Well everyone, thanks for the great words of encouragement.
I had a suprise guest, over very own Finster, lead the TowBoat US team in terms of getting the the boat out of the water. They were great to deal with.
Here are some pictures.
These first several pictures are how the boat looked last night and early this morning before TowBoat US came.
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This next picture is when the boat rolled over for Finster and his team. They were just about to put the hand winches on when this happen.
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These next several pictures are of TowBoat US (Finster is guy with the red cap on) using winches and sump pumps to right the boat.
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As soon as they pumped the water out they towed it over to the local ramp. I then put the boat on my trailer and brought it to my ace marine mechanic. They started the pickling process.
My insurance company, Boat US, told me to get the engines pickled right away and to get a time and material estimate for restoring the boat to it's pre sunken condition.
I would greatly appreciate any one's experiences with this sort of thing. One of my big concerns is that they are able to get the engines and everything back running and opt not to do a "total". My fear of this is that the boat may work fine now, but may experience problems down the road.
Also, what kind of structural (deck, transon & hull) damage could have been done? My mechanic is a very good mechanic & electrical guy. He is not a fiberglass guy.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Peter