SUNK Bad Day

[quepenna]

:mad:I have a 2000 20' took out some kids Saturday Wind picked up, went to dock while I was getting the trailor kid turned around boat to help. Jet skier in the way with his truck by the time I got back down to the dock boat was full of water and going down. After skreaming at jetskier got it turned around and onto trailer don't ask how. Actually got it out and dried out. What do I do now?? Please help with any suggestions.

[Timmy!]

Sorry to hear that! Was the engine submerged?

[jwanck11]

D'OH... Do you have insurance?

[Yessup]

:eek:good luck!

[TJRiver]

Sorry to hear about your accident. Your explanation was a tad hard to decipher. Perhaps a more detailed explanation would be helpful in allowing folks here to give you additional suggestions. First thing to do is report the loss to your insurance carrier.....:(

[Fast1911]

1st question: how did water get into the boat??

[da.bell]

Sorry to hear that! Was the engine submerged?

x2

Were you boating on Pyramid Lake near Reno, NV???? If so, it's common for boats to sink when the winds pick up. :(

[Timmy!]

Sounds like he got the boat out of the water, that's a good thing! From what I gather, the wind picked up and the waves crashed over the sides filling the boat with water (been there, done that). As long as the motor wasn't submerged and killed he should be pretty good.

[quepenna]

I had the boat facing the waves. The teenagers thought they would get it ready for the trailor and turned it around. Large waves over back of the boat. I ran and got it close to the trailer motor might have been submerged for 1 or 2 minutes but was not running. I opened everything up, I do have insurance, but we love the boat I am hopeing to clean drain and save. Just do not know where to start. The electrical systems appear to be fine. I have not tried to start it up. Fiqured I had better drain gas,and everything else any other suggestions would be great.

[chpthril]

Drain and refill the TAPS, trans and V-drive NOW!!!!!! dont wait for insurance or anyone!!!! If they got water in them, they are rusting as we type. If the water was real high, like up to the gunwales, change the engine out also. The water doesnt hurt things like the engine, its letting them sit after the fact that results in most boats being total-lossed.

Any of the electronics such as those that are circuit board type processors are probably toast, but let every thing dry out for a week or so, then put some power to them ans see what doesn't work.

[yllw20]

Drain your oil and any other fluids on the motor if v drive change that also. If oil is milky drain and run thru a few times to get water out.
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check you electrical connections.
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check your starter for a submerge line....ineveitably it will rust and lock up if submerged.

[Duncan]

Sorry to hear about your loss quepenna.

These stories give me the heebee jeebies. Quick snap on bow cover and extra built in pumps (3600 gph total) give me a little peace of mind. But not enough.

[Timmy!]

How full was it? Was it over the seat cushions? Was it completely submerged?

[rushin]

Were you boating on Pyramid Lake near Reno, NV???? If so, it's common for boats to sink when the winds pick up.

HA, frickin, HA

Pull the spark plugs and make sure there is no water in the cyliders also. I feel your pain this happened to me last year. Mine was a total loss.

[da.bell]

HA, frickin, HA

Pull the spark plugs and make sure there is no water in the cyliders also. I feel your pain this happened to me last year. Mine was a total loss.

;)

But you got a RZ2 out of it :ro:

[rushin]

Yes, that I did!:D:D

[Jeffe]

Keep changing out the oil and other fluids until they are no longer a milky color. My brother sunk his boat, with the engine under water for at least 10 minutes. Once we got the boat out of the water, we immediately changed out all the fluids 5-6 times through and everything was ok. We did everything ourselves immediately and got it turned over and back in the water the next day.

His boat was a 20'6" FAST *** all motor speed boat with 650HP. The bolts on the front of the intake grate fell literally turning it into an E-Brake. The nose of the boat dove under, a wall of water came crashing over the bow and next thing we know the bow is bobbing up and down, the back of the boat is bouncing off of the bottom of the river and were still sitting in the seats, wondering WTF just happened.

[chpthril]

Keep changing out the oil and other fluids until they are no longer a milky color. My brother sunk his boat, with the engine under water for at least 10 minutes. Once we got the boat out of the water, we immediately changed out all the fluids 5-6 times through and everything was ok. We did everything ourselves immediately and got it turned over and back in the water the next day.

His boat was a 20'6" FAST *** all motor speed boat with 650HP. The bolts on the front of the intake grate fell literally turning it into an E-Brake. The nose of the boat dove under, a wall of water came crashing over the bow and next thing we know the bow is bobbing up and down, the back of the boat is bouncing off of the bottom of the river and were still sitting in the seats, wondering WTF just happened.


Dont mean to laugh, but that would be a hell of a sight to witness :ro: :ro: :ro:

[Jeffe]

I look back on it and LMAO:D, it was actually pretty awesome. Especially looking at each other sitting in the seats and floating in the water :ro::ro::ro:

Nobody was hurt, the boat was working fine afterwards and he sold it for what he had paid for it. Than he got a moomba :eek:

[biggsteev]

Jeffe,

Were you guys around Needles when that happened? How many years ago? I was sitting on a beach about 6 or 7 years ago and watched the same thing happen to someone.

[Jeffe]

biggsteev,

Yeah it was in Needles & that seems like the time line for when it happened.

It was just up river from our house. The boat was a white Carrera with blue/black checkers towards the rear with the name "CUM N QUICK".

[SPBFAN]

Drain and refill the TAPS, trans and V-drive NOW!!!!!! dont wait for insurance or anyone!!!! If they got water in them, they are rusting as we type. If the water was real high, like up to the gunwales, change the engine out also. The water doesnt hurt things like the engine, its letting them sit after the fact that results in most boats being total-lossed.

Any of the electronics such as those that are circuit board type processors are probably toast, but let every thing dry out for a week or so, then put some power to them ans see what doesn't work.

X2

[biggsteev]

Jeffe,

I think I watched it all go down. It all happened really fast but I'll have to say it was pretty funny watching everyone pop up from under the water, still sitting in their seats and floating down river. If it was you guys I believe someone attached a line to the bow and another inboard was able to tow you over to one of the sandy beaches across river.

[Jeffe]

Biggsteev,

Thats it exactly. There was someone on that beach that launched his boat there and he was nice enough to pull the boat on the trailer. We bilged everything out and than towed us back across the river to our house.

Do you go up there often? We will have to meet up some weekend, along with G-Money & Coach.