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    Header said that both boats were being towed behind the same houseboat. Swells from a storm swamped one and then the other.

    I would need therapy after this vacation
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    #2
    i would simply die! Why are that many boats getting swamped behind house boats? too short of a line?
    Originally posted by G-MONEY
    It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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      #3
      I think part of it is the nose is so low on these boats, but I would think that too long a line and the tow boat and skiboat would be on differant wave and just make it easier to pull the bow through a wake and swamp. never towed like that so I don't have a clue.
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        #4
        Looks like one of the tracking fins is busted on the one boat.

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          #5
          there was a big discussion somewhere on this, about the proper length rope. I think though that most of the boats are getting swamped in place called the narrows? I think I would be watching the boat like a hawk, and would just drive it through at times!
          Originally posted by G-MONEY
          It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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            #6
            I with you on that Dom.
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              #7
              Uggh....what a sick feeling. Did it say what kind of boats they were? Looks like a MC or Nautique.

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                #8
                i have also heard that the low lake levels are making this worse!
                Originally posted by G-MONEY
                It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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                  #9
                  No, the only thing I forgot was that it was on Powell.
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                    #10
                    it seems a lot happen there Least I think that's the place. Just seems scary as all get out to me. I would rather just drive it, but like I know. Never had a house boat.
                    Originally posted by G-MONEY
                    It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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                      #11
                      What a sick feeling. It would definately ruin the vacation.

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                        #12
                        Can't figure out why you'd tow it anyway, i know i wouldn't.
                        "Call me anything you want ... Just don't call me NOBODY!

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Razzman View Post
                          Can't figure out why you'd tow it anyway, i know i wouldn't.
                          If you don't tow, you are burning a lot of fuel X #, tow and a lot of fuel X 1.

                          That being said, we rarely tow our
                          Tige behind the houseboat. We are in much calmer waters then Powell as well.

                          There was an article from Antelope marina a couple years ago, that basically concluded that too short of tow rope was the major contributer to the swampings, as the short rope pulled the boats through the wakes, and not over them.
                          "I want to know God's thoughts, the rest are just details"

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                            #14
                            Most people tow with the 50 or 60 foot tow line. Going through the narrows I read you should use a 100 foot line. Not a common length that people have.
                            Let it be!!!

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                              #15
                              That looks like 2 nautiques. I feel sick

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