Newbie saying hi and sharing p

[reyb]

I think the contributing factors for it capsizing were:

o 35 gal bait tank placed at the very rear of the boat. 35gal
x 8.3(?)lbs = 290lbs.

o No splash board. Some of the boats/yachts that go by
can cause a decent wake. 1 if not 2 foot "faces" some
times.

o Bilge pumps not hooked up to the float

o A little naivete' on my friends part. There were 3 onboard
with one of them, if he were awake at the time :), being
aware of not letting it happen. He got comfy on the
sofa seat and dozed off. When he woke up he saw his
brother sitting on the back of the boat with his feet up
on a cooler because he didn't want his feet to get wet
due to the water in the boat. :D His reaction was
something like "Dude, we're taking on water and we
need to get going(so as to stop the intake of water
and to give the bilge pumps a chance to pump)!". By
that time it was too late. The outboard was submerged
a little and they couldn't get it started. The boat
slowly filled up with water and turned over. Oh well,
at least no one was injured, but they probably lost
about $1k (or more) of equipment.


Two more pics of my trailer with the small wheels/tires :D

[randlemanboater]

Welcome to the site reyb, or should I say, welcome to posting.

Did you have to replace the motor after the "trick" boating or were you able to salvage it?

Also, did you have to replace your friends?

[reyb]

We were able to salvage the motor. We started it right up
after the incident, but it sat a while afterwards and when
we got to working on the boat we ending up having to
remove/clean the carbs and the starter. Other than that,
it was good to go.

These guys I've known since grade school. :) It's only a
boat and would not hesitate to lend it to them again.
Although, they have their boat up and running now with
one of those new E-Tec 250 HP motors. I wouldnt mind
having an E-Tec myself. :) Coincidentally, there's a V20
for sale in our local craigs list for $16.5k and it has a
200 E-Tec.

[tsubaki]

As far as the trailer and wheels are concerned, that's the way to go. If the tires are the ones rated for 940lbs.
When I change mine to tandem, I'm considering the same thing.

[reyb]

The tires are rated at least 900+lbs. I don't know how much
the boat weighs, but approx. 4k lbs carrying capacity of the
tires should be good enough. I was looking for a galvanized
trailer but saw this aluminum trailer for only $1k. I had to
drive to Vegas and back to get it, but it was well worth it.
I do think about selling this boat to get a bigger one, but
I really like the small "footprint" the boat/trailer has and it
should just last a really long time. Fiberglass(boat) and
aluminum(trailer) just doesn't really wear out like wood
and steel. Did I mention I really would like an E-Tec? :D

[msbhammer]

Welcome to the site. Wow, a newbie with fresh pics. in the morning. ;D Thats a 25" transom, you should never get water coming over the transom.
Did you mention something about a bench seat you yanked out. ;D

[reyb]

"...you should never get water coming over the transom."

Interesting. So, what I have in the rear of the boat, at least on my last trip, is:


o Two full 5 gallon gas containers (10 gal x 6.3(?) lbs) =
~ 63lbs

o ~35 gal bait tank (~290 lbs)

o 3 batteries :). 2 dedicated for starting and the misc.
electricals and 1 dedicated for the bait tank. I estimate
the batteries to be about 75+- lbs total

So, the total is around 428 lbs. Add a couple of adults
back there and that's an additional 400lbs, which bring
a new total of around 828 lbs. I have since removed the
two 5 gallon gas containers and I'm thinking of moving
the batteries in the center console.

[bradford]

I'd ditch one of those batteries, move the other two forward to the console or maybe even further if possible, ditch the extra gas cans, and tell one of your friends to fish off the bow. * ;D ;D

[Bygracealone]

Yeah, Hammer is right. It should do much better at keeping the water out. I would definitely distribute that weight differently.

[msbhammer]

You left out the bench seat. If ya yanked it, I want it before Blue here's about it. ;D ;D ;D