side job-unsink a boat...

[midnight]

That actually looks like a pretty fun project. If you have no electricity, try a squirt gun! Those plastic tube guns (kind of like a clam gun) make great manual sump-pumps.

lol good idea
i have 550' of cord now so that should work

 

[midnight]

weeell lol
didnt get far
few 100 footers worked
pumped out where your feet go but that was it
no other access hole to get inside to pump the rest

i did figure out picking up the boat + all the water in it was
so this time i tied it off and pulled the drain plug
then i picked it up more and tied it off
now as i lift the water flows out lol
i got around a foot more this way

but this way isnt going to work lol
anyone have any ideas post them up


this place has no boat ramp no shore to drag it on
nothing but sea walls and docks

they do have a fork lift for lifting boats out of the water
thats how boats get in and out
so i guess im going to setup an appointment with them to lift it out of the water so i can drain it
then put it back and see if it stays afloat
if it sinks it has a hole
if it doesnt it was the rain

bad part about the lift is its faaaar from the boat
so i gotta paddle this "still a bit sunk" boat all that way,then back

i gotta sit on the higher side too
i just hope it doesnt sink before i get to the lift!

heres todays pix
not much but its out of the water more
still tied up cus i gotta replace the plug

 

[koop171]

your getting there. Make sure if you use that lift you get good pics for us.

Hope it's just rain water and no leak.

 

[Knowdafish]

Getting there! I like a nice challenge!!

 

[midnight]

your getting there. Make sure if you use that lift you get good pics for us.

Hope it's just rain water and no leak.

ya its better then it was
will try for pix but dont want everyone thinking im weird saying wait let me get cam LOL

Getting there! I like a nice challenge!!

ya its different

 

[koop171]

will try for pix but dont want everyone thinking im weird saying wait let me get cam LOL

lol just don't say anything and take the camera out and start snapping away. lol

 

[Thalan]

I used to know the formula for power loss over certain distances over cable broken down by gauges... Guess I need to break the textbooks out. But whatever you got it to work.

 

[midnight]

lol just don't say anything and take the camera out and start snapping away. lol

ya i wasnt going to be able to get pix cus
i gotta paddle waaay away to the lift then back
and if it sinks on me the cam will be done
but im going to bring and old cam in a few ziplocks
so i should be able to get a pic
im just going to say its for the owner

I used to know the formula for power loss over certain distances over cable broken down by gauges... Guess I need to break the textbooks out. But whatever you got it to work.

huh


i think im meeting up with the lift operator tomorrow so tomorrow will be an adventure thats for sure

 

[fobrinkle]

I had to help move a peddle boat that had a leak. Extremely heavy!!!! Took six large guys to move it. The seal for the top and bottom halves of the boat leaked. It was basically garbage because of that. It looked similar to yours.

 

[midnight]

hmm
how did you know it was leaking there?
im going to watch for leaks when he lifts it out of the water