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re: have any of you ever sunk a boat? if so, how?
Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:25 am to gorillacoco
Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:25 am to gorillacoco
I was in a very close call with some other guys. I used to fish with my brother-in-law, and he was an old De La Croix boy who used put us on the fish big time. Had a friend I went to high school with who fished with his Dad, so I took them with us once. They…uhhh…."returned the favor" and invited me once. Ended up being him, his Dad, his brother, and me in like a 17 ft. Bayliner or something like that. His cousin followed us in an old 18 or 19 ft. inboard/outboard (one of those weird old hull styles, nothing deep), with 2 other guys in his boat. We went pretty far out to fish one of the rigs, and my friends boat won't start when it's time to leave. We end up all piling into the old inboard/outboard and towing their boat. So now the i/o can't get up on plane to tow the other boat, and the guy tells everyone to get in the front to help him get on plane. He guns it and gives it a go, still won't plane, then he shuts it down. Since there are now 6 guys in the bow of a fairly small shallow hull boat, the front end just nose dives under the water when he shuts it off. Water came in like Niagra freaking Falls. There was like 2 ft. of water now, with the inboard/outboard nicely submerged. Of course, I can't swim and didn't have a life jacket. :bang head: We started bailing like there was no tomorrow. I was really worried his motor was going to die.
In the end, we bailed sufficiently and he got it back up and running. Towed my friend's boat to one of the rigs and they called the Coast Guard. They felt bad, so they told me to stay with the cousin to fish out the rest of the day. Now I'm used to moving if we aren't on the fish in 10-15 minutes. These guys took me out to their money spot, and we sat there for well over 2 hours without a bite. They swore it would turn on when the tide got right. Sure enough, a couple hours later the fish turned on and we limited out. Got back to the dock around 6:00 pm. My friend and his family didn't get back til around 10:00 that night.
ETA: Of course, When I first had my flat boat I put it in the water without the plug. Took in a lot of water and almost couldn't plane, but finally got it up and drained it out. Had me worried though - decent current in the Pearl.
In the end, we bailed sufficiently and he got it back up and running. Towed my friend's boat to one of the rigs and they called the Coast Guard. They felt bad, so they told me to stay with the cousin to fish out the rest of the day. Now I'm used to moving if we aren't on the fish in 10-15 minutes. These guys took me out to their money spot, and we sat there for well over 2 hours without a bite. They swore it would turn on when the tide got right. Sure enough, a couple hours later the fish turned on and we limited out. Got back to the dock around 6:00 pm. My friend and his family didn't get back til around 10:00 that night.
ETA: Of course, When I first had my flat boat I put it in the water without the plug. Took in a lot of water and almost couldn't plane, but finally got it up and drained it out. Had me worried though - decent current in the Pearl.
This post was edited on 1/29/15 at 7:30 am
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Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:49 am to gorillacoco
My wifes cousin and I went to Lake Okhissa one afternoon in my Xpress.We put it by the dam and eased across the lake.We were in a wooded area and a stump or stickup sheared a through hull fitting for the livewell.Im fishing and he says "why is there water on the floor?"
It was about 4 inches by the console and 10 inches at the transom.I cranked up and started running to the landing.It had a 115 and wouldnt get all the way up on plane.People at the landing probably thought I was drunk because I was just running in big circles
Got it on the trailer and headed home.That was close.
It was about 4 inches by the console and 10 inches at the transom.I cranked up and started running to the landing.It had a 115 and wouldnt get all the way up on plane.People at the landing probably thought I was drunk because I was just running in big circles
Got it on the trailer and headed home.That was close.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 12:45 pm to gorillacoco
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Holy shite you willingly sail in conditions like this?
I'm pretty sure those sailboat racer types are insane.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 12:47 pm to gorillacoco
Well it was only like 15 knots of wind when we went out with smaller wind waves and the rollers were not an issue when I was away from the rocks.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 1:23 pm to eng08
Was crabbing out of seabrook along the seawall before Katrina. We were on the crabs when a nasty storm was in the distance from the northwest. If anyone knows the lake, it can turn ugly very quickly. Anyway I said lets make one last run of the nets, leave them in the water and tuck in at the launch till the storm clears to get the nets. Not such a good idea. After grabbing the second net, a good bit of water busts over the transom from a big wave. I immediately gun it and pull the plug. Problem is it won't plane and wasn't moving fast enough to drain water. One more big wave hits and we are under. Thankfully my flat had floatation and so my buddy held onto the icechest of crabs while I held onto the icechest of beer lol. We aren't but a 1/4 mile from the launch and a big bay boat sees us as they are running in. They throw us a rope, tie it to the bow and haul arse. Somehow they got us on plane and towed us in. 30 min later we got all the water out to put it on the trailer. Gave them all the beer, over a case. We went to the house with 6 dozen crabs and had a boil! 
