This type of thread about sinking comes up approx 1 a year. I think SeaCrafts have got much more then their share of bad press. ALL boats can and do sink as I stated early in this thread. I personally have never got over ½ a gallon of water in my bilge at any one time now owned her for over 9 years. My bilge pump has never kicked on in 9 years either, not even when I go down to the keys and keep her in the water for a week at a time.
So whats the problem?? I think one of the problems is to much weight in the transom and Scuppers at or below the water line. Another is the original vertical design of the Scuppers. Another problem is hatches that permit water to go into the bilge. Another is transoms set up for shorter shaft motors. Plus all the other things that Insurance clam reports state why boats sink as stated above. Keeping Small boats in the water all the time is very convent for the owner But risky 90% of all boats sink at the dock. I would never keep my boat in the water all the time, I would keep her on davits or in dry storage that way you have all the convince and non of the risk. Im to cheep to spend the $$ so my boat is on her personal mobile crib better known as a Trailer.
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