Ever wondered what your boat would look like...

Hard to believe! We were near Tilghman Island when this storm hit, it didn't seem that bad. Two of our friends in a 42ft. Crusers got the brunt of the storm just after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on their way back to Delaware... they said it was rough but wow, that 45ft Steel ship should have survived that storm with ease. I wonder if something happened that wasn't reported and/or if maybe they had a hose in the engine room break?
 
The boat actually doesn't look too bad. Those are goofy looking boats to begin with though. Plus, I'll beat Gary to it... no way the waves in that part of the Bay were 6-8 feet during a T-storm. 3-4 at best. To get waves of 6-8 feet in the Wussapeake (north of the Bay Bridge) you would need sustained Hurricane force winds for three to four weeks.
 
I second that, now way there were 6-8ft waves in that storm.

The largest waves I've seen North of the Bay Bridge had to be five to six feet max (measuringe from the bottom of the wave to the top of the wave) and south of the Bay Bridge solid six footers w/ maybe a six 1/2 or seven foot swell here and there but that would be stretching it. Both time were on my 4600 Maxum and both times the waves were coming far over the bow...fun stuff!

This year, the biggest I've seen on the bay have been three to four feet (w/ a random five footer here and there) and this was just North of the Bay Bridge around where the Potasco/Rock Hall area. I had to keep the boat up on plane to keep the dingy from drowning. Was also traveling w/ a 57' Viking Sport Fish and they commented on how well the Sea Ray kept up :thumbsup:
 
"They didn't notice until the last minute they're in water up to their ankles"

How do you not notice that?
 
This boat is "available" if anyone is interested. I know the owner of the shipyard and he advised that they can prepare the boat to the new owner's liking...

I am keeping my Sea Ray but you guys feel free... : )
 
I actually took the photos that are in the paper... It happened right off my marina just north of Sandy Pt. I didn't see it go down, but the marina manager did after he heard the may day on the radio. Said it pretty much just tipped over. A hot tub washed up on Sandy Pt. a day or so later. My guess is it was on that top deck making a top heavy boat even more unstable!? I don't really know...just speculating. The terrible tragedy is that the people actually lived on board. I also heard that they lost 4 cats in this as well as lots of personal belongings. Thank God that they were ok... I do second the 6-8 ft. wave comment though. I was at the marina for Hanna this past weekend - they weren't any more than 3-4 ft. then!
 
Granted, I'm not as experienced as most, but I've got to tell you, I hit waves easily 4 - 6 feet on upper Bay coming back from Havre de Grace on October 22, 2006. You can check the weather history - winds were calm in the morning but kicked up to gusts approaching (and probably exceeding) 20 mph in the early afternoon. AND they were directly out of the south, blowing virtually straight up the Bay. I had to tack at about 10 knots to keep the waves from crashing over the bow. Great rough-weather handling experience, but I wouldn't want to do it again any time soon.

David
 
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