Fish Tales: Unsinkable
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- This episode of Fish Tales is about a 19 ft Mako bay boat called the Lady Worm. Back in the mid 1980s, while fishing 30 miles offshore, a front arrives early causing dangerous seas to flood the boat and nearly sink it. The storm was so sudden many boats were in danger and the Coast Guard was unavailable. Fortunately the head boat called the Miss Mayport came to the rescue.
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I’m a Jacksonville Boy used to fish BR good fishing ground. I know Captain George Strate on the Miss Mayport and used to fish on it. Was glad to hear he picked you up.
Yeah Capt George was great captain!
It's fisherman's code to always help any fisherman in distress, good to see people still stick to it.
Exactly! The Captain on the Miss Mayport still fishes out there and I still hear him helping people out and warning small boats without radar when a storm is coming. Its definitely good to watch out for each other out there!
That is the rule of the sea period!!!
Jenna Simmons I
It is a Federal code as well.
46 USC 2304
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section2304&num=0&edition=prelim
" A master or individual in charge of a vessel shall render assistance to any individual found at sea in danger of being lost, so far as the master or individual in charge can do so without serious danger to the master's or individual's vessel or individuals on board."
Life saving assistance is actually mandated by law unless it would endanger your own vessels and crew. Example a 40' Yacht passing a 18 foot that is in peril and takes no action has a captain that can be prosecuted.
What a dreadful experience you all have to go thru. With your skill experience and presence of mind you all manage to survive. Nice to see the good samaritan who took the risk to bring you all to safety. Glad no one got hurt.
I own a 19 ft Mako Skiff . I run 13 miles out to a reef and 13 miles back. Done it in 3 ft + seas. (Not intentionally mind you, the sea can be unpredictable). Boat handled it like a champ. I'll put my Mako up against any 19ft skiff in its class, anytime, anywhere, any conditions. Boat is a Pit Bull.
This is comforting considering I am going offshore in a bay boat tomorrow
Just watch the weather, have the safety gear in order, and have fun!
Dang, mate! You were fortunate to have made it back with your boat and your lives! I have an 85hp Yamaha on my '76 Boston Whaler Montauk, and I've always had a rule of no more than one other person in the boat on distance trips as I know how difficult the off-shore winds are to deal with, especially with large swells! Thanks for the story, and again, I'm glad ya made it back ok!
I have an old 1979, 19 foot Mako. The classics were built strong and won't sink like you said just goes to the water line. Very well made boat. And thank you for sharing that story. We've had close calls with ours but never as bad as yours needing rescue. Everyone can lean alot from this video!!
*learn*
Thanks we appreciate it! They were definitely tough boats!
Love my 73 mako 19. Story’s you live to tell about are the best !
I am remodeling a 1977 19ft Mako Powercat that looks just like this. It is good to know it is unsinkable. Thanks for posting
Awesome! Can you send us pics when it is finished? We love to see how it comes out!
Wow...great story. Glad y"all survived. Kudos to the Capt of the Miss Mayport and all that helped you at your time of distress.
Glad your hear telling about it brother.
Thank god you and your family made it and may god bless the other man who showed up and helped you!✌ awesome story thanks for sharing.
Yes we were very grateful! Thanks for watching and glad you liked it!
One time when I was a kid me and my Dad had been out fishing and on the way back I decided to stomp on an empty Orange Juice Tetra Pack to make it go bang.
He instantly killed the Engine, ran to the back of the boat and started dismantling the Outboard to see what had caused the explosion as I was standing there sheepishly with a compressed drink container under my foot.
getl0st that's so awesome
Quite an experience! Ive heard Boston Whalers are unsinkable too. Designed with super bouyant foam throughout the hull, under seats, etc. Like if you cut one in half it'll still float. Lol the Volvo of water craft. Had a big Chris yacht on lake Michigan for about 12 years. really miss her, 1971 Connie, last year for the wood hull. But what u said about how fast the coditioms change, happens often on lake Michigan, scary and dangerous. Flat one moment then suddenly a blow comes in through Chicago and voila! 6-8 footers. And not always nice rollers, gets choppy on a hurry!
