loose exhaust hose sinks 36 tri cab

summer storm · Post by **summer storm** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:12 pm

This could have been totally avoided.

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wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:04 pm

Bummer, Sometimes when people work in the bilge they don't realize when they are working below the waterline.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:30 am

Like you said - totally avoidable - probably got in a hurry and didn't use a checklist.

JGedridge · Post by **JGedridge** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:04 am

Wow! Holy guacamole!

Joe

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:51 am

That suks!!!! I worked on a salvage boat last year..... they're never the same.

mpulsev10 · Post by **mpulsev10** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:01 am

Salt Water tears up everything, would have to replace every wire/electronic in the vessel. Fresh water is no where near as bad.

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:07 am

mpulsev10 wrote:Salt Water tears up everything, would have to replace every wire/electronic in the vessel. Fresh water is no where near as bad.

Exactly right............ if the batteries were hooked up. If they were disconnected (doubt it) Wouldn't be too bad.

BobCT · Post by **BobCT** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:36 pm

how would having the exhaust hose disconnected at the engine cause it to sink?

That's way above the waterline.....

Bob

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:44 pm

BobCT wrote:how would having the exhaust hose disconnected at the engine cause it to sink?

That's way above the waterline.....

Bob

If you laid the hose down in the bildge, then it's lower than the outlet of the exhaust at the hull. Passing boats causing a wake condition, over time, no bilge pump to keep up, will defintely sink the boat.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:53 pm

What Jammie said +1

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:15 pm

sucks

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:21 pm

I have seen one in my marina about 20 years ago... guy was doing some engine work on it. Disconnected a few things then left it for a few days as he was waiting for parts. He lifted the exhaust hose up and sat it on top of one of the risers or something... but after a while I guess it tried to spring back to its normal shape and fell off of whatever he had it propped up on. Happened throught the night; people found the boat sitting on the bottom the next morning.

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:54 pm

My earlier post I mentioned a salvage boat last year. She sank because the DIY owner thought my price for replacing a muffler was too high. The dummy couldn't get get the muffler loose from the hose so he cut it off with a sawzall. Then when he tried to install the new muffler the hose was too short. In disgust, he left the hose on the bilge floor that evening. She sank! (TFB)

BTW..... insurance would not cover because it was total error on the owner.

Ron

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:04 pm

Was it a searay? Ron

summer storm · Post by **summer storm** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:13 pm

Sounds like not many people use the strange thing the hose is connected to............................................the seacock??

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