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Old 11-25-2008, 03:25 PM   #11
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Good lord, just what kind of front impact does it take to set the airbags off in those trucks?
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Old 11-25-2008, 03:28 PM   #12
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I see the problem. It's a BAYLINER.
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Old 11-25-2008, 03:36 PM   #13
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Actually, it looks more like he had insufficient brakes for the boat he was towing. Likely he came up on the light a little too fast, expected to stop like he does when not towing a load, and instead the extra momentum pushed him through the intersection and into the pole.
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I believe its cause he's using a half ton truck to do a job meant for a 3/4 tons brakes. the 6 lug pattern is a standard half ton thing now, used to be 5 lug until not long ago, a 2500 uses an 8 lug setup on the wheels, and I'm pretty sure its a 10 lug on the 1 tons.

On the plus side, the beer coolers in the truck bed appear uninjured! the beer is unhurt, which is more important than the failure.

Puh-leaze.

It is a single axle trailer!

If that boat is over 5000 lbs, I'd be surprised. You could pull that thing with a Tacoma or Frontier without worry.

I'd be curious to know the story (wet roads, asleep driver, failed brakes, etc.) because there is no reason that truck shouldn't have stopped that boat.
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Old 11-25-2008, 03:37 PM   #14
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I see the problem. It's a BAYLINER.
That is what I thought.
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Old 11-25-2008, 04:00 PM   #15
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I always like people watching at the big boat shows. People looking at ski boats are usually wearing shorts and brightly colored t-shirts, those looking at yachts and sailboats are wearing khakis, polo shirts, and boat shoes, and the Bayliners are surrounded by people wearing jeans, flannel shirts and baseball hats
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Old 11-25-2008, 04:14 PM   #16
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My first boat was a Bayliner. Had it for several summers with almost no issues. I say "almost" because the interior had a place that came loose at the seam but was an easy fix.

Not bad for the $$. This was for a freshwater lake. I would not have bought it for the ocean.

My current boat is a little nicer with a little more room but same style...again for a freshwater lake.


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Old 11-25-2008, 06:07 PM   #17
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my second boat was a Bayliner. I had zero issues with it. Had it for 10 years.
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Old 11-26-2008, 11:51 AM   #18
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my second boat was a Bayliner. I had zero issues with it. Had it for 10 years.
Yeah I had mine for 8 summers...good little boat for the $$$ spent.

It never left me stranded. Here are a few pics.





...and a pic of it being put to bed after a day of playing on the lake...



Here is the new one being put into the water...

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Old 11-30-2008, 11:04 PM   #19
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I see the problem. It's a BAYLINER.
That's what I thought too...

I like Bayliners... though I'd never own a fiberglass boat.
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Old 12-01-2008, 09:07 PM   #20
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I see the problem. It's a BAYLINER.
and a dodge


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