Yeah I had heard that about Boston Whalers too. Still rock solid boats! I think cape Horn are filled with foam too.
Thanks for sharing your story! There sure are a lot of "that'd never have happened to me," comments. ;D
The music is the most tragic part of the story. Glad you survived. I sank a boat as well. It sucks.
Coast Guard would wait until you get close to ask where life preservers are after boat almost sank. Good job Coast Guard. Glad you had a vessel available after the fact.
Glad you made it my friend. Some of the best lessons we learn, we learn the hard way.
That is very true!
When the Boston Whaler was first marketed, one of the marketing points was that the foam filled hull could not sink. They put transom drains in that were several inches in diameter and covered only with an outside flap that kept the water out if you were in reverse. If you were under weigh, any water would all drain out and the deck would be dry. When you stopped to pull in a fish, you would eventually get a couple of inches of water over the deck. As soon as you started forward, it would drain out. In heavy weather, if you got water over the bow or stern, it would run out as fast as it came in. They really were unsinkable. However, people were too nervous about the water on the deck, although it was normal and the model did not sell well until they changed the transom drains to the small ones that could have a plug installed. That made it harder to empty the water out in an emergency and they are just another boat now.
That's a scupper. Actually, under the right circumstances, the water will flow OVER the transom with a good blast of power.
Pleased to hear of the good outcome. I ocean fish, prefer it on my own. If something happens I only have myself to worry about. Attached to my life vest I have a 406 GPS locator, VHF radio, an LED flare that is so bright you can’t look at it even in day light and sea dye marker. Risk is a necessary aspect of having fun but you can stack the odds in your favour.
He said something important if you caught it. He tried to get the anchor down to keep the bow into the swell but "did not do it in time". New boaters take warning, an anchor is life saving equipment--no where it is, be sure you can reach it in seconds, if you lose power you may only HAVE seconds, not minutes while you thrash around looking for the damn thing OR, find it and the rode and rope is wrapped around it. Practice that one--and you can always have a rope and bucket ready to get out RIGHT NOW, to at least keep you into the swell. Also remember if the water is too deep for the anchor to reach, it will still influence the boat to orient the right way--so get it out there NOW if you lose power. Even a small boat can do well if she is not broadside to the swell. PS Same deal if you have a back up, auxiliary engine--it won't do you any good whatsoever if you can't start it on a dime--so start the thing in practice, at the start of each trip--so you can start it immediately if you need it's power to keep you facing the swell. The ocean is NOT forgiving--the next swell is coming--be ready.
Great tips!
Me and a mate once sailed around from island to island, not very far from shore though (half a mile at most), in an 8 foot dingy with a suzuki 4hp outboard on it, the edge of the boat was at best 3-4 inches from the water. Great times were had! :)
Glad you all survived and lessons were learned. Godspeed...................
I see no evidence, from what he said that he DID learn. Overloading, yeah he got that story. But having a sea anchor ready at a moments notice, having life jackets ON--never heard him talk about that, other than "the life jackets floated out", honestly Mike, not sure what this guy learned
Nicely put
He’s a true fisherman.. Complained about losing fishing tackle over potentially being stuck out in sea
Of course haha
this guy blazed before the interview hahaha,bad story though..respect
Only person i have ever heard Gorege Strait saved my life.
What I'd be interested to find out is the same question people ask when the ponder they Titanic's sinking, "What could they have done differently?" I heard him say, "Don't overload boat", "Don't underestimate storm approach" but almost bet that had they have gotten a sea anchor over sooner to hold the bow into the seas, and did some aggressive bailing, that he may have stayed afloat.
