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How many times have you been swimming?

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Smuggler

Smuggler

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Just curious... When I bought my first boat a 200 lycoming on a 11 aluminum hull, that was only 6 foot wide. I drove it for 10 minutes, was idling around, went to turn around apparently turned to sharp the back right corner took a drink and the next thing I knew I was sitting on the bottom.. That thing sank SO fast I was still in the drivers seat when it rested on the bottom :lol: :lol: The bad thing was I was in the Gulf of Mexico when it happened.. The only good thing was the water only got up to the oil pan. A new carb and a 13' River Master hull and I was back at it :)

Have any swimming stories??
 
Been lucky so far, havent sunk or even damaged one yet. Sure don't mean it won't happen tomorrow though.

Scotty :wink:
 
Only once. 10 foot open sled, 200 lyc, no rake, with WAY to much stuff in it, was going to work on the camp. Punched it to get on a plain and the back of the hull picked up and drove the bow right to the bottom! Thank god it was only 3 ft deep, just made it across the canal! No damage other than pride. [/b]
 
well that is one of the few pieces of good luck I ave had :D I have been real close a few times but so far i have managed to keep the gunnels above the water line
 
I overloaded, tried to push up on the bank, instead the stern pushed down, water was 8 ft deep, Temp was in the high 40, all 3 of us were wet and cold and sun just down, coast guard was on standby as cell was still working, We saw running lights across the bay and started flashing an sos with a flashlight, 2 guys from Al. late back from fishing plucked us out. For a year after I carried a survival bag, not sure where that bag is now.
 
Three times...
  1. 12'x6" Gore w/4 cyl. (mid 80's). Idled up to a steep bank and the back went down.
  2. 12'-6"x7" glass hull w/500 Cadillac off the crank (early 90's). Turned it around in the river channel to avoid real injuries.
  3. 12'x7' Hamant w/4cyl. (2006). Piece of polymer came loose and turned her over in about 3' of water.
Been down or over, sometimes as a passenger, in (5) consecutive decades dating back to the 60's...no injuries though, so it's all fun. :D

Rick
 
Once, on that fancy little blue boat i posted around here somewhere. I still had the old steel conduit rigging on it, nosed up on the southern end of the canal that used to be at the rocks (stretched from the Rocks to Otter's Slough, I was closer to the slough) nosed it up towards the bank, splashed a little water over the right rear side, and sunk it to the bottom. Front of the hull was sticking out, engine was out of the water, but sunk at such a precarious angle, the starter and alternator were under water, but the carb and prop were dry....

Had to walk from the Slough to Shady Oaks to get the truck and come winch the damn thing out. Caught two blue gills, a small bass, and a gar in the process.(raised the boat up and the splash pan had the water so shallow on the back they couldn't swim back over it)

Just like the Smuggler, I was on the bottom before I could get out of the seat.

Just like bikers, there's only two types of airboaters -- those that have been swimming, and those that are going...
 
just bought 1st airboat not knowing the importance on upkeep on wood prop, the prop turned into toothpics and the stainless tip went through bottom of boat.[saved that piece only thing left of it] made it to reef sunk to oil pan nobody hurt............
 
almost once...knock on wood.
1st trip, 1st boat, 11' gore hull went into a spin and the rear corner dipped
was able to power out of it...but not without about 6 or 7 gallons of water in the boat

close one :)
 
I think I'm becoming the resident expert on this, twice so far -first was on a 12ft classic and most recently on my 14 ft Hammett - both times had engine failure in a turn. Once a corner dips YOUR SCREWED. OPERATOR ERROR HAD NUTHIN TO DO WITH IT-that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
 
Sevverallllll close calls! It's just a matter of time. Hope it's warm out! Latest, slid off short (not to steep) bank, bow hit hard and went submarine. (thought :shock: it's deep here, it's cold, no you don't have your swimming shorts on, and no breathing apparatus!)GAS IT !!!! Wheeled it around back to where I just came off. At least 12"of water in hull. Drain and go some more. Bilge pumps are over rated!!!
 
I've come close due to operator error. I still get off the gas to quick and get some water over the transom. I've been lucky it must be the Irish in me or just plane luck.
 
Only one time at high speed running across two foot chop, the engine stalled (plugged fuel line) and the bow went right over the top of me and my passenger. I was able to get oh (out of sh--) from my mouth before we hit the water upside down and backwards. Tore the rigging loose and drivers seat was shoved up under the motor. Only thing showing above the water line was 6 inches of the bottom of the hull. I had a lot of floatation in the boat and it did not sink. That was a cold wet and scary day which occurred over 25 years ago. Haven't lost one since, although the experience did slow me down a bit.
 
NEARLY several times. Some of the places I run if I sink it, I've lost it, so I ride very conservatively and keep my rabbit's foot handy.

olf
 
I had a very close encounter while gator huntin on Lake George. When we harpooned an 11 footer, the harpoon rope got wrapped around the handle of my fish gig. I jumped down from the drivers seat and jerked the gig to free the harpoon rope. Un- be-knowing to me, the gig prong pulled my plug out!!!! My hull had rod boxes and you couldn't see directly into the bottom of the boat. I wondered why my boat was acting sluggish until I realized I was sitting on the bottom. Thank goodness it was only 3 feet deep and nothing got hurt. Hey just a good reason to drink another cold-beer right????
 
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