Powerquest_Baby!!

Yes, freshwater. It sank in Lake Chelan, WA

Perfect Storm

Looks to me like a classic case of the missing drain plug(s)

Rik

Nice heading but not true and this did not happen the first day it went in the water nor when the "Rooster" video was made. The boat ran after this mishap for quite a while also as the insurance company totaled the boat after the owner had engine problems with a second engine and the insurance company totaled the boat rather than repair the motor.

The owner did not tighten the bolts on the access cover of the standoff box.

Powerquest_Baby!!

Hmmm, I thought it had one of the engines still in it...Maybe this pic is old...

Rik

So then why label the thread as someone else's fault. Seems operator error was the cause but you tittle this

Powerquest_Baby!!

I never said it did. The boat sank July 2010.

Maybe my heading was misleading. I wasnt trying to imply the arneson failed in someway causing the boat to sink...It did sink because it had arneson drives which had access plates that werent tightened and caused the boat to sink. Point being if this boat had bravo's or #6 drives it wouldnt have sank BUT it clearly was operator error--no doubt about that.

88242LS

what a shame, lake chelan is beautiful, was up there once when I was a kid

Rik

If it has a standoff box with a loose access cover it would have sunk. Your title is more than misleading is is b.s.

Strip Poker 388

iTrader: (6)

someone spent some $$$


Those logs at the bank sure look like they could easily be floating out in the middle

offshorexcursion

iTrader: (5)

my stellings boxes have covers that could easily leak if not tight.....i would change the title OP.....chit like this is what ruins OSO