GFBL owners: the real story

[codeman671]

A 36 foot Baja is on full plane at 30mph but can be kept level at 25mph with the use of tabs and having the drives down a bit. This would not keep the nose too high in the air to obstruct view. I have driven one. A bit more wake would be caused but not a lot as the tabs would be pushing the nose down.

Lets not forget that the infamous accident was at night and visability was decreased from the night, not necessarily just the bow of the boat being too high. Nobody really knows that for sure except for who was there. I have seen numerous boats driving too fast at night without proper lighting, and definitely not just GFBL's. When I boat at night for an extended period of time I prefer to use a night vision scope or goggles to help. The cost is relatively cheap these days and it makes it practically like daylight.

A speed limit will not drive the GFBL's away completely, honestly I doubt if it will have much impact at all on them leaving the lake. If I owned a $150k GFBL I would not want to drop it in the ocean and leave it there to watch it deteriorate in salt water. It wreaks havoc on the graphics not to mention the mechanics of the boat.

No speed limit!!!

[Fat Jack]

Originally Posted by codeman671

A 36 foot Baja is on full plane at 30mph.

Where did you get this data? What motor was in this boat? What type of prop did it have? Even if this was accurate (for the sake of argument only) is it your opinion that a boat that needs to get to 30MPH to get its nose down far enough so the driver can see where he is going is safe for a lake full of smaller boats and people? This is such an outrageous position that I would think you'd be embarrassed to take it. Do you really contend that this boat belongs on our lake?
Is it your "right" to operate a boat like this out there while "speedbumps" like me are peacefully puttering around? Do you guys have ANY respect for others?