SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: nwolsing on August 15, 2013, 06:25:37 AM
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This past Saturday I sank my boat. Has anyone ever recovered there boat and how did u do it
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how deep is it. usually you use air bags to raise it.
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They said its about 20 feet
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My buddy sank his boat and we used winches on pontoon to get it shallow water.
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if you can dive that deep tie innertubes to the boat then inflate them using an air tank tow it to shallow water. put tubes under it inflate and drain boat. stick on trailer. have a beer. :thumbup: :beer:
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I have some inflated pillow things in my bow to help prevent my boat from going down if I ever sink it. Twenty feet isn't too bad, Jumping into a ten foot deep pool and you're at the bottom in a sec or two. Just try to get it out asap. Where did you sink it? What lake or river?
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i hate to say it but pay a professional...
inflating a bag at 20ft enough to raise an entire boat will rise in psi as it comes to the surface (basic scuba diving knowledge...) what are you going to do with an inner tube when you fill it at the bottom and it comes to the surface? professionals have bag systems that handle such pressure differences. if the tube explodes on the way to the surface under the bow you'll cause even more damage and then it will again fall to the bottom... not to mention you could get seriously hurt yourself. 2000 pounds falling is no joke.
it even took mythbusters 27,000 ping pong balls to raise a boat to the surface...
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It's in the licking river in Kentucky. I think its worth a shot I got a friend that is a scuba diver and he thinks we can get it
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Do it!
-beerjet-
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Not going to be a lot to salvage if you haven't gotten it yet - are you even sure it is stationary? Had a visit from the EPA yet? When I sunk my ocean-going boat the salvage costs were minimal compared to the fines from the EPA. If you are off their radar, I suggest you stay that way.
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If you have insurance doesn't it cover those fines?
Life is uncertain. Don't sip.
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Yes, my insurance covered them 100%... it just sounded like perhaps the OP didn't have insurance, if he did they would have sent a salvage crew knowing that the longer it stays submerged the more it's going to cost.
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Yeah, I'm not sure exactly the numbers on what mine covers but I know they said they cover the max fine you can get. Like 800k or so something. Don't really plan on sinking or dumping a bunch of benzine ring in the lake.
Life is uncertain. Don't sip.
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How did it sink?
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i would say give it a try if you have scuba equip you can use the tanks to fill the tubes with air. once you get it off the bottom you should be able to tow it to shallower water where you can work on it.
I sunk my 21ft miniday and recovered it myself. I also recovered a jet ski in about 15 ft of water. That was easy though i just tied it to another ski and pulled. eventually it came up to the surface. then i just charged towards shore with the sunk ski in tow to get it up to the beach