2008 32 Sunsation gone to soon
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2008 32 Sunsation gone to soon
A couple close to us was very unlucky this past Friday at Kuttawa Cannonball Run. They were leaving the raft up and had just gotten on plane when they hit a submerged underwater tree. They had no idea they had hit something large, as they felt a litttle bump, until water started coming out of the cuddy door and it was to late as the motors shut down when turning towards the bank. Luckily there were a few people right with them during all of this. Nobody was injured and the boat sank within 30 to 40 seconds resting nose up in 20ft of water. They said they were lucky the life jackets were under the back seat and not in the cuddy. After this we will be keeping our 2 life jackets close by in the cockpit. Here's a few photo's from during and after getting it out of the water. As you can see in the photo it ripped the keel like a can opener.
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Damn that was a nice boat. So glad to hear everyone's OK.
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Reckon it was a waterlogged submerged log or a stump?
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Jtime (06-06-2023)
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Damn that sucks
I'm glad they're ok though and got away safely. After seeing that, I'm going to start hanging our life vests on the back of the bolsters just in case.
I'm glad they're ok though and got away safely. After seeing that, I'm going to start hanging our life vests on the back of the bolsters just in case.
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We were rafted up to this couple all afternoon and it's heartbreaking to see such a gorgeous, badass boat sitting on the bottom of the lake. I saw him hit the log in the distance...it launched the boat out of the water like hitting a cruiser wake...which is what I thought happened. Almost hit the log/tree myself...length and diameter of a damn telephone pole floating outside the mouth of the cove.
Came around the bend a minute later and saw the bow pointing up out of the lake. Talk about sick to your stomach.
Glad that everyone was ok!!
Came around the bend a minute later and saw the bow pointing up out of the lake. Talk about sick to your stomach.
Glad that everyone was ok!!
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