This could never happen to a Boston Whaler. Fill up the cockpit, stand a horse inside it, and it will still rise above the water level and empty itself. That's why you pay more for them. The ONLY small boats I fully trust, and that includes the Grady's.
Yeah I've seen some crazy test they do with them. Like when they cut them in half and they still float!
I have the BEST BOAT FOR SAFETY THAT ALSO HAS A MUCH BETTER LAYOUT THAN THE OLD BOSTON W/MONTAULK IT'S A 2004 21FT CAPE HORN. I TOOK 5 KIDS WITH THEIR FATHER & UNCLE OUT 24 MILES STRAIGHT INTO 8 FT SEA'S & CAUGHT 200+LBS OF SNAPPER & COME BACK IN. WOULD NOT HAVE TRIED IT IN ANY OTHER BOAT. CAPE HORN BOATS HAVE A HIGHER FOAM FILLED FLOOR & ARE TOTALLY UNSINKABLE.
and that's great--but, you still need to be ready, sea anchor ready, life jackets, ON and so on. Sounds like you have a GREAT boat, but still, you must agree, you need to be properly set up, and ready.
I had the 13, and I watched a 17 flip over in less sea. Yes, they don't sink, but that doesn't stop them from flipping in the right conditions. They swamp easy--yeah, I once saw a guy gun a swamped boat, and the water flowed out and he was ok. That's great, and they are great boats. But you still need to be ready, with that sea anchor if you EVER lose that engine. This guy was not ready, and he was overloaded. And his people were not wearing their life jackets. Whaler can't solve everything. PS My brother's whaler sank out from under him, why? Old, and it had absorbed water and was no longer unsinkable. The name itself doesn't guarantee.
NOTTHE OLD ONES AND I REMEMBER A PROBLEM WITH SCUPPERS BELOW THE WATER LINES DESIGN FLAW ON SOME OF THEM..IF I WAS AFTER A CHEAP OLD BOAT I WOULD TAKE THE MAKO OVER THE BOSTON WHALER...
Early Mako's had a very low bow and even lower freeboard. No one makes a boat like that anymore. All boats of the size were required to have positive flotation.
Yeah we didn't like how they were so low in the back.
The music makes it sound like someone died
Reel Hazardous Yes, Coming back from Canada to NJ and bad storm moved in. It was about 34 years ago our 28 foot Luhrs, wooden boat, popped a blank near the bow, and we were taking on water badly. We did what we could to slow it down. We hailed a mayday and instructed the coast guard of our condition. Fortunately they had a gasoline powered pump with them, it helped us keep the boat afloat, and they ran alone side us going into Rockaway Inlet, we made it in Ok and were able to repair the boat enough to make it the rest of the way home. Then it was hauled and fixed properly. I was 8 or 9 years old at the time, I am still a boater to this day and I will own a boat until I die.
highvelocity123 Sounds pretty rough! Especially being only 8 or 9. Its crazy how fast a storm can come in on the water and how much the wind can affect the ocean. I guess being on land most people don't think about the effects of a storm cause the land doesn't move like the water does. Thanks for sharing your story! I'm going to try to post some more stories about bad situations offshore; some funny some serious btw.
Reel Hazardous I would like to say too that boating 30 years ago was so much different. I was out yesterday at a local raft up area, and it never seizes to amaze me that people can't wait 2 more minutes before gunning it and making a wake and causing the boats to rock and smash together. It's simple boating etiquette, but most people who own boats today aren't true boater's. Sorry, had to vent that...
