Too Much Boat?

[Captain Ollie West]

Re: Too Much Boat?

That must have cost a fortune to get that rig cleaned up, hopefully his insurance denies the claim when they find out (if) he was over towing capacity or we're the ones who will be paying for it.

For the record, there is no such thing as "too much boat". :lol:

Agree No such thing as a car too fast, or too much boat!

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Too Much Boat?

set to music......

'no matter what they say I've towed,
I ain't never had too much boat'

 

[frantically relaxing]

That ain't that big a boat. 31' as mentioned before sounds right. Here's some visual evidence--

Here's one of the boat crash picks... now, notice carefully the size of the semi trucks around the boat in relation to the size of the boat...

Now, here's a pic of our SkipperLiner behind a fairly large Peterbuilt...

--At 53' our Skipperliner isn't all that large by houseboat standards, but it dwarfs the Peterbuilt...

 

[scarabite]

i can honestly say since ive been driving commercially that's to much boat for that truck first off thats an over dimensional load needs permits to roll down the road. Second although that part of Kentucky is flatter and speeds would remain low anyway you still risk damaging that trucks tranny and you can never have enough stopping power. Should be ticketed no permits endangering the public and recklessly driving. Not to mention unsecured load. Needs a tractor trailer cradle straps and a professional driver.

 

[Pony]

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Saw this on CL today for reference.....

 

[smokeonthewater]

i can honestly say since ive been driving commercially that's to much boat for that truck first off thats an over dimensional load needs permits to roll down the road. Second although that part of Kentucky is flatter and speeds would remain low anyway you still risk damaging that trucks tranny and you can never have enough stopping power. Should be ticketed no permits endangering the public and recklessly driving. Not to mention unsecured load. Needs a tractor trailer cradle straps and a professional driver.

That's funny!.... That boat absolutely does not require a class 8 truck or a professional driver LOL.... While it's never a bad idea to check with municipalities before passing through oversize permits are issued for state routes not county roads

Now, if you were to say the truck should have been a dually and he driver was likely inexperienced, wreckless, and likely going too fast, I would likely agree.... Who knows tho, Maybe he was easing down the road at 20 mph and someone's grandma in a minivan ran him off the road......