how to remove a beached boat
 

well . . . this is one way i guess :rolleyes:

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/im...wtoremovea.pdf


I cant for the life of me figure out why this boat had to be removed in the manor. seems like it could have easily been saved with not that much difficulty actually. Trench out the sand on the port side and let the tide push the boat in to level it out when the tide goes back out pump out the boat and let the tide come back in and free the boat back up (or something to that affect).

Wow, that seems excessive.

My guess is that the cost of replacing everything ruined by the saltwater would have made it a total loss anyway. I wonder how much it's going to cost to fix all the problems they are going to have with the tracks on the excavators from being dunked in the saltwater.

Wow...that sucks. There must have been some hurry to get it off the beach.

thats idiotic..... consider the source I guess

Looking at the pictures close, it looks like all the electronics, engines, etc. had already been stolen or removed first. If that's the case, probably more to float than scrap.

They heard $eaTow was coming. :rolleyes:

I'd think that would make more of a mess with all the splinters.

Seems like dragging at high tide would be a better solution.

Damn thats rough. I've been around a few of those and the sound is very erie (sp). Ripping and crackling.

But on the first pic everythings there, whoever stripped it after it was beached

That was so buried in the sand, I don't think they had much choice.

Is it me or are they "removing" all the electronics in the second picture?

I like the couple sitting under the umbrellas watching it, that would have been me if I was there!

Here is some more food for thought

How old do you think the boat was?

That does seem rediculous. Those excavators are now going to have saltwater all over their tracks and internals- doesn't seem like the smartest way to do it.

looks like they were just trying to make the motor swap a bit easier. get some of that pesky fiberglass out of the way.

looks like the boat was missing the transom in the first pic ???

there is no way that is in the us epa would never allow the boat to be removed that way , there is nothing to control debris floating in to the ocean ect , seems to me that where ever they are they did not have anything to pull the boat out of the sand , and it looks as though it was in pretty deep , for the location maybe the excavators were the only way to go , as far as the excavators , they can flush those tracks out and if the machines were rented or leased they sure as hell did not care about a little salt water getting on them

I saw this 100'+ commercial fishing boat being towed off an Alaskan beach on the Discovery Channel. They were pulling on it from several hundred feet away. The boat they were using could've pulled that tint thing off without getting the towline taut.

They were doing just as suggested- dug around it, then waited for high tide on the full moon. Maybe that cruiser had the entire bottom torn out and had no possibility of being floated once free.

My guess, that's how they removed the engines.

Just what I thought ... Between that and the broken glass etc , I don't think I'd want to walk on that stretch of beach without good footwear. for a very long time.

I would love to know the full story on this.

My guess is some rich ass hole beached his nice boat, another rich *******, told him to get it off his beach, first ahole said I 'll do it when I ready, and second did it for him. I would be willing to bet it was him sitting on the chir watching!!!!!!:evilb:

WILL:ernaehrung004:

Thats how it's done on land when determined to a total loss. Stripped, drained of oil, gas, fluids etc and put to rest by a track hoe. I had it done to a really nice 46 Bertram at my marina that had too much glass damage on one side from a marina fire. Crazy to watch

They can put it on ebay as a kit.

I believe freeze frame got some pics of them doing this to a commercial fishing boat on the weekend of the last point pleasant race. I can't check, as that part of their site seems to be down right now. Bet Sharkey has some............

Bet the real story is an interesting one- Wow :eek:

Pretty strange in the first picture the flybridge enclosure is all zipped up tight yet the salon doors and transom appear to be gone.

Wonder if the locals were telling the owner no problem mon :cool-smiley-027:

Well here it goes..........

A fellow named Jim Darr was demostrating the boat to another fellow named Big Scotty (who was retired from his professional sports career and looking for a cruiser for the Bahamas). This was no ordinary Sea Ray it had zero emission high performance diesels with ASD 10's and a secret hull step pioneered at Supercat Cove. First Mate Tripple Digits was on the lookout but the 100 ft rooster tail was too hypnotizing for him to stop watching. Jim was rattling off the benefits of the mystery diesels when suddenly they ran aground because Tripple Digits wasn't watching ahead. Now they are aground and Ratman and Duramaxx3500 were pissed that their headers/exhaust may have been damaged during their grounding and they wouldn't get them back. Reggie Fountain is the guy in the beach chair spying on the high performance trials since he had already been outdone by Bob The Builder's Mexican Race in his 50 Nortech diesel boat.

Now IB said they would take care of the grounding since they are a partner with Sea Tow and because everyone involved were members it would be taken care of immediately.

Sy Goldberg inadvertently excluded windstorm and Bahamas coverage from the policy since Jim told him the boat was going to be exclusively used at LOTO for the shootout as a pace boat for the event. Now that Tropical Storm Faye is on the way the locals wanted to get the boat off the beach as quickly as possible.

The doors are missing because they were ordered from Trick Marine and were to be installed by Marc Prinz of Precision Custom Marine out of N.C. Trick shipped them but Marc couldn't get them done in time for the sea trial since he was building some custom blower motors for a guy. Chris Sunkin thought the boat would handle the chop better if the eisenglass was all zippered up for upper air wind deflection.

The owner got a few offers on the boat from Customryder, Dreamer and the local recycling plant. The recycler had the high bid so he got the boat and took it away...........

Sydwayz was on the beach telling everyone Active Thunder was building a 48 Flybridge cruiser that had a patented hull to handle the extra power. Boatme was trying to sell the owner a plaque to remember the event. Jayboat was the guy that shot the pictures and Sharkey was still loading them on his site, stay tuned. Blume was trying to broker the boat and he would accept euros, dollars or even Bahamian money for the boat. Ed Cozzi was on hand to survey the boat for any potential buyer and MarineClean could buff out any scratches from the beaching.

How was that for a story? Any characters left out?

That was pretty good!

:ernaehrung004::ernaehrung004::ernaehrung004:

1.5 mil for that thing?

If you look at the first pic, that thing is burried and water is up and over the side on the starboard side.

The problem I see with pulling it off is it's not actually afloat anymore. Dragging that thing off the beach, it would just sink. Maybe it has some major damage on the starboard side.

On a side note, they took a 32' sailboat off the beach in front of our house that way a few months back. The owners couldn't afford to have it removed so the county did it for them (just like that).

This reminds me about the video of the beached dead whale some dumb shiz tried to blow up with explosives.:food-smiley-007::party-smiley-004:

That was GREAT!!

says it is on a reef, must have not to upset a turtle

Just got this info off yacht forums.

"this took place in the bahamas, at the DEvils' backbone, late june early july

if you look closely, you will see that the boat is not only buried in the sand, it's also filled with sand and water, leaving really nothing to salvage. in one of the first pictures, it even looks like the stern is broken up on the starboard side.

a friend of mine was there when it happened, here are a couple more pictures. apparently, the owner/captain didn't want to pay a pilot from Spanish Wells to transit that tricky passage...

the second picture was taken while they were pumping the fuel out of the tanks.

this is a grim reminder that once a boat gets beached in the surf, it's really game over. the wave action will fill the boat and bury the hull deep in the sand."

Thanks Jupiter :D , l like it :drink:

The boat appears to be a Sea Ray 480 DB (Sedan Bridge). Worth maybe 350-450K on a good day

My thoughts exactly:drink:

hahahah good stuff!!!! KUDOS!!!!!

Childs play for an professional outfit like Donjon Marine Co.