One thing to try when flipping the boat is to hook the tow line onto the bow eye, then tow from the stern end of the sunk boat. Essentially the stern will dig in and you will pull the bow up and over (end over end the boat). Then you are set to keep going to drain the hull. Hope that makes sense. You would need to use a longer tow line than you had though. Used to do them this way when I was with Coast Guard. Cheers
Hey Aaron, thanks for sharing your technique. Some hulls pull from the boat much more easily than this one did so it would have been great to try your method. It was a shame we didn't have a longer tow line on the day, I really should keep one rigged up now the boat is finished.
I have used this method many times on sailing dinghies. But typically I put 2 or 3 guys in the water being dragged behind the Sunk boat to keep it upright and bring the bow up faster.
A few extra hands in the water can certainly make things easier. Some hulls come up really easily, others - like this one - need a bit more encouragement.
+JeepCollector91 Thanks. It's a technique I was taught by a guy from the water police. It can work really well on some hulls. This one was playing hard to get, but it certainly saves a lot of bailing and man handling.
Seeing this among other videos lately, I am strongly under the impression a beer is an Australian universal Unit. Could be time, currency, other things... I am only at a loss so far what conversion rate to use. I guess for such jobs using it as a currency the rate is highly flexible depending on very individual parameters.
I guess everybody makes there own assessment of the risks when you are doing a job. After many years of working on the water this felt pretty safe to me.
One thing to try when flipping the boat is to hook the tow line onto the bow eye, then tow from the stern end of the sunk boat. Essentially the stern will dig in and you will pull the bow up and over (end over end the boat). Then you are set to keep going to drain the hull. Hope that makes sense. You would need to use a longer tow line than you had though.
Used to do them this way when I was with Coast Guard.
Cheers
Hey Aaron, thanks for sharing your technique. Some hulls pull from the boat much more easily than this one did so it would have been great to try your method. It was a shame we didn't have a longer tow line on the day, I really should keep one rigged up now the boat is finished.
I have used this method many times on sailing dinghies. But typically I put 2 or 3 guys in the water being dragged behind the Sunk boat to keep it upright and bring the bow up faster.
A few extra hands in the water can certainly make things easier. Some hulls come up really easily, others - like this one - need a bit more encouragement.
welderboy52
Nicely done.
+JeepCollector91 Thanks. It's a technique I was taught by a guy from the water police. It can work really well on some hulls. This one was playing hard to get, but it certainly saves a lot of bailing and man handling.
only 3 beers.... good job
+dsr20631 Yes, could have been much worse. ;)
Nice resurrection!
Is that Venus (Evening Star) in the western sky?
Before I watch this all I can think is 'Is this the green machine?" Guess not.
Beats my method of strapping dock floats to it and throwing a submersible pump into it
Some hulls respond better to this method than others, it's always good to have a few other techniques up your sleeve.
Dangar Marine a good insurance policy is the best technique
is three beers as a time guide , about a couple of hours. good vid, did ya get salvage rights ( crate of beers)
+Garry “Gazgit” That sounds like a fair exchange rate for helping a mate out. ;)
Seeing this among other videos lately, I am strongly under the impression a beer is an Australian universal Unit. Could be time, currency, other things...
I am only at a loss so far what conversion rate to use. I guess for such jobs using it as a currency the rate is highly flexible depending on very individual parameters.
Our boat sunk, it came back up again!
They can often bounce back and run for many years afterwards. Good luck with it!
most of your videos have very low volume . otherwise, great!
The new ones are much better than the old ones. It's a shame they have such bad audio but I'll slowly replace the ones that deserve a better version.
My old pontoon boat we sold 50 HP could go like 10 HP doe it was old and the left pontoon had a hole it would sink a lot not fun
Sinking boats are never fun...
hi
Hi. :)
In a salvage operation like this, why wouldn't you wear a life jacket? Lots of things could go wrong...
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I guess everybody makes there own assessment of the risks when you are doing a job. After many years of working on the water this felt pretty safe to me.