Any ideas for raising a sunken sailboat? Hurricane Frances took it's toll on my Hunter-23. I do have insurance but at over $100. per foot for salvage services I will have little left to replace the boat. HELP!!!!! Dave Laing (of the former s/v Windsong)
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Hi Dave.. Heres a link to a fella with the same question last year.. maybe it will help http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?threadid=41616&s=e68bb6bee07e493bbe7f604e7742d5bd
Hi Dave.. Heres a link to a fella with the same question last year.. maybe it will help http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?threadid=41616&s=e68bb6bee07e493bbe7f604e7742d5bd
Sorry to hear that Dave...
Is your boat at the Port Orange Marina? I stopped by there a few days after the storm, that marina was hit real bad. As for ideas raising a boat, I have none. But if you need a strong back or a helping hand email me at gjferg@iname.com. I live abut 15 minutes from the Dunlawton Bridge. --Greg
Is your boat at the Port Orange Marina? I stopped by there a few days after the storm, that marina was hit real bad. As for ideas raising a boat, I have none. But if you need a strong back or a helping hand email me at gjferg@iname.com. I live abut 15 minutes from the Dunlawton Bridge. --Greg
what about airbags?
I don't know where you could get them. Maybe from a volunteer fire dept. of ambulance service that does heavy rescue and auto extrication. Maybe for a donation which was a percentage of your $100 per foot cost, they'd help raise her from the bottom so you could get it onto the hard for repairs.
I don't know where you could get them. Maybe from a volunteer fire dept. of ambulance service that does heavy rescue and auto extrication. Maybe for a donation which was a percentage of your $100 per foot cost, they'd help raise her from the bottom so you could get it onto the hard for repairs.
Waht A Challenge
The first question is location? Is the boat submerged at the marina near the dock or was it blown away in a remote area or even out to sea? If you can provide more info. regarding the location and depth of water it will help. Bob
The first question is location? Is the boat submerged at the marina near the dock or was it blown away in a remote area or even out to sea? If you can provide more info. regarding the location and depth of water it will help. Bob
dive club
Just a thought. Yuo might check with a dive club and see if they would do as an exercise in recovery. In my lake a diver brings up the boats that sink. ct
Just a thought. Yuo might check with a dive club and see if they would do as an exercise in recovery. In my lake a diver brings up the boats that sink. ct
check with your insurance co.
Your insurance company may pay for the entire salvage operation. Check your policy. Five years ago we lost a sailboat to Hurricane Floyd. The ins. co. paid for the entire raising of the boat in 40 feet of water.
Your insurance company may pay for the entire salvage operation. Check your policy. Five years ago we lost a sailboat to Hurricane Floyd. The ins. co. paid for the entire raising of the boat in 40 feet of water.
ping pong balls
i have heard of pumping a hull full of ping pong balls. also baggies full of foam peanuts. hiring a barge with a crane is an option. you would need slings or could use the backstay and stemhead fitting to lift the baot (remember, the boat is not nearly as heavy in the water). you only need to get a little of the boat above water, then use a big gas powered pump to evacuate water.
i have heard of pumping a hull full of ping pong balls. also baggies full of foam peanuts. hiring a barge with a crane is an option. you would need slings or could use the backstay and stemhead fitting to lift the baot (remember, the boat is not nearly as heavy in the water). you only need to get a little of the boat above water, then use a big gas powered pump to evacuate water.
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Lift bags will work but how deep is the boat??? Is it stuck in the mud??? Does it have a hole??? If it is near shore on a soft bottom you might be able to pull it into shallow water at high tide using a truck on shore. When it's low tide pump it out and let it float on the next high tide. Use just a few lift bags to lighten the load. So many possibilities depending upon the situation. a couple of pontoon boat could be rigged to winch it to the surface.... A 23' boat doesn't weigh that much, especially in the water. If you or a friend is a competent diver you are half there!!
Lift bags will work but how deep is the boat??? Is it stuck in the mud??? Does it have a hole??? If it is near shore on a soft bottom you might be able to pull it into shallow water at high tide using a truck on shore. When it's low tide pump it out and let it float on the next high tide. Use just a few lift bags to lighten the load. So many possibilities depending upon the situation. a couple of pontoon boat could be rigged to winch it to the surface.... A 23' boat doesn't weigh that much, especially in the water. If you or a friend is a competent diver you are half there!!
Mexico Method
Our marina was destroyed by Hurricane Marty last year. My boat was damaged, but still afloat. Many boats were sunk and the locals used those blue 50 gallon plastic water containers, filled with water, dove down and attached them to the hull. Then they blew air in the containers with SCUBA tanks, pushing the water out. The boats were lifted up off the bottom and could be pulled (slowly) to where they were able to be pumped out. This certainly has minimal cost if you or buddies can dive the boat. Restoration of the interior is another thing. Get it up as quickly as you can. Some of the boats had barnacles on the inside! Good luck.
Our marina was destroyed by Hurricane Marty last year. My boat was damaged, but still afloat. Many boats were sunk and the locals used those blue 50 gallon plastic water containers, filled with water, dove down and attached them to the hull. Then they blew air in the containers with SCUBA tanks, pushing the water out. The boats were lifted up off the bottom and could be pulled (slowly) to where they were able to be pumped out. This certainly has minimal cost if you or buddies can dive the boat. Restoration of the interior is another thing. Get it up as quickly as you can. Some of the boats had barnacles on the inside! Good luck.
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