On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:47:20 -0500, wrote:

I wondered about that myself. Unfortunately these guys couldn't come
up with any rope (or they would have tied off to the hull)
I am thinking that 1000 pounds of steroid enhanced muscle braced
against the hull pulling on a couple lines that went under the boat to
the opposite gunwale could have pulled it over. The trick would be to
not get hit once it passed the tipping point. I still doubt they could
have bailed it out but it would have been easier to stay with if they
could get in it.
We had a similar boat sink at the dock here several years ago and the
only way we could raise her was to pump it out from up on the dock
while it was tied to the dock holding the transom up and nobody in it.
When I showed up with my 3" trash pump they were trying to do it with
buckets, standing in 3' of water
That was in a protected basin with slick calm, 80 degree, water.
I can't imagine doing it at sea, even if it was a calm day.

I was thinking of this boat in terms of a 21' Carolina Skiff.
It's not even close.
http://www.evergladesboats.com/boats/210cc.php
3400 lbs w/o motor. Very heavy boat.
Don't know if had the hardtop, but that sure wouldn't help.

The 21' Carolina Skiff is less than half the weight.
http://www.carolinaskiff.com/listman...ngs/l0009.html

So I agree with Wayne about that boat being impossible to right
manually. Might as well agree even if it was a CS.
Probably some complicated physics to it all depending on hull shape,
COB and such - beyond all the sea conditions.
It was just a thought.

--Vic