Posted on 1/29/15 at 1:24 pm to eng08
Myself, my ex wife, and Clyde Tipton were fishing in Delacroix when we got caught in a squall and I lost power in my flatboat. It went down in 5 feet of water and we spent the night in lake fausainne.
What sucks the most was the alligators didn't eat my ex wife, and when my friend finally found me at 4am, he didn't have any beer.
What sucks the most was the alligators didn't eat my ex wife, and when my friend finally found me at 4am, he didn't have any beer.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 1:28 pm to eng08
Worked with a couple people who have sunk work boats. One tied the boat to a barge with the stern facing the oncoming large swells. The other was trying to pull a heavy arse turbidity curtain up stream with a 50 yammy. Current picked up and pulled the curtain with the boat off a 20' fall onto a bed of rocks. Luckily, he jumped out last second on a log like a action hero. Had another that didnt sink a boat, but fell out while hitting a large wake. The boat still running in a circle in the middle of the St. John River. Had to get someone with big enough balls to ride next to it in another boat and jump in to stop it.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 1:41 pm to hardhead
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when my friend finally found me at 4am, he didn't have any beer.
That's total BS
Posted on 1/29/15 at 2:03 pm to fishfighter
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Sunk and flipped a Boston Whaler
I didn't know this was possible
Posted on 1/29/15 at 2:16 pm to lsuson
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a good bit of water busts over the transom from a big wave. I immediately gun it and pull the plug. Problem is it won't plane and wasn't moving fast enough to drain water. One more big wave hits and we are under.
this is the other thing i worry about. shite happens so fast you can't react. sounds like a nightmare.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:08 pm to lsuson
That rope was wrapped around my arm, it never got tied to bow! But we did get up on plane!
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:59 pm to Babewinkelman
Whalers sink I remember a pic of one sunk in the surf off last island or s time. Waves just rolling thru it..... almost sunk a flat one time hit a log in a river put a grapefruit sized hole in btm. Padnah put foot over hole to slow it dn. We got up on plane and ran onto landing on plane . Scraped hull a bit but didn't sink.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 4:36 pm to gorillacoco
Dumb Mexican guide, Lake Espinola stump right through the hull 2 mins in to a 4 day trip. The slaughter that ensued made if funnier than it was.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 4:41 pm to hardhead
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Myself, my ex wife, and Clyde Tipton were fishing in Delacroix when we got caught in a squall and I lost power in my flatboat. It went down in 5 feet of water and we spent the night in lake fausainne.
What sucks the most was the alligators didn't eat my ex wife, and when my friend finally found me at 4am, he didn't have any beer.
I've been waiting for you to tell that story. You left off the part where we were catching trout so good we were just shaking them off the hook in the botom of the boat to cast back out for another as the storm rolled in.
The boat sank and we lost our fish and beer.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 4:52 pm to gorillacoco
Duck hunting. Picked up to shoot ducks. Buddies foot slipped. Next thing we know, we were swimming and the boat (which was a buddy of ours who didn't come) sunk to the bottom0...
Managed to get the boat up with the help of another boat. Brought back to the house. Changed out the oil. The boat ran like new.
Managed to get the boat up with the help of another boat. Brought back to the house. Changed out the oil. The boat ran like new.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 5:33 pm to LSU 318 LSU
this is a great thread...
Posted on 1/29/15 at 5:40 pm to LSU 318 LSU
Haven't sunk one yet (knock on wood), but have had some close calls.
2002 left Grand Isle heading to Mexico. When we got about 250 miles from Grand Isle (middle of the Gulf of Mexico), the weather turned south on us. 15 foot head sea and very steep. Waves started to crash over the bridge and it wasn't looking good. My mate was sick so I went down into the salon to check things out. Turns out saltwater was pouring down an inside wall, from the bridge, and started an electrical fire. I managed to pull the wall panel off and stop the fire with very little damage. I shut almost all of the breakers off and headed back to the bridge. About 3 hours later a huge wave came out of no where (20+ feet) and the boat cleared the crest but shot down the other side at a high rate of speed. I put the boat in neutral but it was too late. When we hit the second wave with such a force, it flexed the 2.5' shaft on the port running gear. The result was that it spun the cutlass bearing and now we are flopping around with a loose shaft banging around in the strut. 24 hours after that, we made it to our destination and tied up. Many drinks were consumed that night.
