Three plucked to safety. WCVI

[casper5280]

I think what people fail to remember is that if you take a good wave over the side or the back of your boat, thats lets say 40 gallons. There little 800GPH bilge pump will take 13 minutes to pump that out. Also that 40 gallons just added 400 lbs to your boat and now your boat sits a little lower in the water, and a little easier to take another over the side. Also if you took one over the side or back I'm pretty sure you will take another before that 13 minutes that it takes to pump out that first 40 gallons. You take 2-3-4 of those same waves and all sudden you have 80 -160 gallons of water in your boat and a additional 800-1600 pounds and your boat is even lower in the water. This is the one thing that worries me the most about my boat(23ft Hourston) It has a closed cockpit and I would say it is one of the safest boats out there. But I have 2-2000GPH bilge pumps wired to separate batteries and a 750GPH clean-up pump and have even plumbed my wash down pump to suck from the bilge by opening and closing 2 gate valves. Over kill maybe, but I would rather have it when not. The other thing that we can learn from this is how quick they went down. They barely had time to get to the VHF(good thing he pushed the DSC button)and have life jackets at the ready (not stuffed in the nose of the boat) and a ditch bag with waterproof VHF. These people were very lucky that there was other boats so nearby or this would be a totally difference story.

 

[Shepnoir]

I might add that it's a smart move to throw a set of truck keys in the ditch bag. I always throw my keys in my tackle box for safe keeping.... I now see the error in that thinking without a spare in the DB. Sounds obvious but just didn't thunk it until now.

 

[seadna]

I think what people fail to remember is that if you take a good wave over the side or the back of your boat, thats lets say 40 gallons. There little 800GPH bilge pump will take 13 minutes to pump that out. Also that 40 gallons just added 400 lbs to your boat and now your boat sits a little lower in the water, and a little easier to take another over the side. Also if you took one over the side or back I'm pretty sure you will take another before that 13 minutes that it takes to pump out that first 40 gallons. You take 2-3-4 of those same waves and all sudden you have 80 -160 gallons of water in your boat and a additional 800-1600 pounds and your boat is even lower in the water. This is the one thing that worries me the most about my boat(23ft Hourston) It has a closed cockpit and I would say it is one of the safest boats out there. But I have 2-2000GPH bilge pumps wired to separate batteries and a 750GPH clean-up pump and have even plumbed my wash down pump to suck from the bilge by opening and closing 2 gate valves. Over kill maybe, but I would rather have it when not. The other thing that we can learn from this is how quick they went down. They barely had time to get to the VHF(good thing he pushed the DSC button)and have life jackets at the ready (not stuffed in the nose of the boat) and a ditch bag with waterproof VHF. These people were very lucky that there was other boats so nearby or this would be a totally difference story.

Even with self bailing cockpits, it takes awhile to drain out 5-10 gallons not to mention 40 gals. Most of our sport fishing boats have a very small drop from the cockpit floor to the scuppers (<12" and often about 6"). With little head to generate pressure, the water doesn't flow out that quickly and it doesn't take too much weight in the cockpit to put the scuppers well under water. Once you're in a 30+ foot boat, the drop from the cockpit floor to the scupper gets a lot larger and things drain a lot quicker. Also, since unexpected sh#t is well, unexpected.... it's best to have those PFD's on at all times when one is on the water and certainly on in "sporty" conditions.

 

[Enniberg]

Certainly agree about pfd's. I wear mine at all times, even when it is not rough. Modern pfd's being as comfortable as they are, I can't see any reason why not to wear them.

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[Aces]

Even with self bailing cockpits, it takes awhile to drain out 5-10 gallons not to mention 40 gals. Most of our sport fishing boats have a very small drop from the cockpit floor to the scuppers (<12" and often about 6"). With little head to generate pressure, the water doesn't flow out that quickly and it doesn't take too much weight in the cockpit to put the scuppers well under water. Once you're in a 30+ foot boat, the drop from the cockpit floor to the scupper gets a lot larger and things drain a lot quicker. Also, since unexpected sh#t is well, unexpected.... it's best to have those PFD's on at all times when one is on the water and certainly on in "sporty" conditions.

I took a rogue wave June 2012 that smoked my windshield, blowing out a whole section, shattered another and bent the frame and put more than 12" of water in my cockpit but my xl scuppers and 4 bilge pumps got rid of that water in less than 3 mins. Glad I didn't cheap out!

Firelight was on board and survived although we all got wet. Lol!

 

[firelight]

I took a rogue wave June 2012 that smoked my windshield, blowing out a whole section, shattered another and bent the frame and put more than 12" of water in my cockpit but my xl scuppers and 4 bilge pumps got rid of that water in less than 3 mins. Glad I didn't cheap out!

Firelight was on board and survived although we all got wet. Lol!

Oh I remember that day, that wave came aboard but was gone in no time and that's a good thing cause it would have been hard to deal with when your half blind with the saltwater stinging your eyes, and trying to see that everyone is allright when your still in it the rest of the way home.

 

[Aces]

Oh I remember that day, that wave came aboard but was gone in no time and that's a good thing cause it would have been hard to deal with when your half blind with the saltwater stinging your eyes, and trying to see that everyone is allright when your still in it the rest of the way home.

Ill never forget that day, or that wave

 

[xavier]

A shot from the cruise ship of the rescue...