HawgBoss44 Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 My buddy and I were fishing on the NY side of Lake Champlain, right near Port Kent, NY, Beautiful sunny day ,slight breeze. You get the idea. Well anyways, all of sudden it got really choppy, winds really picked up, 4' tall+ waves , one big ass wave smashed over the back of my 17' triton bass boat( its a center consolde boston whaler style), water mustve somehow gotten into the gas tank. Waves started pounded one after another. We went to shore, on a random beach. We had no choice. Water filled my hull ,, we ran to put everything on land. What a disaster trip. We waited it out for 4 hours, freezing. Some nice people helped us shovel out gallons of water with milk jugs. we got it floating off the beach again. Well, the motor got water in it. Its a 06' mercury 60hp efi 4 stroke, Its getting a new vapor cannister, fuel lines, had an injector sent out to get serviced...$800-1000 i was told. Its at a mercury dealer. WIsh me luck, glad im safe 1 Quote
MassBass Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Thats big water. Ive never been but i have seen Winnipesaukee get real bad on a good day, a bass boat is almost too small except in the morning. Quote
jhoffman Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 ive been on chautauqua when it got like that, i dont like it Quote
B@ssCrzy Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Man that is a bummer for sure. Glad you are safe and your boat didn't sink to the bottom. Could have been really bad. Quote
JayKumar Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Glad u r ok. Have you ever been on that lake before. Known to get nasty north-south really quickly. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted July 8, 2014 Super User Posted July 8, 2014 Yea that lake has a history even in circles in my state of Indiana.... What a nightmare, glad you're safe, but dang, I feel for ya on the boat repair issues ! Wow, Best wishes! Quote
jhoffman Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Not sure but id definitely check with the insurance company if you have it insured. Quote
HawgBoss44 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Posted July 9, 2014 Now i know, next time i see dark clouds, i wont be playing games. Lesson learned, feelin it in the wallet haha Quote
HawgBoss44 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Posted July 9, 2014 No insurance, but hey, least i didnt loose the boat. I have to think positive and learn from that Quote
VtSmallmouth Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Defenitly gotta keep an eye on the sky whenever you're on champlain. She can get nasty real quick. Stay safe Quote
Super User tomustang Posted January 9, 2015 Super User Posted January 9, 2015 How did water get into the fuel system? Do you have a bilge pump? Quote
BassnChris Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Glad you're ok.......never been on water like that. 3' waves were too big for me. Always watch the weather regardless of what water you are on. Quote
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