70 Hatteras Sinks

[dottieshusband]

Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news...-6-people-from-vessel-near-middle-bass-island

 

[doc g]

It’s a newer 75 sport deck ! Weather ??? ……Pat

 

[Sadey]

Comments say anchor broke free and loss of power.

 

[rustybucket]

That sucks, hate it for all involved. Would love to hear the whole story so we could all learn from it.

 

[Pascal]

What a shame... another article said loss of power and anchor didn’t set. Looking at the weather you can tell getting a good set would have be tricky without a lot of scope.

 

[jjtoma]

Following up;

Anyone have more information about the accident

Which 75' was it. (29 hulls were produced from 2000-2005)

Thanks:

 

[Stripes]

The story around here is that they ran out of fuel in the tank/s they were using while underway and when they switched the valve to the other tank/s they apparently got airlock and lost power and drifted into the rocks which punched a hole in the hull causing it to sink.

The boat was sealed, pumped out and then raised out of the water and towed to a yard in Sandusky where the insurance company supposedly totaled the boat.

The owners are currently shopping for a newer & bigger Hatt.

We've docked near that boat several times at the Crew's Nest at PIB(Put-in-Bay), it was a nice one.

I'll try to find and post links of the story here later. I forgot about this...

 

[SEVEN]

Good reason to add auxiliary fuel pump.

 

[Captain Ralph]

Good reason to add auxiliary fuel pump.

I would guess well that they had a priming pump on a Hatt that sized and age.
I look forward to any updates on the story also. I am feared it was a SFB event.

 

[Sadey]

Is that doodoo for brains? Sorry for my ignorance.

 

[Captain Ralph]

Is that doodoo for brains? Sorry for my ignorance.

Yes, Stuff for brains..

 

[Dan Mapes]

Could be he came off plane and the pickups went above the level of the fuel. That happened to us. I caught it just in time.

 

[doc g]

Evidently a hired professional captain ran the boat on one fuel source until it sucked air . A combination of rock bottom not allowing the anchor to set and wind blew the boat up on the rocks…….Pat

 

[jjtoma]

The boat was sealed, pumped out and then raised out of the water and towed to a yard in Sandusky where the insurance company supposedly totaled the boat.



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Wondering if you know which yards in Sandusky could handle that size boat?

Appears this was a sport deck version.

I zoomed in that photo, noticed water pouring out of the aft portlights!

 

[Dan Mapes]

Evidently a hired professional captain ran the boat on one fuel source until it sucked air . A combination of rock bottom not allowing the anchor to set and wind blew the boat up on the rocks…….Pat

With low fuel in the aft tank our 43MY sat with the transom high. I wonder if this model does the same thing and if the remaining fuel washed forward and away from the pickups.

 

[Sadey]

So this line of discussion begs the question how low do people allow their tanks to get? I personally keep a fuel log but once the gauges at the helm or sight gauges get below a half I start getting nervous.

 

[Stripes]

Wondering if you know which yards in Sandusky could handle that size boat?

I know Craft Marine could handle it.

Maybe one of the Hoty Marine places too, like Crossview or SonRise.

I don't remember where they took it.

 

[Freeebird]

So this line of discussion begs the question how low do people allow their tanks to get?

You mean on purpose?

I've been burned ONE time by A, trusting a seller who told me how much fuel was in the boat, B, trusting a gauge in a new to me boat. Never again.

It would be interesting to know how much fuel was in the tanks he wasn't pulling from. Could have just been a case of lazy or a brain fart.

 

[Bob Quinn]

Wondering if you know which yards in Sandusky could handle that size boat?

Appears this was a sport deck version.

If you find it, let us know what the price is after you buy it (Just assuming that's why you would be looking)
I bet that would be a deal with an easy (well maybe....) fix!

 

[spartonboat1]

So this line of discussion begs the question how low do people allow their tanks to get? I personally keep a fuel log but once the gauges at the helm or sight gauges get below a half I start getting nervous.

I once (never again) ran out of fuel a mile from the fuel docks. I won't go into the reason I bypassed an earlier Fuel Dock. Also, learned bad install of new fuel line was pumping fuel into a bunker, under one engine, so probably had enough fuel leaked off, to get me to the dock. But I still should have taken on fuel, aka cut it too close!.

I have 400gal capacity, so 20% reserve is 80 gals. I doubt I will ever get into the reserve, at least not much. Not after running out. Thankfully was a calm day, so rode at anchor, until tow boat came.

So if "out of fuel" was the issue, esp. if not drawing from multiple tanks, how does a "Pro Captain" allow that to happen? Also, how much time did that captain, if there was one, have with style of boat?

Raises many questions, esp. since would love to have a 75' Hatt!