I don't know about best, but he definitely tries the hardest and has the most consistent schtick.
Alky is the best troll on Anandtech. :thumbsup:
That's what I pretty much figured after watching the video and then seeing stills of the trucks they used to launch it with. One was already collapsing before the hull hit the water and it probably let it roll right off it, into unfortunately not deep enough water to float the hull, so it capsized.
Boat sinking not found; this video just appears to be some monologue by a gay super-villain. I'm not unmuting it to risk listening to him blabber as he strokes his ugly-ass animal.
@Markbnj, I'm impressed with your knowledge, but I'd be more impressed if you googled and wikied all that information and actually knew nothing about boats before you made that post.
sorry I made you cry.
...you must be one of the most pathetic human beings to ever walk this planet.
That's what I pretty much figured after watching the video and then seeing stills of the trucks they used to launch it with. One was already collapsing before the hull hit the water and it probably let it roll right off it, into unfortunately not deep enough water to float the hull, so it capsized.
Despite the empathetic tone from cat guy, I think they messed this one up. Yachts of that size are heavy as hell, and that ramp would be flat, smooth, and well-supported. No way she should have been listing like that. They should have stopped when the pilothouse was abeam the guy on the balcony, at the latest. Fail by the yard foreman. His alarm bells should have been going off big-time.
I can't think of any reason to have continued that launch. Even if you thought dragging her back up would be difficult you'd call a halt, figure out the problem, stabilize the hull with some blocking, or bring in a crane and lift her off.
I was thinking the same thing - very early on it was listing to port. I didn't expect that it was going to cause it to roll - because I would have been in disbelief that what I saw on the video was ignored by the "experts." I figured, "I'm just overly cautious, but they probably know better." I thought that something bizarre, like it was going to break in half and sink, was going to occur.Despite the empathetic tone from cat guy, I think they messed this one up. Yachts of that size are heavy as hell, and that ramp would be flat, smooth, and well-supported. No way she should have been listing like that. They should have stopped when the pilothouse was abeam the guy on the balcony, at the latest. Fail by the yard foreman. His alarm bells should have been going off big-time.
I can't think of any reason to have continued that launch. Even if you thought dragging her back up would be difficult you'd call a halt, figure out the problem, stabilize the hull with some blocking, or bring in a crane and lift her off.
I was thinking the same thing - very early on it was listing to port. I didn't expect that it was going to cause it to roll - because I would have been in disbelief that what I saw on the video was ignored by the "experts." I figured, "I'm just overly cautious, but they probably know better." I thought that something bizarre, like it was going to break in half and sink, was going to occur.
Don't people watch yacht launches with the hope of seeing the boat sink?
Those of you commenting on her high freeboard, there is a tremendous amount of weight below the waterline. Naval architects do these designs and a lot of engineering goes into a hull's roll characteristics. That's not to say mistakes can't be made, but this isn't a new design, and her tall appearance shouldn't fool you. To my eye it appeared as if the ramp collapsed on the one side, or they ran off it, before she was afloat, tossing her onto her beam ends. Most hulls would self-recover from that but she wasn't fully afloat, so she lay there and flooded.
Just a guess but that's what it looks like.
Those of you commenting on her high freeboard, there is a tremendous amount of weight below the waterline. Naval architects do these designs and a lot of engineering goes into a hull's roll characteristics. That's not to say mistakes can't be made, but this isn't a new design, and her tall appearance shouldn't fool you. To my eye it appeared as if the ramp collapsed on the one side, or they ran off it, before she was afloat, tossing her onto her beam ends. Most hulls would self-recover from that but she wasn't fully afloat, so she lay there and flooded.
Just a guess but that's what it looks like.
I bet it was completely empty of fuel and fresh water...still looked way top heavy though
Not really, because if there was tremendous weight below the waterline, the waterline would be a lot higher. Not only that, but their decision to launch in such shallow water tells me the boat doesn't displace much water, therefore it is not optimal for anything larger than my bathtub. I wouldn't take it out if there's a slight breeze. And, it keels over so easily, because the top is heavy.
I have no doubt she was light, but no, she would not have rolled over of her own accord. As to whether the boat is tender in a sea, you'd have to read the experience of current owners. But the high profile doesn't mean she's tender. You can search Youtube and find dozens of videos of ships with taller profiles handling much greater rolls.
Apparently, she did.
I'm pretty sure the other ships with higher profiles also have better proportions with regard to height, weight, width, etc...