Aground and tipped over?

[Dan]

Thought this question would be better asked outside of the survey. Being one of those who will go aground, rather than someone who has, and sailing in an area with tides that are larger than the keel depth of my boat, a question comes to mind.When the boat goes aground at high tide, and winds up on its side at low tide, does it always refloat without danger of sinking as the water comes back up? Just wondering!Dan Jonas (S/V Feije II)

 

[Don Alexander]

No and Yes in that order

 

[Steve Dion]

Why wouldn't it?

Dan:As long as you can keep the boat from getting swamped, there is no reason that it would not float again.We don't have they type of tides that they have in places like Anchorage or the Bay of Fundy but I have seen many boats in the Delta on their side that float again. I think that closing off ALL of the thru hulls would be very prudent in this case.I know that this would/could be a problem on our boat because there are some thru hulls that are normally above the water line but could be below the water line if we went aground (bilge pump thru hull and the head sink drains have no valves that can be shut off in this case).I am glad you brought this up. I think that I will do something about the head sink soon. We should really consider these types of things for disaster recovery (because there may be NO recovery).THANKS!