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Posted on 05/12/2016 3:35:23 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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I knew the stepfather of one of the boy’s years ago. The boys were being raised to be fine young men.Unfortunately,they got ahead of themselves.
I admit, boiling nitric acid under high pressure is worse. But not much.
Salt water is not a chips pal
14 is too young to be navigating open ocean. Does anyone know if there are killer whales in that area?
You ain’t seen corrosion unless you’ve worked in a Kraft paper mill black liquor recovery boiler. I don’t know how the control electronics can survive.
And in a 19ft ‘vessel’, that’s ill-suited for open ocean.
No, no killer whales. Plenty of sharks, though.
You sent me to Wikipedia to learn about "black liquor" and the kraft process. Good Lord!
Yes, I can imagine that stuff holds records for corrosion.
I have raced sailboats, and have been a Mariner for over 35 years, and I can’t imagine why a caring parent would let their 14 year-old boy go out to sea for any reason. When did the kid start boating, at 10 years of age? It doesn’t make much sense, to me.
They were told to remain in the inlet.
Kids that grow up on the water and have some boating experience would not be in much danger if they stay in protected waters, know how to read the weather and have a FM radio for emergencies.
I have been in the waters off of Palm beach, Fl., and they are not what I would call “Protected”. The waves were about 4-6 feet, and not what I would call safe for a 19 foot Center-Console boat piloted by a 14 year-old.
Further, once you get out several miles, you have to deal with the Gulf Stream. That’s probably what happened to those kids.
Apparently, they have video of them leaving Jupiter Inlet.
How very sad for the parents to see the image of them leaving their lives.
They were obviously seeing calm waters inside but it could have been completely opposite outside.
Plus you have the BIG notch for the motor notch will let the boat get swamped in a NYC second with a following wave.
That boat should never have left the bay. It is almost criminal. Doors and rims can be mounted around that notch to prevent flooding but this boat did not have it. If it did, you could have crossed the ocean.
What a shame.
Agreed, but older people die off Florida's coast all the time as well. Usually they're out in the open ocean without the slightest bit of preparation. No food, no water, no compass, no radio, no navigation gear, no life preservers - usually just fishing gear and beer.
They had no business crossing over to the Bahamas, if that’s what they were trying to do, that’s for sure.
You might disassemble the circuit board and pull off the memory devices.
Please remove me.
Thanks.
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