Mike sandor
Active Member
- Jul 28, 2017
- 175
- Boat Info
- 2007 320 Sundancer
Twin 496. Bravo 3
2018 3500 Chevy, Loadmaster trailer
Raymarine Axiom, Quantum 2
- Engines
- 496 Mercruiser/Bravo III drives
They launched with out incident, took a short ride and returned to the marina for fuel.
After fueling, one motor refused to start. The captain went down into the engine bay to check things out. Didn’t notice anything wrong, exited the engine bay and got off the boat as did his wife. I believe the son then went to the helm and attempted to start the other motor.
Huge explosion! The boat separated at the rub rail. A miracle the son wasn’t seriously injured.
I talked to the deck hand that fueled them and he stated that he had issues while fueling as the fuel nozzle wound not stay engaged, as if the fuel was backing up the fill line.
Thankfully, the bow line did not burn as it kept it from swinging into the first dock. The boat was extinguished and sunk at the dock. Was raised and removed yesterday.
Shitty day for the owners but fate could have made it much worse. Not a good feeling as they raised the boat. The owners were there, pretty sad day but they too realized how fortunate they are. Scary shit!View attachment 107446View attachment 107447View attachment 107446 View attachment 107446 View attachment 107446
