The Florida University of Darwin Tech

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Nothing against the Florida forum members but the following excerpt had me in stitches on so many levels

The gentleman in the video who engineered this scenario must have attended the Florida University of Darwin Tech….


Just why he would ever attempt to do this evades me…. He’ll be walking funny for a good bit

Hope everyone’s season gets off to a great start!
(I know that dumb things happen everywhere but Florida seems to a corner on the boat ramp FUBAR market .
Watch out for those FUDT graduates at the boat ramp! )

Best Regards,
Over Easy

[Russ]

I've wasted HOURS watching the Youtube channel "Miami Boat Ramps" Which is why I launch my boat off peak when fewer witnesses are around to see.

https://www.youtube.com/@MiamiBoatRamps

[NiceAft]

When both preparing to leave a dock, or approaching a dock, I remember to tell an inexperienced crew “Remember, we are not here for spectators entertainment.”

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

As those of us in the northern hemispheres prepare to enjoy the 2025 boating season I’m reminded of the incident where a pair of FUDT graduates tried to refuel their fishing rod holder instead of their gas tank….



Talk about trying to go out with a bang!

Part of our preseason cleanup and checks is to physically look at the fuel tanks, lines, valves and fuel cubbies for integrity and function.
On the Mac26X there is a seam inside the cubbies along the cockpit face that is worth checking to insure that no potentially spilled fuel seeps into that joint and gets trapped in the interspace between the fiberglass shells.
When we modified Over Easy to twin 12 gallon fuel tanks we also enlarged the cubbie-to-cockpit drain holes to be flush with the bottom of the cubbie floors to preclude any spilled or thermal expansion overflow fuel from collecting. There had been about a 1/2 inch lip.

Best Regards,
Over Easy

[OverEasy]

Hi All!

Here another “How the Heck?” Did they do that from Biscayne Bay, Miami


They successfully split a Tri-toon nearly perfectly in half by nailing the only channel pole in sight at speed!
Couldn’t have done that any better!

And then there’s this… A pleasant day out sailing and THEN THIS!!!


Again I don’t think it could have centered up any better!

Best Regards,
Over Easy

[Piddle and Futz]

Pretty scary.

PSA: Lots of idiots out there besides just me.

[OverEasy]

[Russ]

The self splitting feature of pontoons make them perfect for day marker tag.