370 Venture - both engines hydrolocked ?

Ouch that hurts.
There is a method of putting the fish on the side of the boat and the drag of the water keeping the line tight and in a big "u" shape. Then you can stay in forward gear and chase the fish. But I never said I was a good captain....or fisherman either! lol

Before I cast blame or be too critical, I'll wait for the official answer to be found. I hope it's something simple or just easily overlooked. Good luck to the owner.

I was not implying you were a bad captain or even bad fisherman as I don't even know you or have it fished with you. I was simply trying to state that a CC boat can chase forward with much better accuracy and manueverability and rarely has to be backed down on a fish. (unless it is a large CC of course). I remember reading a story , think it was that other site we can't type here, about someone with Verado's that ingested water from an apparent shift to reverse and then shutting engines off quickly. Story went he was in forward, shifted to what he thought was neutral but was actually reverse and once the electronic controls allowed the engine to shift the boat was going reverse at a high rate of speed. Captain reached over and shut off the engines which allowed water to flow up the exhaust and into the exhaust valves destroying the engine. Story was never confirmed or denied but speculation only as the OP never came back to finish the story. Was a couple yrs ago I would guess.
 
With the mention of how high the air intakes are, along with the mention of a failed air intake hose, I'm surprised that nobody has raised the "On both engines at the same time" argument. Although I've seen the boat & its engine set up several times, I certainly don't know enough about waves & their effects to speculate.

I was thinking the same thing. Both motors at the same time? Something doesn't sound right here.
 
I have a friend with (3) 275 Verados on the back of a 38 donzi, they sit so low in the water I have actually been of this haopening. Knock on wood, never had an issue and have been in reverse many times where they have been underwater almost. Not to mention have had way too many people on the boat while anchored at the sand bar and never had an issue. I can see one motor possibly ingesting water but both in separate compartments?
 
I looked at a Venture this morning and I honestly don't see how enough water to hydrolock the engines could enter the vent system without flooding the cockpit. Port and stbd vents appear to be separate with no connection between them so hydrolocking both engines at the same time and the occupants not knowing the cause of the engine failure seems a stretch since water would have been just about knee deep in the back of the cockpit.

This one will be interesting, if we ever learn the true cause of the problem.
 
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Richie,

how are you enjoying the 370? everything you thought it would be?
i'm still eyeing one "down the road".
 
Island time, the boat is perfect for our use! Loving it. Huge cockpit for entertaining, wife loves cockpit cooking, very easy to manuveur around docks (with bow thruster), very fast when in a hurry, comfy cabin for 2, handles open water very well for a cruiser! And it's beautiful sitting in its slip. Everyone (almost) who passes by the boat compliments me on it!
 
Island time, the boat is perfect for our use! Loving it. Huge cockpit for entertaining, wife loves cockpit cooking, very easy to manuveur around docks (with bow thruster), very fast when in a hurry, comfy cabin for 2, handles open water very well for a cruiser! And it's beautiful sitting in its slip. Everyone (almost) who passes by the boat compliments me on it!

Awesome
Great to hear your enjoying it !
I'll be following closely until I make the move up.
 
I've boated since I was 15 yrs old, had all kinds boats, center consoles, I/o's , etc. crossed Gulf Stream in 17ft mako many times. Fished all kinds of game fish, and never, ever, did I have any need to back down any boat with such force to the extent of burying the stern. Nor would I do such in any sort of following seas.

I I call this captain error. Sorry but if you're doing this your making the same mistake.
 
I am assuming he had a fish on? Did they land it? Could there be any other reason why in blue blazes he would be backing down a boat 25 miles off , at night, in following seas, with his wife?
 
Where did y'all start reading?

The original post was by a friend of the Venture owner who just mentioned that the engines ingested sea water..........the only mention of backing down on a fish was conjecture from the peanut gallery.
 
Lol. Frank is correct. This was not me and I don't know if he was backing down on a fish, only factual information that I have is that he went out with a brand new boat and got towed back in with two hydro locked engines.
 
Where did y'all start reading?

The original post was by a friend of the Venture owner who just mentioned that the engines ingested sea water..........the only mention of backing down on a fish was conjecture from the peanut gallery.


welcome to the land of Internet forums where you really don't need FACTS to provide answers you think are correct :smt043
 

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