Yeah I understand. I see that a lot with "No Wake" zones in canals unfortunately. Some people rock the boats pretty good sometimes. Maybe I should make a video on boating etiquette. Almost like a Dude Perfect boating stereotypes! lol
+highvelocity123 You are right. In 2006 I had a small boat. It was a 1996 16 foot pro v spectrum with only a 40 hp mercury force. Fishing in 6 foot of water on the Detroit river in Oct. It was a bit to rough to go out on lake erie. Well I was doing pretty good perching & catching nice jumbos. 10" plus just a few yards from sugar Island. Well this douche bag with a 35 foot double decker boat comes within a few feet of me reving his engine steering up the mud & water like you would not believe with a big smile on his face. So I threw a bottle of water at the prick hit him right upside his face. It knocked him down & he got pissed & rammed my boat slightly. Another guy perching not far had video taped it & we reported it. He got in trouble & do not know what my insurance company did to his. I probably should have not have thrown the bottle of water but he really pissed me off tore up my lines & everything.
That is when a Mako was a Mako
This is why i have an older mako. 1979 model. 150.
The classic Makos were nice! I like the 224 a lot too.
I flipped my boat a week ago I stranger flipped it over and towed me back in. would of been a total lost of wasn't for him. I love how boaters take care of one another
i can bet anything you do not navigate in south florida waters.
yes us coast guard, took a 52&53degree roles on the cgc stories.
First time I've seen this video. Great Video JJ
+Team Buck Rogers Thanks!
It is good to have two engines, the 2nd engine can be a large size trolling engine, 10-20 hp.
Happy y’all survived!
I think its funny that the Coast Guard wouldn't come out and save him, but they were there to screw with him and do a safety inspection when they got in... Figures...
It's not funny, it's a disgrace! They are a bunch of cowardly little pussies!
That is the first thing I thought too.
Government is the solution to everything. Hahaha
More govment!
Yeah, like I'm sure the CG said, "Hey! We're sleeping here! Don't bother us."
Trust me, if the Coast Guard knows there's people offshore in a sinking boat, they're coming - if there's any way to get someone to them. That's what they do. If all of their resources are busy elsewhere, it may take a while, but they'll get there ASAP. Saying anything different about the men and women serving our nation and all of us in the Coast Guard is just plain wrong.
Makos will never sink as long as you’re running at a decent speed forward especially if you have an open end like on mine
Uwatwat ... and the motor is running!!
I tell you what...I'd take that 80's mako over a brand new one. I was checking them out recently and wasn't impressed. Went with Carolina Skiff instead. Cool vid thanks for posting
+powerstrokethis03 No problem! Yeah I like the classic Mako boats a lot. The 231 was a really great model as well. A friend of mine sold an older one recently. It was still a nice boat!
scary, this is why I bought my 25 whaler. no fear f sinking. we've been in nasty 12'+ seas, and we'd make it in more than once. I've swamped the boat a couple times , backing down, but it wouldn't sink. almost lost my 22' shamrock.it had a major leak at the shaftlog { the hose came lose}. by the time I figured it out the boat the water had almost got to the engines spark plugs. I pulled the intake hose off the raw water pump, and used it help drain the bilge. scary as f! went shopping for a whaler after that.
1. Too far offshore for that little boat. 2. Obviously were not listening to vhf weather reports. Sad how most have to learn the hard way.
Your lifejackets floated away? You were running in bad conditions and you weren't wearing them?
+scallen2112 If you listen he said the ones they were not wearing floated away !
Although i wouldn't do it i have seen a lot of 10" inflatables make the 35 mile run to Catalina island and back. Swells run 10-20' but they are spaced out so it's like going up a hill then down a hill.
What're you smoking? Catalina is 25 miles from Long Beach. We've NEVER had 20' swells, maybe 5-6', but NEVER 20'. 20' is bigger than this boat is long, lay off the meth, it's bad for you.
Im not I big boater but I would never go 30 miles out in a 19 ' boat
In some places, it's very doable. Here in SoCal, I run 30 miles in a 17 Montauk every weekend to one of our local offshore islands. It's wet for sure, but it's never been to the point where I've felt unsafe. As long as you know what you're doing, (I've grown up on sail and power, and big and small) and as long as you don't take unnecessary risks, you'd be fine. But we also don't have the weather that the Gulf Coast has, ours is usually just afternoon sea breeze that dies by the time the sun goes down, no thunderstorms or stuff like that.
