Trojan Boat Forum

This could have been totally avoided.

http://www.cooperss.com/1-1-26612-Trojan

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

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

Wow! Holy guacamole!

Joe

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

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

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.

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

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


Bob

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.

What Jammie said +1

sucks

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.

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

Was it a searay? Ron

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