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Big one goes down!
7/1/2011 11:18:14 PM
This is a 34 38 ft Chris Craft. It sank and went down 50 feet under the marina. Needless to say it was out of our league and we called in the "big guys" to recover this one. I didn't take any pics of the empty slip with the oil absorbers surrounding it, these were taken just after they raised it and started pumping it out. The team said they had to get it upright (apparently it was on it's side on the bottom) and guide it up into the slip. I know this is not an easy task as there are many cables under the marina for anchoring and tying it together.
Diver Charlie "helping" the pump.
The team brought it around to our ramp where the trailer was waiting. We finally got out of there at 7 PM. 11 hours in the 113 degree heat today..
Diver Charlie "helping" the pump.
The team brought it around to our ramp where the trailer was waiting. We finally got out of there at 7 PM. 11 hours in the 113 degree heat today..
7/2/2011 2:53:50 AM
Okay, how many guns were lost?
7/2/2011 10:08:40 AM
All of them....
7/2/2011 12:36:44 PM
Why did it sink?
7/2/2011 12:50:48 PM
Originally Posted By beemerman:
Why did it sink?
I'd like to know too.Why did it sink?
Usually it's torn/cracked outdrive bellows.
7/2/2011 12:57:03 PM
What lake? Looks like Canyon or Apache..
7/2/2011 1:55:27 PM
Originally Posted By Seabee_Mech:
Usually it's torn/cracked outdrive bellows.
Originally Posted By beemerman:
Why did it sink?
I'd like to know too.
Why did it sink?
Usually it's torn/cracked outdrive bellows.
yep, had a muskrat chew on one once.
Other thing I've seen is plastic/nylon through hull fittings fail. Crack right at the flange.
7/2/2011 10:27:57 PM
I must correct myself. The boat is 38ft long. The owner decided to try and save a few dollars and replace the water pump impellers himself. He also didn't close the thru-hull fitting valves relying on the hoses suspended above the waterline to keep the water out. Apparently the hoses slipped and fell into the bilge overnight. The flow from two 1 1/2 inch hoses overwhelmed the bilge pumps and down she went. We surmise it hit bottom on the stern and that ripped the lag bolts out of the stringers on the starboard engine and trans. The trans is broken at the input shaft.
This boat has V drives, no sterndrive units. The water muffler is ripped apart too. This is at Saguaro Lake for you locals. We pickled the engines and the "good" transmission today until we hear from the insurance company on what they want to do with it. I figure they will total it.
This boat has V drives, no sterndrive units. The water muffler is ripped apart too. This is at Saguaro Lake for you locals. We pickled the engines and the "good" transmission today until we hear from the insurance company on what they want to do with it. I figure they will total it.7/4/2011 12:22:22 PM
Thought newer boats are required to have enough flotation to keep the boat at least on the surface?
Is this only for smaller boats? I don't know much about the 30+ footers...probably almost impossible to have enough flotation in boats that big.
Is this only for smaller boats? I don't know much about the 30+ footers...probably almost impossible to have enough flotation in boats that big.
7/4/2011 10:11:39 PM
Originally Posted By eclark53520:
Thought newer boats are required to have enough flotation to keep the boat at least on the surface?
Is this only for smaller boats? I don't know much about the 30+ footers...probably almost impossible to have enough flotation in boats that big.
Thought newer boats are required to have enough flotation to keep the boat at least on the surface?
Is this only for smaller boats? I don't know much about the 30+ footers...probably almost impossible to have enough flotation in boats that big.
The floatation requirement is for small boats. I think it is 20ft and under but would have to look it up to be sure. There is something fishy about this boat sinking. The owner stopped in yesterday and got his "new" batteries out of it and said he was returning them to the store for a refund. He didn't even stop in the shop, he told the lot boy and left.