God bless the "Miss Mayport"
Hmm...Interesting. Am I the only one that noticed that the boat had a 1976 Johnson 85 Javelin on the transom when the boat was at the ramp - then it had a 1978 Evinrude 140 on it when it sunk?
The boat originally had an 85 and then was repowered with the 140.
But it looks like the 140 was installed when it sank?
They used an older photo to show the boat when they gave us a breif description, it was probably a better photo to show the size if it..
OH, WOW I have a 18 foot boat
I’ll bet he bought more mako’s❤️🇺🇸
Yeah that fog can be no joke! Radar helps if you have it but otherwise its tough!
Reel Hazardous GPS or compass rose helps too..
steve noe Yeah, just watch out for other boats!
Reel Hazardous radar dont work in fog or heavy rain
Yes they do. You need to take a radar course
Back in the early 1980s I was piloting my father's 17 Mako off cape cod when I noticed the boat had sunken a bit. At the boat ramp while pulling the boat onto the trailer I discovered that the lower bilge plug was missing and the double hull was filled inside with water. Couldn't figure how it happened until a slime neighbor spilled his mouth. He loosened the plug and it fell out while under power. I punched that SOB in the face maybe a dozen times in front of neighborhood witnesses. As he was going into his house after he turns to me and says he's going to call the cops. The cops never came though and later that night I flattened all four tires on his car. I didn't slice them though, I just loosened the tire valves.
My 13 whaler would be perfectly safe(:
ya those boats ar unsinkable lol. Couldnt afford one though for me
Not at all, the unsinkable thing doesn't stop a boat from flipping. I saw a 17 Whaler turned over in much calmer seas. Not sinking doesn't solve the problem of swamping, or having the engine short out. THESE GUYS--did you hear him say the life jackets floated out? Not wearing them is a problem and not getting the sea anchor out RIGHT NOW is the problem, too. In any small boat, there are several things you should be ready with: life jackets, ON, sea anchor, READY, never overload boat, flares ready and easily available, and on and on. These guys were not ready.
If it flips there's no way to get up on the hull eventually you die of hypothermia.
Well, I actually saw two guys who did get up out of the water. And even if you only get PARTIALLY out, it helps. But yeah, cold water, big problem, real fast
five people in a 13 foot whaler not lol what are you smoking.
It's not a Whaler dude. Period. Cheers
37 miles out on a 19ft, smh
mike k nothing wrong with that in the right conditions. You just have to be smart and know your boat, the forecast, and your comfort level
I run almost 40 miles on a 17' Montauk Whaler to the Channel Islands here in SoCal. It's not an issue if you take it easy, know the boat, and BUY A TRULY UNSINKABLE BOAT! (Whaler) These boats with the stupid low transoms are a disgrace. Know the weather, know the boat, and don't push it, slow down and turn into it if it gets ugly.
We’ve been to the Gulf Stream in a 19ft McKee Craft which is 62 miles out where I’m from
ill go out 15-30 miles offshore in my 18 1/2 ft Seaswirl 1851 CC (basically a cheap Boston Whaler, i heard it was the same engineering from the guy who made my cover, and you know it's good when it can drain out a lot of water without even getting into the engine) and I'll troll, or reef fish.
No way no how
All's well that ends well
what if you had a detached boat single engine on board with no connection to the boat's circuit could you have managed ?
scary stuff indeed
hold my beer...lol...
Most important ur lives were saved.
To small of a boat for deep sea fishing.
You should have turned on your bilge pumps on. For starters and then drive inland slowly
The motor wouldn't start and the back of the boat was underwater so the bilge pump wanted help but yeah we wouldn't recommend that small of a boat for that far out.
I would like to have two motors if I was going 30 miles off shore, just in case
You wouldn’t have two different electrical circuits
Why the eff would you go 37 miles out???
what? 32 miles out in calm waters yet your boat is already showing brown water inside when you're in the middle of the ocean? [note still pic at 20sec and again at 26 sec of this video ] you boat was already in trouble before the storm came!
