Sailboat strapped to trailer

Diver1111 · 06-05-2014, 10:28 AM

Found this about 10 days ago. Dove it with Senter Cove Guy.

I did not stop the scan to take other runs at it (requiring I re-set scan parameters among other adjustments) for better sonar images after putting a flag right on it because I was in the middle of a long scan and did not want to break the continuity of the scan pattern ("mowing the lawn") that badly. I will go for better images at a later date.

Clearly the boat, about 20 feet long, is still on the trailer. Bow numbers still there; Green reg sticker is dated 1999.

Pitch black at 46' feet; Water temp 48 degrees. Deep silt bottom.

Gives you some appreciation of conditions divers encountered when floating the plane that crashed recently in the Broads. Dark, cold, lousy visibility. No surprises there.

I have some theories as to how it ended up 1/4 mile offshore still tied down but likely will never know for sure of course.

I lost video resolution during editing and file compression but it's still a good view.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS_81jZ_6aQ

LIforrelaxin · 06-05-2014, 12:06 PM

Very interesting. It would be even more interesting to find out how the boat ended up on the trailer in a watery grave, so far from shore...

BroadHopper · 06-05-2014, 12:16 PM

If it is the above, I may have an answer............................

jrc · 06-05-2014, 03:43 PM

Wow 1999, that's last century

I mean sure its interesting for divers, but at what point does this get classified as dumping trash in the lake? I mean could I dump an old boat and trailer today? How about an old car?

8gv · 06-06-2014, 02:59 PM

For the sake of curiosity:

Who owns the sail boat now that it's on the bottom?

Are there any regs affecting its salvage?

What would it take to float it?

I realize that it is economically unfeasible. I just enjoy the logistics.

Maybe the 12' aluminum boat could be raised as well?

Guy Pike · 06-06-2014, 06:30 PM

A fellow who knows the particulars has called the owner. Enough is enough.

HellRaZoR004 · 06-06-2014, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Pike

A fellow who knows the particulars has called the owner. Enough is enough.

What did I miss? Was something in this thread considered inappropriate?

VitaBene · 06-06-2014, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Pike

A fellow who knows the particulars has called the owner. Enough is enough.

what does enough is enough mean? I would like to know more about the boat and trailer that sit on the bottom of our lake.

Thanks!

wifi · 06-07-2014, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Pike

A fellow who knows the particulars has called the owner......

I don't know the specifics of salvage law, but I doubt someone can "own" something at the bottom of the lake for that long (and admit to it

)

Was this boat being trailered to/from an island on the soft ice ?

Coolbreeze · 06-07-2014, 10:01 AM

Guy Pike, you are making some of us suspicious that something illegal happened here. It isn't everyday that you find a modern boat and trailer on the bottom of the lake. One can only surmise that either the boat was stolen and dumped there right before ice out; or it was illegally scuttled and someone's cover has been blown. I'd like to know how the heck it was transported there on the trailer without it being seen somehow.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that the owners of the boat can tracked down by the hull number or the serial number on the boat or trailer, so no to your "enough is enough" in my opinion. I would like an explanation of why it is there. If you can't handle the conversation, I suggest you stay out.

Tired of Waiting · 06-07-2014, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Pike

A fellow who knows the particulars has called the owner. Enough is enough.

You don't want to us find out it's YOUR boat that YOU dumped in the lake???

ToW

Guy Pike · 06-08-2014, 06:35 AM

Well now I don't think a sailboat and trailer at the bottom of the lake needs to become a national news story. Or a snowmobile, or an automobile, etc. There are plenty of those out there. As to the boat being mine.....notice that I use my own name and don't hide behind some cute little pseudonym. If anyone wishes to speak to me personally, I'll be at Nolan's having a beer with my freind Bob!

brk-lnt · 06-08-2014, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Pike

Well now I don't think a sailboat and trailer at the bottom of the lake needs to become a national news story. Or a snowmobile, or an automobile, etc. There are plenty of those out there. As to the boat being mine.....notice that I use my own name and don't hide behind some cute little pseudonym. If anyone wishes to speak to me personally, I'll be at Nolan's having a beer with my freind Bob!

Excellent, so that's one vote of "doesn't need to become a national news story". Maybe you'll let the other people that DO want more information discuss it among themselves?

