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Originally posted by Cracker LarryGood job Hull Pass. Everybody came home. Well done!
I was once on a brand new boat that split wide open like that. I won’t mention the brand. We were close to a beach and just ran it aground before it sunk.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
How does that even happen? I guess I dont understand the forces that go on that section of the hull.
ED, I did a survey on a boat last year, it was a brand new 27’ designed and built for heavy duty commercial fishing. I climbed under it and started tapping around with my screwdriver handle and it sounded way too clicky along the keel. More tapping and a little pocket knife work revealed that there was absolutely no glass down the center line, just gel coat over foam [:0] I don’t know how in the world the manufacturer, or the minimum wage glass layers missed glassing the keel.
We sent the boat back to the factory for a replacement hull. It wasn’t even sound enough for me to launch it and do a sea trial.
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A good marine surveyor should have noticed something? But, not everyone uses one.
Good advice:wink:
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
I think I saw that boat for sale on craigslist
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Originally posted by Hull PassI was the owner of the boat “Goin Deep” that capsized yesterday with the 4 man crew on board.There was nothing that was hit to cause the hull to crack. Just an unfortunate situation. We fished all day towards 226 hole sails were hot btw. Heading back in we pulled back to use the restroom went to get back on plane and
knew there was a problem. Rushed everyone to the front of bow and got the boat on plane. Within seconds the boat started filling up from the back and within seconds it was rolled over. We had just enough time to grab life jackets and epirp we also threw the cooler out to incase boat sank right away but the current took it quickly. Thanks to a good crew and everybody on board knowing where everything was at because like I said it was all in seconds. Thanks for all help,prayers and concerns to all. God bless and be careful. Have your proper safety gear on board. You never know when things could go wrong!266 sailfish twin 200 hpdi
Glad everyone made it off safe.
Looks like the boat got dropped off a forklift or had a huge bubble in the bottom when they laid up the glass. Look at the channel that runs fore/aft just off the keel. I’d bet on a wet lay up and the whole thing slid/bunched up in the mold and they went with it anyway. They tilt those bigger boats on their side for the layup and maybe they flipped it too soon.
Full video. https://youtu.be/KxIiN559Jms
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The boat was still out there today. Capsized with it anchored. Guess the anchor went down by itself so it is not moving. A serious navigation hazard since it is mostly submerged. Hull looks like crap. I called the Coast Guard to verify it was the same vessel.
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We found one floating upside down about 50 miles off Tampa in the GOM last year. It was about a 21 Mako. Caught 3 triple tail from under it. Called the CG in Tampa and they sent out a helicopter and shot the crap out of it.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
It was a 27 sea pro twin 200 verados a guy found my cooler today with logo on it and called me.
266 sailfish twin 200 hpdi
The sea giveth, and the sea taketh. Glad this one found its way home-
Edgewater 245cc
Video is marked as private so we cant view?
Wow, glad everyone is ok. First thing I bought this week was PLBs. You just never know.
Salt Daze - These guys were found very quickly due to their use of a PLB. You can’t afford not to have one.
“Temptation may lean on the doorbell… opportunity may only knock once”
I know. I purchased 3 last Friday. Sorry, my post wasn’t clear. My kids and me won’t be out there without all the right safety gear. This story proves why.
Was this a “New to you” boat?
I notice your signature indicates a Sailfish boat.
How long had you owned this boat?
If you’re not the original owner, was it possible the original owner had damaged the hull and had it repaired?
Sorry for all the questions, just trying to understand the failure of the hull.
I’m certainly glad all you guys made it home safe.
From another topic, Looks like you had just purchased this rig and maybe it was the first time you had taken it out. That answers some of my questions if that’s correct.
If the previous owner had damaged the boat and sold it to you knowing…That’s just wrong.
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Glad y’all are ok.
It looks like that boat just split in half.
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Video of the last fishing trip before sinking from Going Deep: https://youtu.be/zumxSbjB05E
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Twin Yamaha 250s
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Man, glad y’all are safe and sound… Looked like despite the situation you and your crew kept your composure and handled the situation perfectly
Good job and this should be a great reason for anyone that does not have an EPIRB to go get one TODAY
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Glad y’all got out of this without anyone getting hurt or killed. I’m sure you’re in the midst of investigating what happened and why the boat came apart like that. I hope once an answer is found and the dust settles you will come back and share what caused the hull breach.
It seems hard to imagine it wasn’t something that you hit and didn’t realize it or some catastrophic failure from the manufacture process.
Again glad you made it home safe. This is a classic example of why nobody should leave the dock without the tools and knowledge to handle the unexpected.
266 sailfish was my old boat. That was the first time I took it offshore. I purshased it 3 weeks prior. Nothing was hit you would of felt it on a calm day like that. Not to mention something that bad would of ripped the lower units off. There was no history damage reported to date on that boat. It only had 274 hours on it when purchased so abuse should be out of the question. Not sure why but will definitely try and get some answers. Maybe it was dry docked and someone dropped it off the fork lift and repaired it there idk. Maybe factory didn’t put stringers in the hull and it couldn’t hold up idk. Maybe they didn’t glass the center line of the hull and just gel coated idk. But it will be looked into. Wish they would retrieve the boat because not only is it a hazard to others it would maybe answer some questions. Again thx to all.
266 sailfish twin 200 hpdi
Wouldn’t your insurance want to retrieve the boat before paying a claim?