POLICE YELL AT BOATER IN POINT PLEASANT CANAL! Strong Currents and Waves Cause Trouble for Boats 

The guy in the Grady did well, too.

Yea current was very strong that day. I saw him again the next weekend and he was traveling at a safer speed

Glad you enjoy it!

Yeah! When I saw the jetski struggling I knew for sure that water was moving quick.

I agree

i would have declared a Mayday and told the guy to stay in the bow . All in the name of safety

@@whdbnrm3023 I don't know that I'd call a mayday since that might elicit an emergency type response from the marine unit and other resources. I would tell the guy in the bow to stay put and if the troopers want to discuss it someplace calm then they're welcome to come have that conversation but my response would be that I'm the master of that vessel and ultimately responsible for the safety of those aboard and therefore I get the final call on what option is best for the well-being of those aboard. If they were to site a law on this it would be section 13:82-1.13 which says "the operator of a vessel shall not allow any person to ride in any position that would endanger life or limb". Thats fairly open ended when it comes to boats and what positions might endanger life or limb. For example, I was trained to keep people from sitting on or doing things near the transom while running, the idea being that if a person gets knocked off the stern and nobody sees it then it may take some time before anyone notices that person isn't down in a berth sleeping or in the head by which point its nearly impossible to know where or when it happened or to render quick aid, but is the transom considered unsafe by this law cause i see plenty of people sitting near transoms. We have all these pontoon boats around now, why aren't they stopping them in the bay when there's kids along the front rail? One slip and not only do they go over but the pontoons will channel them right into the propeller with potentially lethal consequences. In my mind that person moving back from the bow is becoming more endangered and the order is requesting me to at minimum commit a more gross violation of that statute than them being there to begin with.

@@alexkitner5356 You are right on all the points . Calling a Mayday for a few waves might be a bit extreme and could result in some legal consequences . But having the person move did put him in a awkward predicament

@@whdbnrm3023 if they really want to push the issue it's as simple as referring to the second rule in the book, if going by the rules would create a more dangerous situation due to special circumstances then that overrules the book...

Haha yup. Thanks for watching!

Yea unfortunately it also let's us see if you can only afford or only have the space a pwc your not allowed to play with everyone else, sad

@@01squigs this is one small spot they can’t cross lol. You’re free to roam the 42 mile long Barnegat Bay, surrounding rivers, and ocean😅

@@01squigs Its for safety, really small underpowered boats and skis can be easily overwhelmed by the currents in that canal when its bad. Have some family who take their 400HP CC down it, and even that thing can sturggle

@@TheMrLebaron are you kidding me have you seen some of the hp ratings coming out on newer jetskis out of the factory they hey have 250 300 hp that's better than alot of boats it you say its because jet propulsion doesn't respond well at lower speeds ill say OK but that much on a jetski with that little weight nah !!!

Thanks! You’ll see more

Back in 73 I took my 65 hp Merc 17 foot Dixie thru that bride into a standing 5 foot wave from a much larger vessel . Hit the throttle just to punch thru it as it would have flipped my little boat .Got real wet but made it thru

@Franz Klammer I know what he is talking about. Like a wave in a river rapids.

@@robertbiolsi9815 If you tell me that was a 65 Merc THUNDER BOLT ignition - then youve made my day. I had a 1967 Merc 3 cylinder THUNDER BOLT ignition on a 16 Ft Tom Sawyer boat, that I use to run thru the canal in the early 70s The sound of that engine still gives me chills.

@Franz Klammer those were the days👍

And there where 80 % less boats in the area

Thanks so much!

Same!

Thanks for watching, David!

To be fair, down in Florida ( I have family in NJ and this Canal is no joke ) we tend to have massively overpowered center consoles flying through inlets at 70MPH. So we're kinda prime youtube material

no wake by USCG definition is the slowest speed possible to maintain headway. it does not mean no wake

So the cop can yell to slow it down ?

That’s how I boat. I run at enough speed and trim to maintain headway while traversing no wake waterways. Sometimes I make wake, sometimes I don’t.

@@whdbnrm3023 It's for each captain to decide what to do concerning the yelling . My boat, my rules. No siren, no lights, his yelling toward my direction doesn't really concern me. Maybe he's yelling at someone else nearby, maybe he's yelling "Hi, how ya doin?" to a fisherman along shore, dunno. If I believe my passengers are all safe, and my boat speed is appropriate, it's my call to make, not Barney Fife's.

@@moregrouchy you said it better then I could . Anybody yelling into the wind doesn't mean anything to me .

Yeah but only the one kid has a life jacket on, the way that current is going, if she goes over, it may not end well, she needs a life jacket on as well, esp being on the bow

That’s because he’s sporting a very capable Boston Whaler.

@@richardc4105 they both do. It’s the angle.

@@letsgobrandon5800 Exactly....the Tri-hull helps, too

@@richardc4105 I really don’t understand how the people navigating these treacherous waters don’t wear life jackets but even more so don’t insist on the children wearing them. In my opinion it’s just plain stupid!!

