Duck boat sunk near Branson

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  The Pontoon boat we used to have was a 24' model with a 115 HP mercury and would flat move out on the water. BUT,,,we got caught on the water one time with one of those fast moving storms and the ONE thing that made it so friggin dangerous was the top,!! That sob was tossing and turnin like a beached whale because of all that top heavy mass up so high,!!,,,,Even tho it was made of 1"aluminum square tubing and aluminum sheet, it was at least 8' high and caught a heck of a lot of wind. It got so bad I finally got everybody (11 people) to sit or lay on floor and we let the top down and lashed it down, AND the boat became quite a bit more stable, so I was able to haul azz and get back to shore. You can see the video of  the duck boat doing the same thing before going under. Gosh,,,I can imagine how very terrifying it must of been for them poor people,,,May God Bless all of them.

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desertjoe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13769	Post Options Post Reply Quote desertjoe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jul 2018 at 9:23pm
	The Pontoon boat we used to have was a 24' model with a 115 HP mercury and would flat move out on the water. BUT,,,we got caught on the water one time with one of those fast moving storms and the ONE thing that made it so friggin dangerous was the top,!! That sob was tossing and turnin like a beached whale because of all that top heavy mass up so high,!!,,,,Even tho it was made of 1"aluminum square tubing and aluminum sheet, it was at least 8' high and caught a heck of a lot of wind. It got so bad I finally got everybody (11 people) to sit or lay on floor and we let the top down and lashed it down, AND the boat became quite a bit more stable, so I was able to haul azz and get back to shore. You can see the video of the duck boat doing the same thing before going under. Gosh,,,I can imagine how very terrifying it must of been for them poor people,,,May God Bless all of them.

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shameless dude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13607	Post Options Post Reply Quote shameless dude Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jul 2018 at 12:50am
	when they made them, they didn't have roofs, then when they started using them for the tourists all over, they added the tops to keep the sun off the people, then some places like this one, they added plexiglass windows...both to keep little kids from falling out and to keep water from splashing in. if the plexiglass wasn't there, most all would have prolly survived. there is a place...don't remember where anymore...that all they do is restore/refurbish/repower them duks (duks) that's all they do. so there must be a ton of them out there yet. prolly could google them to see.

desertjoe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13769	Post Options Post Reply Quote desertjoe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jul 2018 at 9:29pm
	Well,,The feds got the duk boat pulled up from the lake btm and what was so sad,,,,,was there were an awful lot of orange Mae West type life jackets still hanging off the top of the boat,,,,SOooooo Sad.

shameless dude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13607	Post Options Post Reply Quote shameless dude Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jul 2018 at 2:43am
	yep...they are housed in metal mesh compartments above in the middle. even the small amount of time that boat was bobbing in the water before going down, there was enough time to get them out.

Stan IL&TN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Elvis Land Points: 6730	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stan IL&TN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jul 2018 at 4:20pm
	The one we were in was newly refurbished and painted Army green. In the water it was slow maybe 10 to 15 mph but not sure if he was running it at full speed. The side curtains were not used the day we rode it but it did go through my mind about being able to get out if needed.
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shameless dude Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13607	Post Options Post Reply Quote shameless dude Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 2018 at 2:42am
	yep...yet another reason to know your surroundings and escape routes!

tadams(OH) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Location: Jeromesville, O Points: 11401	Post Options Post Reply Quote tadams(OH) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 2018 at 1:30pm
	Most city people just panick and don't have enough cent to look for a way out