Agreed. Haulover inlet is infamous for it's rough waters.
There will always be some "cowboy" behind the wheel who feels a need to challenge the waters to stroke their ego. I would suspect that the majority of them go through there just to get on YouTube knowing full well that there will always be a camera rolling somewhere to capture their "conquest"...regardless of how stupid or risky it may be to them or their passengers.
For evidence of the stupidity, just look at those videos and count the number of boaters and passengers wearing lifejackets. And it seems, the bigger the boat, the bigger the ego and the fewer lifejackets present. It boggles the mind.
Lucky for that girl, think what could of happened had he decided to make a hard port turn.
Plus the other side of the coin are the people that thrive on that stuff as entertainment, not realizing the dangers the people could be in.
How small of a boat can you take on Lake Erie?
Although a boat does not exist that is big enough to handle Lake Erie - with safe boating conditions, the minimum size that I would recommend
is 21 feet. And if you can afford it, buy a fiberglass boat. For safety and comfort, fiberglass boats (with closed bows) can't be beat.