Thanks, Mike! I agree. It is much worse in person lol

Yep! That was our route from Brick. Hairy as hell and gotta power through it. My 1st time in rush hour, i was like you kiddin me, right? Lmao

That’s funny… and true

You are absolutely right. Many boats overloaded and people sitting in the front! Get those people in the stern!

Ignorance is truly bliss.

this is jersey we are talking about..

@@imkubaa9783 I'm in Australia so I have no clue about Jersey 😂

I've never experienced it before the bridge change. Can't imagine it being worse!

@@ShoreBoats The bridge Piers were close together in the center of the canal. It was ridiculous, You had to really power through to get to the other side. The boat wakes made it worse. Many boats floundered there. That State Police station was not there. I rarely ever saw Police in the canal.

@@ShoreBoats when that old bascule bridge was there with the bottleneck and the ledge thats there it was insane how dangerous it could be. The only thing I might say that was any better was that it commanded that much more respect and perhaps kept some who shouldn't be there from trying it and that those who did would take more safety conscious actions like wearing pfds. We always wore ours in there when we had a boat at Johnson Brothers and traversed it regularly.

@@tomsreviews238 The N. J. Marine Police was in that location. They became NJ Troopers later on.

@@2pugman I been going there since I was a kid and that building wasn't there when I started going through the canal.

Thanks! Glad you enjoy it

The fact someone tried to take a PWC through the canal is insane ( family in NJ via the step dads fam, been through it a few times ) I have a VERY capable 23 Foot Key West Center Console ( built in Florida ) down h ere on the Panhandle and just like the boaters in this vid, despite it having pretty big motors on the back, I would be REALLY carefull taking it through this canal, let alone a PWC

@@TheMrLebaron oh please. I could jet ski through jumping from wave to wave.

@@edwardschmitt5710 ya

@@edwardschmitt5710 that's why people die

PWCs are lucky to be allowed on the water, period. They'd be absolute menaces in the canal, not to mention all of the drunken idiots floating around in there after falling off.

@@VisibilityFoggy let's kill off another industry that employs lots of people and brings $$$$$ to vacation destinations that need to entertain the public .

Sorry Guppy, that wasn't me!

@@ShoreBoats mmm any other channels that film shark river.

Yes, the tide does switch directions.When the tide is going out is usually when it's the roughest

Steel bulkheads on each side as well. Waves just bounce off them.

The no bow riding is actually a USCG regulation. The no PWC's is probably a local ordinance. The feet dangling is just common sense, unless you like to risk a broken ankle that is!

As far as I know ( have family in the area from my mothers second marriage ) who have a nice boat they take in this area. Its a local ordnance that no PWCs are allowed in the Canal. Bow riding isn't allowed by the USCG. This canal can overwhelm people who dont know what their doing so easily.

Backed by common sense

@@jellybean9396 police enforce laws not common sense. That's what I was trying to find out. Sounds like bow riding and pwc's have backing. Not sure about the foot dangling over the edge.

@@WayneTX254 USGC regulation. Esp in this canal where boats can bump into each other now and then. Also have you seen some of the haulover videos of people getting chucked out of boats because of bow riding? The only reason people do it there is because the Miami police dont give a fuck

Thanks! Yeah it was nuts

Awesome! thanks for watching!

Yes

Thanks for watching!!

Bow riders aren't incredibly popular in this area. All salt water, lots of wind and chop, fishing-oriented boating culture.

with all due respect . Why are you looking what other people do ? Is it any of your business ?

They weren’t just saying that to be dicks it a known thing that there is no jet skis allowed in canal

This is New Jersey.. They make up laws as they go along 🤷‍♂️

Since when does government boots care about jurisdiction?

asking this while they also struggle to turn around and go the way they came in, i think that’s the reason why they don’t want them coming in and out they can’t fight the canal waters cause of how small it is

@@ark6893 They are no where near full throttle, Jetskis go fine in the ocean. They were trying to follow the "no wake" which is pointless and not really in effect during major tidal change

Yes, so strong !

There's a difference between tides in the bay on one end and river on the other so the water flies through there. The ocean doesnt have a big difference at the two inlets but the canal is much closer to the Manasquan while the tide has to work its way from Barnegat thru miles of shallow bay to reach the other end. The tide is always rushing to catch up basically, there's a three hour difference between the Manasquan Inlet and the canal, a full half a cycle, in a two mile distance. When it was first built it changed the dynamics of the water so much that it caused the Manasquan inlet to go dry. The inlet had to be fortified with jetties and then excavated to reopen it.

Yeah, I believe it used to be called the Bay Head - Manasqaun Canal. The bridge in the video is the one by the bay. Thanks for watching!

@@ShoreBoats I think because of the traffic passing over the bridge it the bridge closest to the river not the bay. Am I wrong?? We lived on Shore Blvd in Bay Head Shores. Love you videos they make me Home Sick.

The Dead Sea.

This canal can become very dangerous and people act stupid through here endangering other boaters.

This is in Point Pleasant, NJ!

It's a very liberal messed up place

Haha it’s cars going over the bridge

No wake ? I see rough water with a lot of waves . Am I missing something ?

Current will do that.

We’ll never know

If you feel sink and swim