Death of an Impulse

[nickB722]

I went back three times after the incident (first with fishing gear, then the magnet/trebel hooks, then with a flybridge boat for a higher perspective), no such luck. I did file a report with the park and I'm planning on going back at some point this week when I get the chance (hopefully with a diver or fish-finder of some sort).

[dana]

I'm dying to know wtf happened to this boat... How deep is the water where its lost?

[nickB722]

You're not the only one Dana haha. The depthsounder had the area pegged at around 6.5-7 feet below the bottom of the boat, which draws about 3 feet of water, so it's about 9-10 feet deep. Problem isn't so much the depth as it is the visability. Even at surface level the vis is about a foot at best, and that would certainly get worse the deeper a diver would get. It just isn't a safe recovery for anyone without experience in murky water recovery.

[Neubs]

I am sorry to hear about your Impulse. Sounds very strange for it to go down so fast. Like others have said, I am very interested to find out what happened. I hope you can recover it.

[roadrashracing]

Any chance that maybe the hull split when it hit the water and broke in two?

[Jersey Crewmax]

That really suck, very surprised it sank like that considering the amount of foam in it. Hope you guys get it back and that some of the electronics are salvageable.

[nickB722]

Well after 3 hours of dragging the bottom with a net yesterday turned up no results. In that time there was only one possible hit, but it turned out to just be a thicker layer of muck on the bottom. It seems she's gone for good.

As for a potential split, it was something I considered, but it didn't appear to be the case, and if it was, it stands to reason that there'd have been some debris to recover.

[dana]

Dang

[IRON-PAWW]

Stuffing & submarining seem to be a problem this boat has. It has happened to me several times. The last time it happened I got a really good view of the boat shooting under the water because it was so clear. Underwater the hatch tore off and of course the boat instantly filled with water. But mine bobbed back to the surface with the bow pointed skyward. But because my reaction time sux, I powered on beneath the surface a few seconds no prob. So......maybe your boat did end up further away than you think. Also possible that it got stuck mid water column due to buoyancy not being quite enough for it to surface. Damn odd all the same.

Oh wait... You actually saw it go down didn't you (just reread). Water currents must have moved it?