Cooper_Tired
Cooper_Tired HalfDork
5/29/23 7:15 p.m.


which one of you started testing for next years challenge on the water? 

BoulderG
BoulderG Reader
5/29/23 8:00 p.m.

"Launching" is very much the correct word. Yowza.

 

Byrneon27
Byrneon27 HalfDork
5/29/23 8:20 p.m.

While not me it's very much something I'd do and it looks like a blast 

GTwannaB
GTwannaB GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/29/23 8:25 p.m.

Looks like a stunt boat for an old Bond movie. 

wae
wae PowerDork
5/29/23 8:28 p.m.

I assume they are seeking him so that they can give a police Ford Econobox to the Wide Load vehicle that he'll need to transport his cajones back home?

AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter)
AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) UberDork
5/29/23 9:54 p.m.

They want to hire him as a lake pursuit boat?

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
5/29/23 10:42 p.m.

I had a flat bottom 11 foot boat that was rated for 5 HP, ran a 10 horse on it. I had to hang on tight to keep the tiller from from throwing itself into a full turn from the torque. It might have made 30 MPH. 
 

I ran it across the lake a couple of times, then listed it for sale. This is nuts!

Racebrick
Racebrick Reader
5/29/23 11:08 p.m.

Lexington police need to find something better to do.

Steve_Jones
Steve_Jones SuperDork
5/29/23 11:31 p.m.
Racebrick said:

Lexington police need to find something better to do.

I agree, why exactly are they looking for him?

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
5/30/23 12:42 a.m.

I suspect they are going to give him some sort of medal for bravery.

hybridmomentspass
hybridmomentspass Dork
5/30/23 5:59 a.m.

Must be the safest city on Earth if this is what they're concerned about.

grafmiata
grafmiata UltraDork
5/30/23 6:11 a.m.

Are the police trying to identify the man, or the body?

1SlowVW
1SlowVW Dork
5/30/23 8:05 a.m.

Life jacket and a helmet , good for him! 
 

 

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
5/30/23 8:48 a.m.

The pictures are real but I question whether the police made this post...after all, the boat's registration number is clearly visible, so it wouldn't be too hard to track down the owner.

fidelity101
fidelity101 UberDork
5/30/23 9:24 a.m.
Racebrick said:

Lexington police need to find something better to do.

this is a satire page apparently. the photo went around the sloppy mechanics page

Captdownshift (Forum Supporter)
Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/30/23 10:40 a.m.

In reply to Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) :

I had a 14ft aluminum modified V hull boat rated for 20hp, I put a 60hp suzuki on the back and if i turned at full throttle, the boat would turn but would continue on it's original forward path, just sideways

Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos)
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/30/23 11:18 a.m.

You can easily find the video on YouTube. It's hilarious.

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