Boat sinks at Akwa Marina

mcdude · 05-12-2015, 02:13 PM

.......... http://www.akwamarina.com/Home/WebCam

Rich · 05-12-2015, 02:30 PM

I don't think a water alarm will help, if no one is there to hear it.

My boat has a high water alarm, but its for when you are sleeping on board, or relaxing during the day. I don't think it would help if no-one was on board.

Thanks for the web cam link, if I remember correctly, the larger boats are more to the left of where the web cam can see. Or perhaps they have it out of there by now?

Hopefully I have the location right, that was they told me as his mom can see all the activity from her front yard.

pjard · 05-12-2015, 04:50 PM

My wife just texted me a picture and sure enough there is a boat about 3/4 under water....what a shame. (I can't get the picture to load here for some reason.

8gv · 05-12-2015, 07:27 PM

I walked by a sailboat in its slip and heard an alarm beeping.

Through some neighbors I found the owner (who was 800 miles away) via cell phone. He talked me through finding the hidden key and accessing the issue.

With his instruction I was able to get his bilge pump going again and it drained for a long time.

Yes, I felt pretty good about taking the initiative!

Rich · 05-12-2015, 08:04 PM

So was this a power boat or a sail boat? It sounds like a sail boat?

Any idea what went wrong? Sorry to ask, but I like to learn from lessons like this.

Rich · 05-18-2015, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8gv

I walked by a sailboat in its slip and heard an alarm beeping.

Through some neighbors I found the owner (who was 800 miles away) via cell phone. He talked me through finding the hidden key and accessing the issue.

With his instruction I was able to get his bilge pump going again and it drained for a long time.

Yes, I felt pretty good about taking the initiative!

I assume this was not the particular boat at the Akwa marina?

8gv · 05-18-2015, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich

I assume this was not the particular boat at the Akwa marina?

No. This one was in Florida.

Rich · 05-19-2015, 10:14 AM

Does anyone have any news or info from the Akwa incident?

The last news I heard was that they raised the boat and it was last seen being towed towards Eagle Island, so perhaps (due to it's size) it was being towed towards a lift that could handle it, i.e.: Silver Sands or Mountainview YC.

bfitzsmith · 05-27-2015, 02:04 PM

Akwa's shore power was out of commission until this past weekend. The boats battery might have been run down by the pump.

Rich · 06-09-2015, 02:11 PM

After all this time, I'm surprised that no one knows the actual details as to what happened with this boat. Does anyone know for sure? Please let us know.

05-12-2015, 02:13 PM	#1
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	.......... http://www.akwamarina.com/Home/WebCam __________________

05-12-2015, 02:30 PM	#2
Rich Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derry / Gilford Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 74 Thanked 345 Times in 235 Posts	I don't think a water alarm will help, if no one is there to hear it. My boat has a high water alarm, but its for when you are sleeping on board, or relaxing during the day. I don't think it would help if no-one was on board. Thanks for the web cam link, if I remember correctly, the larger boats are more to the left of where the web cam can see. Or perhaps they have it out of there by now? Hopefully I have the location right, that was they told me as his mom can see all the activity from her front yard. __________________ Don't listen to me, obviously I don't understand what I'm talking about! Let's help each other save time and money: WinniGas.com

05-12-2015, 08:04 PM	#5
Rich Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derry / Gilford Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 74 Thanked 345 Times in 235 Posts	So was this a power boat or a sail boat? It sounds like a sail boat? Any idea what went wrong? Sorry to ask, but I like to learn from lessons like this. __________________ Don't listen to me, obviously I don't understand what I'm talking about! Let's help each other save time and money: WinniGas.com

05-19-2015, 10:14 AM	#8
Rich Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derry / Gilford Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 74 Thanked 345 Times in 235 Posts	Does anyone have any news or info from the Akwa incident? The last news I heard was that they raised the boat and it was last seen being towed towards Eagle Island, so perhaps (due to it's size) it was being towed towards a lift that could handle it, i.e.: Silver Sands or Mountainview YC. __________________ Don't listen to me, obviously I don't understand what I'm talking about! Let's help each other save time and money: WinniGas.com

06-09-2015, 02:11 PM	#10
Rich Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derry / Gilford Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 74 Thanked 345 Times in 235 Posts	After all this time, I'm surprised that no one knows the actual details as to what happened with this boat. Does anyone know for sure? Please let us know. __________________ Don't listen to me, obviously I don't understand what I'm talking about! Let's help each other save time and money: WinniGas.com

05-12-2015, 04:50 PM	#3
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 638 Thanks: 498 Thanked 194 Times in 101 Posts	My wife just texted me a picture and sure enough there is a boat about 3/4 under water....what a shame. (I can't get the picture to load here for some reason.

05-12-2015, 07:27 PM	#4
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,115 Thanks: 64 Thanked 749 Times in 483 Posts	I walked by a sailboat in its slip and heard an alarm beeping. Through some neighbors I found the owner (who was 800 miles away) via cell phone. He talked me through finding the hidden key and accessing the issue. With his instruction I was able to get his bilge pump going again and it drained for a long time. Yes, I felt pretty good about taking the initiative!

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05-27-2015, 02:04 PM	#9
bfitzsmith Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Akwa's shore power was out of commission until this past weekend. The boats battery might have been run down by the pump.