Mayhem at the Lake!

[Aquaholic]

Yesterday at El Capitan. Temps were HOT!!!! Probably upper 90's. Big crowds. About 2:00 pm, I'm standing on the shore and..... KA-BLAMMMMMMM!!

Major explosion! Out of the corner of my eye, I see a guy cartwheeling though the air. Apparently, he was going out for a ride and hit the start button, and the Polaris exploded blowing the top deck into pieces and catapaulting him 15 feet in the air.

When I got over there, they were dragging the guy out of the water. I thought he was dead.

Women are screaming, children were crying. It was CHAOS!

As they're tending to the guy, here comes Hurricane Katrina.

Boats and watercaft are making a bee-line for the dock and everything on the beach starts blowing away. The fire engine and paramedics are trying to get down to the beach to tend to the injured guy, but it is gridlocked and they are blocked in. The scene is surreal.

3 foot swells and chop start to form. The dock is a madhouse. Some boats are sinking out on the lake.

 

[Aquaholic]

Carnage

Here's some more shots of the boat that exploded. In all of my years on the water, I have never seen anything like this. Craziest day at the lake I've ever seen.

 

[PancakePete]

:bigeyes: :bigeyes: WOW ! did the guy land in the water after being thrown or on the Rocks... in the Pic..... Holy OUCH either way !

People dont check their skis to make sure the eject button is not stuck ! :cool2:

 

[MADMAT]

Holy shiiiiiite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bigeyes: :bigeyes:

Talk about when it rains it poors!!

 

[yamaslut]

Here's some more shots of the boat that exploded. In all of my years on the water, I have never seen anything like this. Craziest day at the lake I've ever seen.

jesus..... that was pretty violent:bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes: :bigeyes:

 

[Shonuff]

Is it too late to recommend venting the engine bay?

:sneaky:

 

[Moondance]

Is it too late to recommend venting the engine bay?

:sneaky:

it's vented now:bigeyes:

 

[Fishy27]

Wow...that Sux!!!!

 

[BlowStuffUp]

i havent been to el cap in so long. crazy stuff always happens out there.

 

[TB]

we got the pleasure of watching one person drag their boat half way up the ramp cause they didnt disconnect it and another who disconnected thiers before the backed up and it slid right off the trailer and slammed onto the ramp....all right in front of the sherrif to boot....funny stuff for sure......


oh yeah and ouch!!!

 

[ph2ocraft]

WOW!!! I've never seen a Polaris blow like that, I wonder how bad the fuel leak was and how full the hull was when he tried to light it off.

I always hate to see what lack of maintenance does to a craft.
Hope he's alright and we know he learned a valuable lesson.

 

[Shonuff]

we got the pleasure of watching one person drag their boat half way up the ramp cause they didnt disconnect it and another who disconnected thiers before the backed up and it slid right off the trailer and slammed onto the ramp...

Man, that would have given me two opportunities to yell AWW, SNAP!

 

[willycrumb]

WOW!!! I've never seen a Polaris blow like that, I wonder how bad the fuel leak was and how full the hull was when he tried to light it off.

I always hate to see what lack of maintenance does to a craft.
Hope he's alright and we know he learned a valuable lesson.

Nah....its just cus polaris sucks.....hahahha...whats up Ph2ocraft.

 

[feartheride]

That looks pretty violent
Where is El Capitan

 

[BlowStuffUp]

the san diego area. its pretty small

 

[kawasakit2me]

Yikes!:bigeyes:

 

[Snackem]

:bigeyes: Wow:bigeyes:

 

[CPSuperjets]

Get out the resin and cloth!!!:cool2:

 

[Aquaholic]

:bigeyes: :bigeyes: WOW ! did the guy land in the water after being thrown or on the Rocks... in the Pic..... Holy OUCH either way !

People dont check their skis to make sure the eject button is not stuck ! :cool2:

Details were sketchy. Some people reported that he cartwheeled and then hit the rocks near the shore. I didn't see where he landed. I just saw him flying through the air out of the corner of my eye....from across the beach.

And to add insult to injury....as the medics were tending to him Hurricane Katrina blows in!!

After the chaos ended...everyone bailed, and I pretty much had the lake to myself! Nice and glassy!

 

[ph2ocraft]

Nah....its just cus polaris sucks.....hahahha...whats up Ph2ocraft.

willycrumb, I've missed you since getting the boot at PWCYesterday. For some reason you always make me smile with your hatred towards Polaris. I just know ONE day we'll be sitting having a beer, swapping Polaris stories and having a laugh!!