We were wrapping up a great weekend at the GA championships yesterday,racing was over so the frequency board was put up...
Dad and I set up our LSH's (SV Powered) and put the transmitters in my uncle's and cousin's hands in attempet to gain two more FE addicts.
So there was no one on the water. A nitro guy,who only comes out after the races, was on the dock tinkering. I kindly went over and said, " Hey man i know you arent out here too much so i just wanted to let you know unless otherwise noted the gassers and nitro guys normally will give us our 7 laps before they throw a boat in." SO he went on to say " Yea man i already new that, i already new that." Ok what ever...
SO my uncle and cousin are out there running just fine, one lap , two laps, then (us standing up on the drivers stand) heard a radio turn on. Next thing you know my uncle cant control my boat....we had a runaway!
Hmm...did anybody ask what channel(s) we were on before they turned on a radio??? I dont think so...
My boat slammed the dock wide open at about a 45* angle, straightened out to run parallel to the dock, slammed a stake at the edge of the lake (to hold safety netting which wasnt there because the race was over)....
my boat was trashed.... it broke the deck, deck liner , bottom, and bottom liner. Ill be picking up a new one..
So i ask him "what channel are you on man?", "65 he says". Conviently the same channel I,my uncle, was on... He follows that up with a "i never even turned my radio on... i just picked it up."
Needless to say i was extremly pissed...More so at the fact that i didnt get an apology or anything. He wouldnt even admit to doing it...
I know all this can be avoided by 2.4 but if the radios not broke dont replace it.
IMO there was no reason for this accident...
But if you think about it, a frequency boad wouldnt have even helped. If he didnt take the time to ask im sure he wouldnt walk up from the dock to get a clip...
Just thought id share.
Dad and I set up our LSH's (SV Powered) and put the transmitters in my uncle's and cousin's hands in attempet to gain two more FE addicts.
So there was no one on the water. A nitro guy,who only comes out after the races, was on the dock tinkering. I kindly went over and said, " Hey man i know you arent out here too much so i just wanted to let you know unless otherwise noted the gassers and nitro guys normally will give us our 7 laps before they throw a boat in." SO he went on to say " Yea man i already new that, i already new that." Ok what ever...
SO my uncle and cousin are out there running just fine, one lap , two laps, then (us standing up on the drivers stand) heard a radio turn on. Next thing you know my uncle cant control my boat....we had a runaway!
Hmm...did anybody ask what channel(s) we were on before they turned on a radio??? I dont think so...
My boat slammed the dock wide open at about a 45* angle, straightened out to run parallel to the dock, slammed a stake at the edge of the lake (to hold safety netting which wasnt there because the race was over)....
my boat was trashed.... it broke the deck, deck liner , bottom, and bottom liner. Ill be picking up a new one..
So i ask him "what channel are you on man?", "65 he says". Conviently the same channel I,my uncle, was on... He follows that up with a "i never even turned my radio on... i just picked it up."
Needless to say i was extremly pissed...More so at the fact that i didnt get an apology or anything. He wouldnt even admit to doing it...
I know all this can be avoided by 2.4 but if the radios not broke dont replace it.
IMO there was no reason for this accident...
But if you think about it, a frequency boad wouldnt have even helped. If he didnt take the time to ask im sure he wouldnt walk up from the dock to get a clip...
Just thought id share.

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