JeffC

Yesterday we were in a poker run in Clear Lake Texas. We were running in a channel were there are some tug boat and ship traffic. A guy in a 32 dominator hit the wake from the tug and the boat went straight up in the air. When the boat came down and hit the water. It busted in half. We pulled the passengers out of the water and thank god they were ok. The back half of the boat sank imediately. The nose sank in about five minutes. There was debry floating everywhere. I took pictures and will post them tomorrow. The boat was only a few months old. The guy driving the boat said that it just came apart when it hit the water.

customryder

Glad Everyone Is Ok.

beachbob

You posted this on Sunsations website with a derogutry comment regarding sunsation. You also said you did not see the accident in that post, which you failed to mention here.
You shouldn't be posting this :

When the boat came down and hit the water. It busted in half

When you didn't see it. TX god everyone is okay would like to see your pictures. Anyone else go to this poker run?

bglz42

I was there. Did not see the accident but talked to the rescuers. We were out ahead of them, left Tiki in a Superboat early to meet my wife at SBC.

Jim

Canada Jeff

Sounds like the guy stuffed it, or landed way on its side.

And for some to say "busted in half" is others "part of the deck seperated from the hull" For example.

The important thing is here no one got hurt.

I wonder how much experience buddy had with fast boats?

JeffC

I have always been a big fan of sunsation. I just bought a Cafe Racer because i wanted something alittle bit bigger. I would own one if they had something bigger than 32. I am not trying to dog sunsation one bit. But i do beleive that the people that read these forums should know what is happening in the boating world. The tug boat captian saw excactly what happened. He was a good friend of the guy driving the boat that we were in. I said excactly what he told us. I saw the stringers floating in the water. The guy driving the boat told me, Quote " the boat just came apart" I do beleive that he is a unexperienced boat owner. I will be getting the pics today.

cougarman

Glad every ones ok !


Cougarman

JeffC

Here are some pics that were taken with a camera phone. I will have some that were taken with a digital camera later.

JeffC

The boat owner in the water.

Boomer 880

How long does it take for the salvage crew to bring up the major sections of the hull?

Glad all are OK.