pachanga27
Seaman Apprentice
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- Dec 3, 2010
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Ok... dumb question - maybe really more like I am paranoid..
Boat is a 1989 Sea Ray 27 ft Pachanga. Twin 5.7 Mercruisers, Alpha outdrives. Typical weight - about 6500lbs full of gas, gear, etc. Overall condition pretty good. All bilge pumps correctly.
In a few weeks I am going to be leaving the boat in the water all the time until summer is over instead of trailering the boat back and forth, unloading and loading the boat. Right this minute - the boat is having the port stern drive pulled to replace the shift cable boot, and every other item that could be questionable and allow water to seep or leak into the engine compartment.
Now - questions - are there any products that will prevent a boat such as this one - from sinking if a leak were to develop and the bilge pump quit pumping water due to power loss - i.e. - batteries run down completely? Are there mooring whips that actually hold a boat up? How about any device that would while tied to the dock actually "hold the boat up" or at least keep it from submerging the motors completely? Any floatation device that could deploy on its own if the water reaches a certain height in the engine compartment? Other than a mechnical lift - what could be used to prevent a boat from taking on too much water and either sinking or having water deep enough to cause damage? Being that the boat will be at the dock and will not be exactly monitored 24 hour every day of the week So ..short of a mechanical lift which can or could hold the boat up out of the water....any options? Obvisoulsy I am having the work done to ensure all ruber boots and seals are good - sure it should be safe -- however -- I know my luck.
Boat is a 1989 Sea Ray 27 ft Pachanga. Twin 5.7 Mercruisers, Alpha outdrives. Typical weight - about 6500lbs full of gas, gear, etc. Overall condition pretty good. All bilge pumps correctly.
In a few weeks I am going to be leaving the boat in the water all the time until summer is over instead of trailering the boat back and forth, unloading and loading the boat. Right this minute - the boat is having the port stern drive pulled to replace the shift cable boot, and every other item that could be questionable and allow water to seep or leak into the engine compartment.
Now - questions - are there any products that will prevent a boat such as this one - from sinking if a leak were to develop and the bilge pump quit pumping water due to power loss - i.e. - batteries run down completely? Are there mooring whips that actually hold a boat up? How about any device that would while tied to the dock actually "hold the boat up" or at least keep it from submerging the motors completely? Any floatation device that could deploy on its own if the water reaches a certain height in the engine compartment? Other than a mechnical lift - what could be used to prevent a boat from taking on too much water and either sinking or having water deep enough to cause damage? Being that the boat will be at the dock and will not be exactly monitored 24 hour every day of the week So ..short of a mechanical lift which can or could hold the boat up out of the water....any options? Obvisoulsy I am having the work done to ensure all ruber boots and seals are good - sure it should be safe -- however -- I know my luck.