"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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It looks like at some point (like the first pic) they had the engines
high enough out of the water that it actually was pushing *down* on
the transom...



Hard to tell from the picture sequence. If the first picture is indeed the
first of the sequence, that boat was already sitting low in the water. It
must have been obvious to the operator due to the poor handling. I doubt a
missing plug would fill the boat so fast that he didn't begin to notice the
changed handling "feel".

My guess is they hit something that put a good sized hole in the hull.

Eisboch