Offshore Fishing Reports - I was hoping to fish the big Rock this year, BUT!!!! - We were going to fish the Big Rock out of Hatteras, but the boat did not make the trip from Wanchese to Hatteras. The boat (Water Witch) sank in less then 5 minutes. Here i

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We were going to fish the Big Rock out of Hatteras, but the boat did not make the trip from Wanchese to Hatteras.

The boat (Water Witch) sank in less then 5 minutes. Here is a couple of pics of the boat. I was not the captian or on the boat when it sank

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jaws · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:

That is just sickening!!! Hope no one was hurt.

jeffrehs · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject:

The captain was the only person on the boat and he was fine.
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Matthew · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

thats a shame that a nice boat like that would go down so fast...what happend?
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jeffrehs · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:41 am Post subject:

It was thick smoke from the fire in Hyde county and He hit something in the bombing range.
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SteveThePirate · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:20 am Post subject:

How did that happen?
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FREEBIRD · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:19 am Post subject:

Ouch that is a shme very pretty boat. Atleast nobody was hurt.
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robby · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject:

guys could some you help me. i know very little if any about inboards, but it looks like what i would call the crankshaft broke an came out the bottom. could that happen if you hit something with prop?
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SteveThePirate · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject:

Thats a beautiful boat, its ashamed to see it like that =\
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Matthew · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject:

jeffrehs · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure of any more info about the boat sinking
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jimshady · Ol'Salt Joined: Aug 16, 2007 Posts: 321

I am not sure, but I believe that setup is sort of "direct drive" meaning when its in gear,its in gear. That being said if you have a boat that big grounded and the prop runs up on something big it would seem like the bottom of the boat might be the softest things around when it came time for something to "give" paranoid

Schneeky · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject:

lunkerlure · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject:

I've heard of more than one boat sinking because of the outdrive seal or boot going bad.
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alreddyded · Ol'Salt Joined: Jun 10, 2008 Posts: 104 Location: earf

looks like the hit was substantial enough pull the the shaft in an aftward motion with enough force to actually rupture the gearcase. I can't imagine exactly how that could happen, usually the coupling or somthing else lets go. I see the coupling and what appears to be a dripless shaft seal, but no shaft alley (usually a fiberglass tube) remnants.....seems strange, like the shaft was more or less plucked out of the back of the boat. usually the blades on the wheel fail, then maybe the coupling....I dunno fellas, seems Odd. anybody know where the boat is at present, I'd imagine wanchese.....could also be scotts in ...I'd love to take a look.
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