waters literally teeming with Sharks.
3) Hikers dying in 120F Heat at Texas State Park
4) 11 Swimmers drowning this week due to Rip Currents in Panama Beach
5) Neighborhood Jogger with Heat Stroke due to wearing Hoodie Sweatshirt and running on Hot Asphalt Road

And so on...

 
mthomps

mthomps

Location
Cleveland
bored&stroked said:
So many people so quick to dismiss the fact they rent them to anyone with any amount of experience, including zero. I'm sure they just had no idea what they were doing and didn't intend any harm or danger to anyone else.
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Yeah whats up with this assumption these people were like hey lets possibly die and make a big scene possibly hurting other people babe.
 
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DrewOregonian

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OR
harrymank said:
Jet ski parked up on the rocks.
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That’s the Wedge on Balboa peninsula, the swell pushes into the man made jetty causing gigantic shore break waves that “POP” close to shore even on calm days. Body surfers, body boarders, and surfers catch the side wave created by the jetty out into the main surf.

Videos don’t do it justice.

Lots of people have been life flighted out of there.

Absolutely no way those people knew where they were at or grasped the concept of how dangerous it was.
 
yamanube

yamanube

This Is The Way
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Location
Mandalor
DrewOregonian said:
That’s the Wedge on Balboa peninsula, the swell pushes into the man made jetty causing gigantic shore break waves that “POP” close to shore even on calm days. Body surfers, body boarders, and surfers catch the side wave created by the jetty out into the main surf.

Videos don’t do it justice.

Lots of people have been life flighted out of there.

Absolutely no way those people knew where they were at or grasped the concept of how dangerous it was.
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How crazy is it that they found their way into that break at all and thought they where good. OR that the rental company didn't warn them not to go there? It's not like you are just riding along in the ocean then bam, inside the wedge, they had to see those waves as they where heading in.
 
JC-SuperJet

JC-SuperJet

Location
Texas
And why didn't the Dummy just beach the damn Ski instead of white-knuckling his way into a huge Rock Pier? Had plenty of time to run it up the Beach.

Did he think the Rocks were going to cause less injury then the Sand on the Beach?

Low IQ under normal circumstances and No IQ under Panic...

Natural Selection almost took care of them.

Thank God for the brave Life Guards and the Good Samaritans at the Beach.
 
mthomps

mthomps

Location
Cleveland
Its because everyone thinks they are gonna save the day in a life or death situation until the guns pointed at your head. The captain clearly had np idea what to do. He was probably going from keep doing what im doing to holy crap rapidly and then its too late.
 
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