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Carver sinking and lessons learned

Posted: August 4th, 2022, 10:51 am
by Helmsman
I saw this article in Prop Talk, and thought I would bring it to the forum, because the boat involved was a Carver. I think the folks that lost their boat made a good move reinforcing the engine vents, though they aren’t absolutely sure that the vents caused the issue.

https://www.proptalk.com/living-dream-b ... -nightmare

Weather can certainly get you.

Re: Carver sinking and lessons learned

Posted: August 4th, 2022, 4:37 pm
by KyleR
That reminds me....think I'll go check those auto/manual bilge pumps.....

Re: Carver sinking and lessons learned

Posted: August 11th, 2022, 4:33 pm
by Wsullivan71
"The sea is selective, slow at recognition of effort and aptitude but fast in sinking the unfit" - Felix Riesenberg