Fountain sinks at Put-N-Bay dock
 

Sorry to whoever this happened to.
Nots a great pic(camera phone)
The pic is when they were towing it out. Looks like around a 30 footer.
It was with a group of speed boats from PA. tied up to B dock. Im sure somebody here knows them.

I heard from the boat neighbor it happened during the night and they woke up with water in the cabin. They had no idea what it was that caused it.
You could see the water line was at the windshield so it was sumberged deep.Im sure its probably going to be wrote up as a total loss.
Tow company air bagged it and pumped out the water.

Wow, I couldnt deal with that with a put in bay hangover..

That sucks.

Why is there not water alarms standard on all boats now?

hopefully thats not sea tow.. and I just finished reaading another thread about a guy with a fountain wondering if he should replace a questionable bilge pump........

I can't imagine even 'thinking" about that one- I would make it a priority to have it fixed or replaced.

exactly..bilge pumps are cheap....

bilge pumps are needed on Fountains.. the back sits so low in the water, a good wake washes into the air vents on the sides. Enough wake and next thing you know you have an anchor..

Fountains use 1200 GPH Lovett bilge pumps. Inside the cage that keeps you from seeing anything relevant is a float switch and a little belt that drives the pump. I'm sure they are fine when brand new, but I just don't trust them.

At least it sunk in fresh water.

Put it on the trailer drain the fluids and refill them immediatlyc.New batteries and terminals and run it like you stole it.

That appears to be TowBoatUS, and a 32 perhaps 35 Fountain.

:(

Unless they are located directly under he engine like mine and yes it has problems:mad:

I was thinking a 42', he did say it looked like a 30..... you know, with the beak and all:eek: Alright, joke aside, boating season is too short no matter where you live and this sucks for anyone, aven if you can "afford" it.

Thats a crummy way to wake up!
Hope insurance treats him well.

Boat looks like a newer 35 Executioner

Was the boat sunk and they pulled it up becaue in that pick it does not look sunk. Fountains sit low in the back like int he pic.

The guy we talked to that was rafted to him said, His bilge pump could not keep up. Which makes me think the only thing would be the water pump hose coming off. Which is wierd in the middle of the night. Maybe that guy saw the AC on and the bilge pump never turned on.

Also said he had it painted recently.
Tow company floated it up and put a big pump on it to pump out the water.
In the pic it was sitting on the water at normal level. We did not see any bags around it either.

I would imagine somebody would know these PA guys and hear a accurate story of events.

That Sucks!

The boat is a 32 I was on the end of B dock and headed to the bathrooms at 6 AM and with a cloudy head and I did not notice it was sinking. On my trip back I noticed as I got to the dock the bow was up in the air and the owner came out of the cabin pounding on the boats next to him trying to wake the other boaters. His wife came out looking for buckets and I told her I had some on board so we ran down to my boat to get them. By the time we returned it was to late and with in minutes she was on the bottom. The owner said that several people were sitting on the back of the boat a few hours earlier and figured the water started coming in the vents and did not realize it at the time. He also told me that he had the bilge pumps replaced last year. When SeaTow arrived I mentioned the thread on here about salvage rights and to make sure they did not claim the boat. SeaTow did not bring the proper equipment until early afternoon to raise the boat and by then the oil had made a mess.

Really sorry to hear that and glad no one was hurt.

That is not the first 32 Fountain to sink. I have heard of folks putting tennis balls in the air intake holes when they dock to keep water from entering.

Glad no one was hurt.

Wow, another case of a 32 fountain sinking. All it takes is maybe 6 people sitting on the back end. Same thing happened to a buddy's boat.

we have this boat at our shop right now. its actually not that bad for sitting on the bottom a couple of hours. its a 2000my 32'

my buddy's 32 sunk 3 years ago. Just a little bit of wave action overnight at the dock. No wonder they don't make them anymore. He is still driving his. Good as new because it was in freshwater

Wow, this brings up bad memories from our trip to Lake of The Ozarks shootout last year.

Oh man...sorry to see that.

I know of two 42's here on Lamier that have sunk in the slip.

I was thinking the same thing. Its bad enough waking up in the middle of the night having to piss like a racehorse.

Thankfully all got out.

Leaking rear rub rail joint, not thru vent holes.

That is my worst nightmare. Waking up to water in a boat. That would be a HUGE panic situation. Thankful that everyone is okay. That's what is important.

Glad our's has staggered engines. Rub rails sits up about a foot off the water, and we have two bilge pumps 1200gph on starboard and 900gph on port side. Had 10 people in it yesturday still floatin. Knock on wood.

Glad no one was hurt!

leave hatches unlatched open no matter what boat you have, if you have to get out quick, easy terms.

That blows!

Damn tht sucks. Thankfully nobody was injured or worse.

Can you ever get all of the water out of a boat after it's been on the bottom? Seems like it would soak into the coushins and make the boat slower and cause electrical gremlins.

In freshwater ussually no bad issues. Ya you are tossing your stereo and GPS and stuff ussually but the wiring survives fine and so do the engines as long as they are pickled fast enough.

Buddies Donzi sank last week at the dock and it was up and running next day and back in the water.

Thanks

What type of fluid would you use to pickle a gasoline engine? I've heard diesel guys pickle their motors with diesel fuel or kerosene.

Wow that sux,that and fire are my worst fears:(

Diesel is good for pickle, best thing is to get it running if possible.