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Take a look at this picture and guess what happend to the car.


























The tie down straps came loose. The driver observed that and stepped on the brakes…

cool!
There's one for the sailing purists.

Stepped on the brakes? More like STOMPED on them.


I can’t believe that car could safely tow that boat. Look at that little hitch!!


And I was towing my with a Ford Windstar...


Be safe, have fun.

Tim

I think the tongue-weight looks a bit heavy!

The hitch looks like a european style.

After travelling through europe extensively, I have seen many small vehicles pulling large, heavy trailers.

If that's how he's inclined, I'd suggest using a roof rack.

Classic case of what can happen when you don't follow Collision Regulations - The sailboat clearly had right of way and the automobile should have taken early and substantial action to avoid the collision

The boat looks brand new. Wonder if they were towing it home after purchase?

It is a big one alright. Looks like the bow probably finishes in line with the front of the windscreen, and with the front of the keel hard up against the back of the car, that would be what 3 metres? So if the front of the keel is roughly 1/3 back from the bow, then the thing is something around 9 metres. Big boat.

Also, that fin keel would have to be ballasted, so a 9 metre keel boat would have to be at least 1.8 tonnes, plus say 700kgs ballast; so maybe 2.5 tonnes, plus the trailer at 400kgs for a dual axle job. All up a 3 tonne tow. Exactly what BMW were thinking when they put that model out, no doubt.

40Toes wrote:Classic case of what can happen when you don't follow Collision Regulations - The sailboat clearly had right of way and the automobile should have taken early and substantial action to avoid the collision

When interviewed, the driver said "Yeah, that S.O.B. was riding my bumper for *miles*... everywhere I went he just kept following me... I even pulled over a couple of times to let him pass, but noooOOooooo... I just finally got fed up and hit the brakes!"


Shiny new boat..... Shiny new car..... Massive self-inflicted FAIL.....

I think that the man was

INCREDIBLY LUCKY

Damage is minimal.

And he now has a new ...

BOW ROLLER



These are pictures of a French "biloup" sailboat that created an incredible havoc in a freeway.







The owner said:
2t de tracteur à l’avant (Patrol 6 cyl), une remorque de 600kg, un Biloup de 2500kg environ... une vitesse de 80km/h voila les données théoriques. Pourquoi????

Jose

The BMW and fin keel is a curious combination.

Where would the windows of the BMW be, in relation to the water level, when the boat floated off the trailer?

They must be expecting a travel lift or a crane to lanuch the boat.

& I see the french skipper had his fenders out ready.

But seriously, I'm impressed that the boat is on its beam ends on the hard and appears not to be all smashed in.


Tks
C ya.

J.Teixeira wrote:...The owner said:
2t de tracteur à l’avant (Patrol 6 cyl), une remorque de 600kg, un Biloup de 2500kg environ... une vitesse de 80km/h voila les données théoriques. Pourquoi????

Jose

Translation for those not speaking French:

"2-metric ton (4409 lbs) tow-vehicle in front (Nissan "Patrol", aka "Safari", 6 cylinder), a trailer weighing 1323 lbs, a boat (a Wrighton "Biloup" model) weighing approximately 5512 lbs... a speed of 50 mph. You see the statistical data. Why (did this happen)????"

OK, so he's towing a 6,835 lbs load with a 4,409 lbs Nissan Patrol/Safari, which has a rated tow capacity of 7716 lbs (3500 kg) braked and 1653 lbs (750kg) un-braked. Hmmm...

Simple explanation of an oft-proven point - white hulls are faster than blue....

The total towed weight probably had little to do with the accident. Notice in the first picture that the rear of the tow vehicle is down and the front up, due to too much tongue weight. My bet is, that this lead to instability and lack of steering control. Balance is everything.

~Rich