HellRaZoR004 · 06-08-2014, 08:19 AM

For someone that didn't want the attention you made it a lot worse coming on the forum to post about it.

Who wants to haul it up? Sounds like fun.

Tired of Waiting · 06-10-2014, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guy Pike

Well now I don't think a sailboat and trailer at the bottom of the lake needs to become a national news story. Or a snowmobile, or an automobile, etc. There are plenty of those out there. As to the boat being mine.....notice that I use my own name and don't hide behind some cute little pseudonym. If anyone wishes to speak to me personally, I'll be at Nolan's having a beer with my freind Bob!

Stephen Drumm,

and everyone on the forum who were at some of the forum Fest know it.

I have no reason to hide my identity.

You came on and brought this upon yourself. Just don't reply negatively to threads you have no interest in while others are discussing their interest in the subject.

So Enough is Enough on this hijack of a thread of interest to others on the forum.

ToW aka Stephen Drumm

06-05-2014, 10:28 AM	#1
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 599 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,030 Times in 226 Posts	Sailboat strapped to trailer Found this about 10 days ago. Dove it with Senter Cove Guy. I did not stop the scan to take other runs at it (requiring I re-set scan parameters among other adjustments) for better sonar images after putting a flag right on it because I was in the middle of a long scan and did not want to break the continuity of the scan pattern ("mowing the lawn") that badly. I will go for better images at a later date. Clearly the boat, about 20 feet long, is still on the trailer. Bow numbers still there; Green reg sticker is dated 1999. Pitch black at 46' feet; Water temp 48 degrees. Deep silt bottom. Gives you some appreciation of conditions divers encountered when floating the plane that crashed recently in the Broads. Dark, cold, lousy visibility. No surprises there. I have some theories as to how it ended up 1/4 mile offshore still tied down but likely will never know for sure of course. I lost video resolution during editing and file compression but it's still a good view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS_81jZ_6aQ Attached Images

06-05-2014, 12:06 PM	#2
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, not that one, the one on Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 885 Times in 518 Posts	Very interesting. It would be even more interesting to find out how the boat ended up on the trailer in a watery grave, so far from shore... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

06-05-2014, 12:16 PM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,553 Thanks: 3,166 Thanked 1,096 Times in 790 Posts	35' US Sail If it is the above, I may have an answer............................ __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

06-06-2014, 06:30 PM	#6
Guy Pike Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mystery Solved A fellow who knows the particulars has called the owner. Enough is enough.

06-08-2014, 06:35 AM	#12
Guy Pike Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Go for it! Well now I don't think a sailboat and trailer at the bottom of the lake needs to become a national news story. Or a snowmobile, or an automobile, etc. There are plenty of those out there. As to the boat being mine.....notice that I use my own name and don't hide behind some cute little pseudonym. If anyone wishes to speak to me personally, I'll be at Nolan's having a beer with my freind Bob!

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06-05-2014, 03:43 PM	#4
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Wow 1999, that's last century I mean sure its interesting for divers, but at what point does this get classified as dumping trash in the lake? I mean could I dump an old boat and trailer today? How about an old car?

06-06-2014, 02:59 PM	#5
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 63 Thanked 719 Times in 468 Posts	For the sake of curiosity: Who owns the sail boat now that it's on the bottom? Are there any regs affecting its salvage? What would it take to float it? I realize that it is economically unfeasible. I just enjoy the logistics. Maybe the 12' aluminum boat could be raised as well?

06-07-2014, 10:01 AM	#10
Coolbreeze Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 332 Thanks: 0 Thanked 51 Times in 26 Posts	Guy Pike, you are making some of us suspicious that something illegal happened here. It isn't everyday that you find a modern boat and trailer on the bottom of the lake. One can only surmise that either the boat was stolen and dumped there right before ice out; or it was illegally scuttled and someone's cover has been blown. I'd like to know how the heck it was transported there on the trailer without it being seen somehow. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that the owners of the boat can tracked down by the hull number or the serial number on the boat or trailer, so no to your "enough is enough" in my opinion. I would like an explanation of why it is there. If you can't handle the conversation, I suggest you stay out.

06-08-2014, 08:19 AM	#14
HellRaZoR004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Litchfield/Gilford Posts: 828 Thanks: 233 Thanked 224 Times in 131 Posts	For someone that didn't want the attention you made it a lot worse coming on the forum to post about it. Who wants to haul it up? Sounds like fun.