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Posted: July 18 2011,3:59 pm |
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While the details are still sketchy it sounds like the couple who lost their lives last week on Lake Havasu were in an Eliminator Deck Boat that was traveling 70 - 80 MPH when it went out of control and flipped.
Investigators are speculating the accident may have been caused by a mechanical failure.
I'm not familiar with the Eliminator boats but I've owned boats with outdrives and I cannot think of any failure which would cause a boat to flip 4 - 5 times at 70 - 80 MPH. Even if the steering controls failed wouldn't the boat simply continue forward?
Does anyone have any thoughts on what might have happened?
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Posted: July 18 2011,9:12 pm |
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Waterdog - thanks for the information.
I agree it's sad these things happen. My condolences to the friends and family of the accident victims.
Concerning the accident, I'm amazed how sketchy the details are - you'd think something as basic as the brand of boat and whether or not it flipped would be easy to figure out and report. Like you, I've read some accounts indicating the boat flipped and others stating it didn't flip.
Concerning your theory, are you thinking the boat had dual outdrives/engines and one of the engines seized? I never thought of that possibility but it could explain why the boat turned in one direction - the boat would turn in the direction of the seized engine.
If that were a common problem you'd almost think the outdrive companies would build in a safety device like the auto-rotate feature on helicopters.
Thanks again for the information - it will be interesting to hear what the investigator determines.
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Posted: July 19 2011,5:45 am |
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At that speed if the motor locked up without any shaft release of some kind, the prop will keep turning through the water and can/will turn a boat over, it went to the right because it's driven off the back of the motor which makes prop torque to the right...
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Posted: July 19 2011,8:36 am |
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Does anyone know if the boat had a single outdrive or dual outdrives?
One of the reports I read indicated the boat continued to run in circles on its own after the occupants were ejected. If the boat only had a single outdrive that would seemingly rule out a seized engine.
Would a 24 foot boat have dual engines/outdrives?
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Posted: July 19 2011,9:28 pm |
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Here's a link to the most informative news article I've read so far - click here
According to the report the boat was a 34 foot Eliminator and it was being driven by one of the drowning victims. The boat was reportedly going 50 MPH and it spun around four or five times. (Spun as opposed to flipped.)
I did some searching on the Internet and it seems like most Eliminator boats of that size have dual outdrives.
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Posted: July 19 2011,10:20 pm |
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Def dual motors if it was a 36' Cat...a sad deal all around. Interested to hear more as they find out what caused the accident.
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Posted: July 20 2011,5:55 am |
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Twins for sure, and if one locked up at full throttle that would spin the boat out in an split second, no time for anyone to react..
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Posted: Aug. 17 2011,5:12 pm |
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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Western Arizona sheriff's officials say they recovered the bodies of an Illinois couple who were thrown from a boat on Lake Havasu Friday.
Mohave County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Trish Carter says the bodies of Michael and Brenda Bedeker, both 45, from Ottawa, Ill., were recovered about 200 yards offshore Sunday morning.
The Bedekers were on the lake with another couple from Illinois.
The Sheriff's Office says Robert and Lisa Snook, 37, resurfaced and swam back to the boat.
Carter says witnesses saw the boat make an erratic turn just before it rolled four or five times. Carter says investigators are looking at a malfunction on the boat as the possible cause of the crash.
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Posted: Sep. 07 2011,8:48 pm |
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Thanks for the August 17th update.
Does anyone know if the accident investigation has been completed and if the authorities have shared their findings?
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