+Erick Quinones That was just brown coating on the deck of the boat. I can see how it looked like water in there though. But needless to say we don't take boats that small that far out anymore lol
+Reel Hazardous what brown coating?
The brown water you were talking about. That wasn't brown water in the boat, it was just the color of the deck.
+Erick Quinones I believe it's called "paint."
Rough seas, electrical short, life jackets floated away? Some people shouldn’t be allowed to boat.
And others shouldn't make comments or replies on constructive, intelligent communication...because they fail.
I'm sorry
What kind of boat is that
Only person i have evr herd diad bowie
A good*
Anyone else ever been in a bad storm at sea?
+Reel Hazardous Yes and we were 90 miles out at night in the gulf of Mexico. That was my last offshore fishing trip.
+Jamie Nichols Sounds pretty serious. How bad was the storm?
Reel Hazardous
The waves were close to 10' tall and it swamped the boat pretty good. The motor kept running strong and we eased through it. The boat was a 70"s area Seabird hull a little over 20' long and no modern foam flotation. I fish inshore only now.
Wow, that is crazy! Glad yall made it back safely though.
Reel Hazardous yes. Up in Maui we ran into 10ft sea breaking over our bow and we were only In a 26 striper. We eventually found a random harbor though
are the newer Mako's not as good ? my dad just bought a 2017 204 mainly for inland bays and some freshwater. was wondering about going offshore how far out would yall recommend in that boat if at all ?
I'm not sure about the newer Mako's. That might be kinda small but it depends where you are at and what kind of conditions you are in. I've seen boats that size fishing for Kingfish off the beach in the summer when it is nice out so it all just depends.
You don't take a boat full of kids offshore when there's a front coming in later. That's just not real bright. You could have taken their lives from them. Be smart. And get an EPIRB!
Also don't go 37 miles out in a 19ft boat I mean really
30 miles out for that size and type boat is not an issue at all. Their MAIN issue was miscalculating the weather; and secondly, an 85 hp motor for that boat and water is too light.
How do you all I have a 1990 Mako 210 cuddy cabin with everything you could ever want for fishing I'll let her go for 25k only cuz I have to
@james braselton shut up chum breath.
I don't understand why all boats don't have foam all around.
All NEW boats are built with foam if they are under a certain length; two problems though. The older boats may have not used the foam and also, if water stands against foam year after year, the foam can become waterlogged and not work anymore. I know of a Whaler that was neglected--sank right out from under my brother. Most often the cause is hatches that are not sealed--and they should be. Bottom line, the best design in the world still requires upkeep and that's the part most boaters don't want any part of.
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Im a guide and was taking a gr rod buddy out on my big 25 footer with 2 v8 engines suddenly they both caught on fire
Dang. Did you find out what caused them to ignite? Which engines were thous?
You’re all very lucky you aren’t shark sh*t right now!!
I had a mako 21 footer that boat was junk!!!!! I bought an aroma sea chaser and never looked back...
Trying to trigger people, huh.
Check the weather reports before you venture out. Your life jackets wouldn't have floated away if you were wearing them while you were underway. Learn the lesson or become a statistic.
+samiam1150 The interesting thing is it was slick calm until the storm came. The afternoon thunderstorms in Florida come up quick. Luckily they usually pass quick but in this case it didn't pass quick enough. We definitely learned a lot from that experience though.
+Reel Hazardous I fish Lake Erie. I've seen Lake Erie go from dead flat calm to eight footers in less than a half hour. Be careful out there.
Yeah, I'll bet a lake that big could get just as bad as the ocean. Thanks, will do!
+samiam1150 Yep; same here, and Lake Erie is a different beast in itself. The shallow depth means short wave periods, and 4-6' waves take a whole new meaning.
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