T&T: Boat sunk at dock

[Bob Clinkenbeard]

I've gotten a couple of responses to "leaking water tank", so I will post 
this one to the list as follows:
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Your mostly correct, but a thousand pounds aft is not the same as a thousand
pounds forward.
I am only trying to help find why...and a redistribution of weight could
allow the waterline exhaust to be underwater.  Not unheard of or far
fetched.  The same boat that I restored that was sunken, was a steel boat.
No one had ever removed the exhaust hose from the welded flange to the hull.
The pipe was completely gone on the bottom side.  There was a new exhaust
hose and clamps so I assumed it was ok. When I added an aft enclosure/more
aft weight, the exhaust was mostly underwater at the transom and I almost
lost that boat again in fresh water when I re-launched it for the first
time....kind of like leaving the plug out. :>)

Bob Clinkenbeard
24' custom trailer trawler
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-aboardbobbinalong




> Bob:
>
> Good suggestions - except for the water tank comment.  Water would have 
> the same weight in your bilge that it had in the tank.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wesley
> wpeldred at comcast.net



>> Keep in mind that anything through your hull below the waterline is 
>> suspect.
> <snip>
>> Another thought...check the water tanks to see if they are in the same 
>> level
>> as when you left.  A tank emptying it self could also lower the boat 
>> enough
>> to allow another situation to occur.