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10-07-2015, 08:41 PM
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Senior Member
City: Clear Lake Shores,Tx
Vessel Name: In Disguise
Vessel Model: 1985 Mainship 40 DC
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 483
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A different type of trawler
Hope he wasn't in a no wake zone!
https://youtu.be/Xl2rCWGgyog </SPAN>
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10-08-2015, 05:08 AM
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Guru
City: Tampa
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 844
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wyoboater
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The guys' an idiot.
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10-08-2015, 05:20 AM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,646
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semi displacement ?
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10-08-2015, 06:24 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,818
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Gives "water cooled engine" a whole new meaning.
Ted
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I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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10-08-2015, 09:42 AM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,759
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Probably delivering a load of Raymarine MFDs to West Marine.
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Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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10-08-2015, 09:51 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Hope, Idaho
Vessel Name: Mary Elyse
Vessel Model: 1964 Boston Whaler Eastport
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 52
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Clearly not an owner/operator.
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10-08-2015, 12:25 PM
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Guru
City: Tampa
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 844
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldToby
Clearly not an owner/operator.
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Exactly!
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"I'm the only one who has removed half a brain, but if you went to Washington, you'd think someone beat me to it"...Dr. Ben Carson 08-06-2015
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10-09-2015, 12:57 PM
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Senior Member
City: Michigan
Vessel Name: loafs and fishes
Vessel Model: Nimble Nomad
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 209
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gaston
semi displacement ?
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Well I was born in the sign of water
And it's there that I feel my best
The albatross and the whales
They are my brothers
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10-09-2015, 02:53 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
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Whether the driver did this consciously or not we have no way of knowing, but he (she?) actually drove through the water correctly. When we bought our Range Rover it came with a very good video demonstrating the proper ways to drive in various conditions including snow, mud, sand, deeply rutted roads, deep water, etc.
For deep water, the method is exactly what that semi driver was doing-- drive at a steady speed that pushes a bow wave ahead of the vehicle. Doing this creates a lower water level under the engine compartment.
When I saw that video of the truck I saw the driver was doing exactly what is demonstrated in our Range Rover video. Whether or not the driver used the technique deliberately is another matter but regardless, he or she was doing it the right way if one has to wade a vehicle through deep water like that. I've had to do it once on a hunting trip in BC and the technique works as advertised.
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10-09-2015, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member
City: Brisbane
Vessel Name: Wine Down
Vessel Model: Riviera 35' FB
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 199
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Textbook water crossing as Marin said. You guys don't do much off-roading it seems. My money is on that guy knowing exactly what he was doing.
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10-09-2015, 11:44 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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Yup. He knew how to do it and did it successfully. I used to have a '72 Blazer that could handle water up to the top of the hood as long as I kept it going and pushed that bow wave in front of me.
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1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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10-10-2015, 12:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 494
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Good trawler, single engine, but sadly no flying bridge !
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10-10-2015, 12:32 PM
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Guru
City: Kenai, Alaska
Vessel Name: Melanie Rose
Vessel Model: 1999 Willard PH
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,236
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The kind of trucker who made their reputation as "professionals". You don't find too many of those anymore!
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10-10-2015, 03:04 PM
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Guru
City: Seattle
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,142
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At least he didn't need his anchor-he probably had the wrong one!
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10-10-2015, 05:36 PM
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Senior Member
City: Union, WA
Vessel Name: Touch of Grey
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 42
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 115
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I don't do too much off-roading, so his technique may be perfect. But I have almost 3 million miles in a class 8 truck. So I feel pretty secure in saying his truck driving is pretty poor. If it's his truck, not too bright as he will be paying for maintenance that he wouldn't otherwise. If it's someone else's truck, he should be fired for willfully damaging the truck.
The reason you don't see many drivers like that anymore is because their trucks are in the yard, waiting to be repaired!
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10-10-2015, 07:45 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bcam
If it's his truck, not too bright as he will be paying for maintenance that he wouldn't otherwise.
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Maintenance of what? It was fresh water (I assume) so no harm done to anything assuming it was driven in the proper manner so as not to get a lot of water up into the engine compartment. My own vehicle has suffered zero problems after being waded in fresh water in the same manner that semi was.
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10-10-2015, 07:48 PM
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Guru
City: kemah
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,135
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GFC
Yup. He knew how to do it and did it successfully. I used to have a '72 Blazer that could handle water up to the top of the hood as long as I kept it going and pushed that bow wave in front of me.
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Oh yeh, the pop type Blazer.
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10-10-2015, 08:02 PM
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Senior Member
City: Union, WA
Vessel Name: Touch of Grey
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 42
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 115
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marin
Maintenance of what? It was fresh water (I assume) so no harm done to anything assuming it was driven in the proper manner so as not to get a lot of water up into the engine compartment. My own vehicle has suffered zero problems after being waded in fresh water in the same manner that semi was.
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As I said, if was his, he's welcome to the issues that might arise.
Most of the trucks in our fleet cover over 100,000+ miles a year. Our head mechanic had a different take on the driver than you did. Even if there were no immediate consequences, the driver would be providing his excellent off- roading skills to another company.
I guess, like most topics on this forum, there are different opinions. Let's enjoy them all
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10-10-2015, 08:03 PM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,738
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marin
Maintenance of what? It was fresh water (I assume) so no harm done to anything assuming it was driven in the proper manner so as not to get a lot of water up into the engine compartment. My own vehicle has suffered zero problems after being waded in fresh water in the same manner that semi was.
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Marin,
Toward the end of the video one can see what appeared to be sudden bursts of light colored exhaust and then dark. Certianly not normal. I agree w bcam. I also have lots of semi truck experience and would never do what that guy did.
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North Western Washington State USA
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10-10-2015, 08:07 PM
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Guru
City: Kenai, Alaska
Vessel Name: Melanie Rose
Vessel Model: 1999 Willard PH
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,236
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marin
Maintenance of what? It was fresh water (I assume) so no harm done to anything assuming it was driven in the proper manner so as not to get a lot of water up into the engine compartment. My own vehicle has suffered zero problems after being waded in fresh water in the same manner that semi was.
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And it's a diesel. I have splashed a few fire trucks through streams to get to fires on the other side in my career, it didn't hurt them one bit. No telling how it got to the point where he had to drive on through it. I have no doubt he wouldn't have gotten into it in the first place if he had much choice about it, and I doubt turning around was an option.
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