I have more stories, but that was my favorite. Yes, I enjoyed it.
My brother did manage to sink my little 17' Cajun special at a boat ramp once.
I was out of the country for a year and he never told me. When I got home the motor was locked up solid. 
2002 left Grand Isle heading to Mexico. When we got about 250 miles from Grand Isle (middle of the Gulf of Mexico), the weather turned south on us. 15 foot head sea and very steep. Waves started to crash over the bridge and it wasn't looking good. My mate was sick so I went down into the salon to check things out. Turns out saltwater was pouring down an inside wall, from the bridge, and started an electrical fire. I managed to pull the wall panel off and stop the fire with very little damage. I shut almost all of the breakers off and headed back to the bridge. About 3 hours later a huge wave came out of no where (20+ feet) and the boat cleared the crest but shot down the other side at a high rate of speed. I put the boat in neutral but it was too late. When we hit the second wave with such a force, it flexed the 2.5' shaft on the port running gear. The result was that it spun the cutlass bearing and now we are flopping around with a loose shaft banging around in the strut. 24 hours after that, we made it to our destination and tied up. Many drinks were consumed that night.
I have more stories, but that was my favorite. Yes, I enjoyed it.
My brother did manage to sink my little 17' Cajun special at a boat ramp once.
I was out of the country for a year and he never told me. When I got home the motor was locked up solid. 
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:50 pm to Sparkplug#1
We were 300 miles south of Venice in my dad's 70ft Lydia when a huge front came through and the waves went from 4-5 to 25-30 swells with white caps on top. A rouge wave over 35 hit the yacht head on and tore off the entire tuna tower, blew out the windows on the 2nd floor, and fried the electronics. $450k worth of damage to the boat. We were rescued by the Mexican Navy two days later and towed to Isla Mujeres. Our captain suffered a broken leg and cuts from being pushed from the wheel house and pushed back by the force of water down the steps to the cabin.
Satellite phone saved us along with an emergency parachute to stablize the boat from rolling and pitching into the seas. We were lucky because my dad had Trinity put in an emergency generator about a year before on a dedicated sealed system which was able to operate the bilge and emergency lights on the boat.
Scariest moment of our lives was sitting there dead in the water for the first twenty minutes until we were able to get the parachute deployed in the water to slow our drift down. Pucker factor of a 10+. Learned a lesson though never go fishing in January during the height of winter even if the weather forecast looks good.
Satellite phone saved us along with an emergency parachute to stablize the boat from rolling and pitching into the seas. We were lucky because my dad had Trinity put in an emergency generator about a year before on a dedicated sealed system which was able to operate the bilge and emergency lights on the boat.
Scariest moment of our lives was sitting there dead in the water for the first twenty minutes until we were able to get the parachute deployed in the water to slow our drift down. Pucker factor of a 10+. Learned a lesson though never go fishing in January during the height of winter even if the weather forecast looks good.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:07 pm to MrLSU
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We were 300 miles south of Venice in my dad's 70ft Lydia when a huge front came through and the waves went from 4-5 to 25-30 swells with white caps on top. A rouge wave over 35 hit the yacht head on and tore off the entire tuna tower, blew out the windows on the 2nd floor, and fried the electronics. $450k worth of damage to the boat. We were rescued by the Mexican Navy two days later and towed to Isla Mujeres. Our captain suffered a broken leg and cuts from being pushed from the wheel house and pushed back by the force of water down the steps to the cabin. Satellite phone saved us along with an emergency parachute to stablize the boat from rolling and pitching into the seas. We were lucky because my dad had Trinity put in an emergency generator about a year before on a dedicated sealed system which was able to operate the bilge and emergency lights on the boat. Scariest moment of our lives was sitting there dead in the water for the first twenty minutes until we were able to get the parachute deployed in the water to slow our drift down. Pucker factor of a 10+. Learned a lesson though never go fishing in January during the height of winter even if the weather forecast looks good.
Isla M was our destination. Weather Routers used to be horrible with crossing predictions.
at least you ended up in a cool place. This post was edited on 1/29/15 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 1/29/15 at 7:22 pm to Sparkplug#1
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Isla M was our destination. Weather Routers used to be horrible with crossing predictions. at least you ended up in a cool place.
Yes we could have ended up somewhere much worse like the Captain who ended up in the hospital in Cancun for two days.
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