Rich Bowman

Sorry to hear about your boat. I had a similiar problem with my boat at our camp on Black lake New York....It was always tied to the dock with the motor facing out to the open water because of the depth near our dock....All summer there were no problems, the boat was always covered with a custom made cover.... A freak early September wind storm blew the waves in the perfect direction to break the waves just between the back of the boat cover and the motor, and there was just a small opening around the motor. It was enough to sink the boat and the bottom of the boat was pounding on the lake bottom for hours.... Ended up with a damaged hull, that was fixed by an auto body shop that specialized in working with aluminum. It was fixed so that it didn't leak but I figured I'd sell it while I could.. Got a new boat, had the cover made to fit right up to the motor, no openings and had the bilge changed to a float switch. The boat was a 17 foot bass tracker with a 50 on it. The insurance did pay for the repair..... Sounds like you might have been swamped if there was any wave action at all....... Good luck keep us informed.... Richie in Pulaski NY....

Work for JP Morgan Chase computer operations night shift in New york City........Enjoy reading all the posts you guys put out there. keep the pictures coming........... Thanks, Richie in Pulaski,,,,,,,,