It can happen to anyone

Pirate Lady said:
You did good Carp. Curious about something you said, he towed 20 miles for haulout? We got marinas every 1/4 mile. Are they really that far apart?
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Yep, closest is ten miles away by water that has hauling ability but they don’t have mechanics on staff.
 
Carpediem44DB said:
So we retreated to the boat for a few days to escape the crazy heat wave affecting Nor Cal this week. Benicia enjoys the cool marine air and being only 30 minutes from the ranch is 20 to 30 degrees cooler. This morning I noticed a new dock neighbor's boat a Maxum 3200 sitting low in the water. It was about five inches above the bottom paint water line. I knew the owner lives 2 hours away and was not on board so I boarded the boat to see if I could manually activate his bilge pump. His batteries had submerged and were drained. I called the Harbor Master and his crew brought a trash pump right away and soon the boat was pumped out. I called the owner and he freaked out and jumped in his car to come deal with the after math. Water had inundated the ER and the aft cabin and as far forward as the galley.
Upon investigation, he found a broken ground wire at the aft bilge pump. It had pulled from a butt splice as if someone had stepped on the wire bundle. On Sunday he inspected the bilge after a cruise and found a small amount of water and ran the pump to drain and then stayed an extra hour to ensure there was no active leak.
Just goes to show you that even when you think you are doing things right stuff just happens. This will surely cost the insurance company $15,000 and him a lost summer boating season.
Carpe Diem
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A week ago at Willow Berm marina a 50’ sea ray went down in the slip. Reportedly a intake hose on the generator. I believe it just came in for annual summer visit. Things happen, sorry for your dock mate.
 
Captain Spike said:
A week ago at Willow Berm marina a 50’ sea ray went down in the slip. Reportedly a intake hose on the generator. I believe it just came in for annual summer visit. Things happen, sorry for your dock mate.
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Wow, I had not heard of that one and word usually travels fast in these parts!
Update on the Maxum: It turns out that the water was coming in from the the screw holes that should hold the trim tabs on. When the boat was hauled they found the port trim tab missing completely with all the screws having pulled or fallen out. Boat was purchased in April with a haul out survey. Owner doesn't recall hitting anything. He is not enjoying his experience with the yard project manager and adjuster. He is a Greek immigrant/ microbiologist and not understanding the cozy relationship the yard has with the adjuster seemingly running up the investigative labor allowance on this loss. I told him to sit back and just let the process play out. I told him that if he gets sideways with the yard management, he will be the only unhappy one in the end.
 
Carpediem44DB said:
Wow, I had not heard of that one and word usually travels fast in these parts!
Update on the Maxum: It turns out that the water was coming in from the the screw holes that should hold the trim tabs on. When the boat was hauled they found the port trim tab missing completely with all the screws having pulled or fallen out. Boat was purchased in April with a haul out survey. Owner doesn't recall hitting anything. He is not enjoying his experience with the yard project manager and adjuster. He is a Greek immigrant/ microbiologist and not understanding the cozy relationship the yard has with the adjuster seemingly running up the investigative labor allowance on this loss. I told him to sit back and just let the process play out. I told him that if he gets sideways with the yard management, he will be the only unhappy one in the end.
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Boat monitoring is getting more affordable
I have the cortex by vesper new vhf ais / monitoring on my 410
I get alarms sent to my phone watch or iPad 24/7 regarding power drop or high water alarm or set up for when any float switch comes on
It’s great peace of mind for situations like this
 
Sounds like good advice.
nealtrombley said:
Boat monitoring is getting more affordable
I have the cortex by vesper new vhf ais / monitoring on my 410
I get alarms sent to my phone watch or iPad 24/7 regarding power drop or high water alarm or set up for when any float switch comes on
It’s great peace of mind for situations like this
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is the info sent cellular or WiFi. I get very poor cell service. Thanks for the info.
 
We had a boat sinking in our marina 2 weeks ago. An old Bertram I think. Marina staff threw pump out hose in until fire dept and coast guard could get a pump into it.
 
Update on the Maxum. The boat has still not been repaired, the owner has been negotiating with the insurance company since July. The total estimate for repairs came to 40 grand. He bought the boat for 18 and put 7 into it to fix it up in April. When he insured it he got the insurance company to agree to a $45,000 value. I would have thought they would total it at a damage repair cost of $40,000. I told him to take the money and run but he is one of those guys that just has to learn the hard way. He still wants me to do a custom enclosure for him as well once he gets it back. It will be another month to get the work done once he sees the claim check.
 
Another update on the Maxum. The boat is still on the hard! I am only really involved because I agreed to replace his canvas enclosure and have been waiting for the boat to be done to do the install as he does not want his new top to be exposed to the dirt and grime while the boat is at the yard. The bill went from an estimate of $40,000 to a revised estimate 9 months later of $58,000 when the owner went to the insurance to deal with it they said no deal, that the boat would have been totaled. Long story but this owner is getting the screwing of the century on this claim partly because of his failure to communicate and negotiate with the yard. He has been given a splash date and came to an agreement on what overage he will pay out of pocket. He will have to own and enjoy this boat for a long time to get his money's worth for sure. I know for a fact that this sinking will haunt him for years with gremlins. Should have taken the total pay out back in June and gone shopping.
 
Pirate Lady said:
I read in the BoatUS magazine couple months ago that like 90% of recreational boats sink in their slips. Something like that.
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I believe that it’s “90% of recreational boats that sink, sink in the slip”, not “90% of recreational boats sunk in the slip “. Big difference…
 
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