I was thrown from my honwave t32 in chop when using a 10hp engine at planing speed in an estuary. I saw trouble [sudden deep chop] in the water ahead and dropped the throttle to min [possibly tried to change direction, unsure? if so probably a mistake] but was thrown straight out. Idiotically I didn't have my kill cord attached so ended up swimming slightly desperately after a still moving boat {approached it from the side, I can't remember in retrospect whether I was fully mindful of the very real risk the propeller would have posed}. Slower speed than your painful case here, and I had a dry suit, bouyancy jacket, PLB etc., and quite confident in the water, so I guess I would have been fine, but very abrupt. You're fine. Then you get a second of 'oh wait a minute' but you're already basically a passenger, and the next second you're in the water. Since then I have changed the boat to a longer one with a deeper keel, always use the kill cord, and also have a clip I can use to attach myself to the boat also [apparently in higher winds there can be times a boat floats away faster than you can swim]
@Paul Badenhop I think some ear plugs might be a good idea now I know why the guys racing thundercat boats have helmets on I also have a few questions about your boat what size motor you running and what length is your boat
@@donaldwaltman4365 ironically I had ear plugs on me that day and didn’t put them in. Lessened learned!! The boat is 13’. And I have a Merc 60 with a 15” mid on it. Lower water pickup so I can run the motor higher. I usually run an original Merc 4 blade cleaver 15p. Best I’ve gotten so far is 52MPH. Hopefully I’ll get more out of it this year.
@paulbadenhop7272 I ordered a cheaper version from China its a 11 foot version its rated up too a 25 hp outboard its what I could afford plus I'm just getting into Thundercats and don't have tons of cash too throw out
@@donaldwaltman4365 I do know two guys in Florida that can hook you up with a decent priced Aquarius (what I have) or an Infanta. If your anywhere near Ohio I know where there’s a nice used one like mine with a trailer for $2K I believe.
What actually happened? Looks like you lost your balance which caused you to jolt the tiller and the change of direction threw you in the drink. I have one of these and they corner violently!
No steering dampener. Rough water, which you can’t truly see in the video. Couple of choppy waves and a LOT of feedback in the tiller, pulled the tiller to one side and I went for a painful ride. I now have a really good steering dampener on it.
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Good thing you were using the MOB switch.
Yes, it could have been a lot worse
I was thrown from my honwave t32 in chop when using a 10hp engine at planing speed in an estuary. I saw trouble [sudden deep chop] in the water ahead and dropped the throttle to min [possibly tried to change direction, unsure? if so probably a mistake] but was thrown straight out. Idiotically I didn't have my kill cord attached so ended up swimming slightly desperately after a still moving boat {approached it from the side, I can't remember in retrospect whether I was fully mindful of the very real risk the propeller would have posed}.
Slower speed than your painful case here, and I had a dry suit, bouyancy jacket, PLB etc., and quite confident in the water, so I guess I would have been fine, but very abrupt.
You're fine. Then you get a second of 'oh wait a minute' but you're already basically a passenger, and the next second you're in the water.
Since then I have changed the boat to a longer one with a deeper keel, always use the kill cord, and also have a clip I can use to attach myself to the boat also [apparently in higher winds there can be times a boat floats away faster than you can swim]
Time to put a steering dampener on there.
I put one on the next weekend lol
Man I hope your ear is ok that was a pretty nasty spill
Took four months before I got all my hearing back in that ear. That hurt. A lot.
@Paul Badenhop I think some ear plugs might be a good idea now I know why the guys racing thundercat boats have helmets on I also have a few questions about your boat what size motor you running and what length is your boat
@@donaldwaltman4365 ironically I had ear plugs on me that day and didn’t put them in. Lessened learned!!
The boat is 13’. And I have a Merc 60 with a 15” mid on it. Lower water pickup so I can run the motor higher. I usually run an original Merc 4 blade cleaver 15p. Best I’ve gotten so far is 52MPH. Hopefully I’ll get more out of it this year.
@paulbadenhop7272 I ordered a cheaper version from China its a 11 foot version its rated up too a 25 hp outboard its what I could afford plus I'm just getting into Thundercats and don't have tons of cash too throw out
@@donaldwaltman4365 I do know two guys in Florida that can hook you up with a decent priced Aquarius (what I have) or an Infanta. If your anywhere near Ohio I know where there’s a nice used one like mine with a trailer for $2K I believe.
Is it seamiles as of knots?
@@harrykreia5371 I’m not sure what you mean?
@@paulbadenhop7272 at sea we use knots = seamile per hr = 1.852 km per hr. Was just wondering if you use us mile per hr?
What is the pitch of the propeller? And how many blades?
3 blade 20p cleaver
@@paulbadenhop7272 Thank you very much!
What actually happened? Looks like you lost your balance which caused you to jolt the tiller and the change of direction threw you in the drink. I have one of these and they corner violently!
No steering dampener. Rough water, which you can’t truly see in the video. Couple of choppy waves and a LOT of feedback in the tiller, pulled the tiller to one side and I went for a painful ride. I now have a really good steering dampener on it.