Flipped Boat at Ptown

[El Mar]

Hey, got some feedback that some boys up here are pissed about this thread - whatever.

But going to try and delete it - apologies to anyone offended - maybe channel 5, Cape Cod Times, etc etc shouldn’t report on this - just saying

Well, can’t figure out how to delete it, so deleted my posts which would allow deletion - original post can’t figure out how to delete

Elon Musk will help us out with the free speech when he buys twitter. .

 

[c1steve]

Everyone wants to learn from a boat sinking such as this, to avoid future problems. I look forward to hearing about the cause or causes.

"Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it".

 

[dreamalaska]

Everyone wants to learn from a boat sinking such as this, to avoid future problems. I look forward to hearing about the cause or causes.

"Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it".

Exactly. Seeing the rescue photograph reinforces my desire to buy a containerized life raft and not depend solely on my inflatable zodiac dinghy. Listening to that mayday call you can visualize the stress and panic from the captain. You obviously don’t have time to sit and ponder your next step…

 

[Frank Grimes]

Videos of it being righted at the wharf are out on the socials. Feline has escaped the satchel

 

[El Mar]

Everyone wants to learn from a boat sinking such as this, to avoid future problems. I look forward to hearing about the cause or causes.

"Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it".

Agreed, no life was lost. Everyone can learn from this.


NEWS 7 Boston.....
Good Samaritan races to rescue 4 people on board sinking ship off Race Point

 

[Downrigga]

This is the result when you dont make up your own safety rules. Glad everyone is ok. Looks like the boat will live to fish another day too.

 

[Downrigga]

Hey, got some feedback that some boys up here are pissed about this thread - whatever.

But going to try and delete it - apologies to anyone offended - maybe channel 5, Cape Cod Times, etc etc shouldn’t report on this - just saying

Well, can’t figure out how to delete it, so deleted my posts which would allow deletion - original post can’t figure out how to delete

You didnt offend anyone so dont lose any sleep over it.

 

[El Mar]

You didnt offend anyone so dont lose any sleep over it.

Agreed. Recovered the pics for historical purposes.

 

[El Mar]

Feline has escaped the satchel

 

[Old Mud]

Hey, got some feedback that some boys up here are pissed about this thread - whatever.

But going to try and delete it - apologies to anyone offended - maybe channel 5, Cape Cod Times, etc etc shouldn’t report on this - just saying

Well, can’t figure out how to delete it, so deleted my posts which would allow deletion - original post can’t figure out how to delete

Holy crap, Don't let the "Sensitive" boys run you off. We all can learn something from this. Well most of us can. No one here can please everyone.
Carry on !!.

 

[Fishonnelsons]

They righted the boat yesterday and it’s in a slip, now the work begins.

 

[gary2]

I'm confused. I'm guessing the "boys up here" are the boaters on Ptown, but, not sure. What are they pissed about?

 

[El Mar]

They righted the boat yesterday and it’s in a slip, now the work begins.

That's good to hear.

Sucks it happened, glad they were able to recover the boat.

Any structural damage from the tow? Looks like no.

 

[Old Mud]

That's good to hear.

Sucks it happened, glad they were able to recover the boat.

Any structural damage from the tow?

I'm always interested in the cause or suspected cause. That's why i read all the USCG "Consequences" reports. Always gets one to think of his own situation or equipment.

I hate when i don't hear about the end cause or results. Like the boat that went down off Hummarock a few months ago. I searched but couldn't find any follow up.

 

[Frank Grimes]

That's good to hear.

Sucks it happened, glad they were able to recover the boat.

Any structural damage from the tow? Looks like no.

The mast/boom got pretty much ripped off but the hull/house looked sound, at least to me

 

[tsharac]

I'm always interested in the cause or suspected cause. That's why i read all the USCG "Consequences" reports. Always gets one to think of his own situation or equipment.

I hate when i don't hear about the end cause or results. Like the boat that went down off Hummarock a few months ago. I searched but couldn't find any follow up.

Can you share a link to these USCG reports?

 

[Fishonnelsons]

I'm confused. I'm guessing the "boys up here" are the boaters on Ptown, but, not sure. What are they pissed about?

Correct. Don’t know, heard second hand. Assuming is that I posted it and the wound is still very sore, and even though it’s on the news, Facebook, etc etc., as a tenant on the pier I’m not supposed to publicize any thing bad that happens to a tenant.

Bottom line is if I offended Glenn, when this shit show is happening to him, its not a good thing.

 

[c1steve]

According to the video of the Boat US towboat operator, boat started taking on water and the crew was not able to get the traps off the deck fast enough to shut the thru hulls.

So most likely a hose or possibly a thru hull failed. This shows why being able to reach all your thru hulls is important. I installed Groco electric/manual seacocks on a friends boat a few years ago, and they are great. Groco has "Backing Blocks" so the seacocks can be bolted in with no bolt heads on the outside. Pretty much a failsafe solution, and you can shut off the valves from the helm.

 

[Snake8]

Not for nothing, but imho this kind of thing is one of the consequences of rule changes like the whale closure. Ive never seen guys stacking as high as they are this year in a frenzy to get gear in. Its a nice notion that you can stack x number of traps and still have access to all your hatches and thru hulls, but in practice its not realistic. There are always unintended consequences.