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Offline Eric_Michael

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Boat ramp nonsense
« on: July 17, 2012, 12:43:27 PM »
One of our locals modified his Dodge pickup truck into a rare 'Jacques Cousteau' special.  (You know, spent time under water.)

http://www.kptv.com/story/19044535/man-drives-pickup-off-boat-ramp-into-willamette-river

Probably a non-boater who did not realize boat ramps end at some point.  They are not roads which continue under the water.
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Offline fireman24mn

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Re: Boat ramp nonsense
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2012, 03:11:36 PM »
If he would have had his exhaust up a little higher like this guys he could have went further.
Do you think they were laughed at the at the muffler shop? Probably said you want us to do WHAT?
I seen this on the way to the lake on Sun and had to take a pic.
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Re: Boat ramp nonsense
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2012, 09:14:45 PM »
Please tell me those "tail pipes" aren't real. Too bad this guy couldn't use them as snorkels ...?
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Offline Bayflite73

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Re: Boat ramp nonsense
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2012, 10:03:04 PM »
Quote from: fireman24mn on July 17, 2012, 03:11:36 PM
If he would have had his exhaust up a little higher like this guys he could have went further.
Do you think they were laughed at the at the muffler shop? Probably said you want us to do WHAT?
I seen this on the way to the lake on Sun and had to take a pic.

Wow that's ridiculous!
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Re: Boat ramp nonsense
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2012, 10:06:49 PM »
" Please tell me those "tail pipes" aren't real "
We have had a lot of rain this year ... LOL
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Re: Boat ramp nonsense
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2012, 10:57:38 PM »
Now Now, some of us here have cars with really tall exhaust pipes.


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Re: Boat ramp nonsense
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2012, 12:54:30 AM »
Pokegama lake in grand rapids is up so high that our fire pit on the beach is under water, really isn't much of a beach to speak of for that matter.  When I put the boat in on saturday I didn't even realize my exaust pipe was under water.  When I pulled up there was a truck with water up to it's front bumper, I wasn't anywhere near that far in the water.
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Offline WetRaider

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Re: Boat ramp nonsense
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2012, 11:00:46 PM »
I drive a volvo wagon ... my exhaust pipes go under water all the time.  I don't leave the car running while I unload, though - turn the engine off and set parking brake.  I could put my back wheels under water and I know that I'd have no fear of water getting far enough up to the engine ... however, I don't know what kind of back pressure that would create for the exhaust, or where the exhaust would go if it couldn't go out the pipe ...
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Re: Boat ramp nonsense
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2012, 08:36:21 AM »
You can leave it running with the exhaust under water. It won't hurt anything. It's blowing air out.......just like a boat.
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