Boat Torture Test

[Circle Hooked]

Found this over on FLS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azDpMrkO ... ture=share

[RickK]

That's pretty amazing  

[Circle Hooked]

Wonder what brand those trim tabs are  :o

[icemanbryan]

Wonder what brand those trim tabs are  :o

I dont think they will work after that

[love2fish]

Impressive construction- i was waiting to see if they would expose what happened to the stringers, but they appeared to be still intact when they cut the boat in half.
I hope they develop a better method for attaching the console and lean post or other deck attachments.

[seabob4]

Impressive construction- i was waiting to see if they would expose what happened to the stringers, but they appeared to be still intact when they cut the boat in half.
I hope they develop a better method for attaching the console and lean post or other deck attachments.

That is a Sea Hunter, my buddy Mike Carrigan is working for them now.  Mark Biddison, Todd's brother (Todd was engineering manager at WC/AS when I was there), is the engineering manager.  The console and leaning post were installed on a temporary basis to simulate weights and COGs.  They weren't expected to survive the fall...

[MarshMarlowe196]

 The console and leaning post were installed on a temporary basis to simulate weights and COGs.  They weren't expected to survive the fall...

Welp, now that I know that, I'm never buying that slapped together piece of junk boat.

[GoneFission]

Helmet guys used to do that to show how tough helmets were.  They would bounce a helmet off the floor and then show you it was not cracked.  Problem was - the impact DID damage the composite and the helmet was not as strong as it was before you banged it off the concrete.  You can make a boat as strong as you want, but dropping it like that is not smart and will damage the integrity of the composite.  

Makes a good show - but I would not want that hull after the drop.  

[love2fish]

I dont think thier point is to drop every boat they make and then sell it- I think it's the "wow factor" and spirit of advertising. I think its pretty impressive that they are willing to do something like that to their boat and then put a motor on it and actually use/abuse it.
It's like the old Boston Whaler ads where they would shoot the hulls or the Ranger boat ads where they would cut a hole out of each side and they'd still float. They dont want you to actually do it- but the fact that you "can" and the hull is still intact/usable shows they are building something that can handle a 20ft drop onto concrete- so it should handle some rough waves just as well.

[seabob4]

I dont think thier point is to drop every boat they make and then sell it- I think it's the "wow factor" and spirit of advertising. I think its pretty impressive that they are willing to do something like that to their boat and then put a motor on it and actually use/abuse it.
It's like the old Boston Whaler ads where they would shoot the hulls or the Ranger boat ads where they would cut a hole out of each side and they'd still float. They dont want you to actually do it- but the fact that you "can" and the hull is still intact/usable shows they are building something that can handle a 20ft drop onto concrete- so it should handle some rough waves just as well.

Good point.  Many of you may remember Biddeson Boats, especially around the bay area.  Todd, Mark, and their Dad.  Excellent boats, and an excellent family.  Both Mark and Todd are very engineer oriented, and with Mark leading the engineering at Sea Hunter, and Todd a product manager with Bob Love's Marine Concepts down in Ft. Myers, the legacy continues.

Sorry for the plaudits, but I know both Todd and Mark well.  They are truly 2 good individuals.  No, Sea Hunter would never attempt such a stunt and then expect to sell the test mule.  But, I would like to see other builders perform the same...stunt.