Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos

Posted by glfarnes on 09/17/12 - 7:23 PM

The weather in Prince William Sound, Alaska during the last three days was some of the worst That I've ever moored a boat in. I have a small cove across from Cordova Alaska with a cabin that I spend summers in. When I checked the weather I found that a storm was coming but the prediction was for a forty knot wind from the east. My 22' Guardian was moored on a retractable line running out to a set of mud anchors sixty feet from shore on a tidal mud flat. I had a Danforth anchor that I put out from the stern cleat with thirty feet of scope in ten feet of water. The tide came in and the wind hit and the boat was stern to the wind which is the easiest configuration for climbing on and off. A totally unpredicted 70 knot sustained wind hit and it blew with gusts near or over 100 for two days. The boat road it out for a day and a half before the mooring line snapped causing the boat to go to the Danforth on the stern cleat which caused a list and on top of that a bunch of eel grass blew into the giant water dump gates in the stern thwart. This enabled the water to start filling the boat and within an hour it completely swamped with the top two feet of four foot waves rolling right over the top. The boat was completely swamped and stayed swamped for six hours and was pounded on the bottom for two of those. NO damage. The boat never did appear unstable and the engines stayed above all but the splash of the waves the whole time. The bow stayed up enough to protect the electrical goodies. I have to say this is an amazing boat. I pumped the water out and fired up the engines and took it out for a run today. Other than some more clean up of grass, spruce needles, seaweed and mud it's as good as new. No wonder the Navy bought these boats.

Posted by glfarnes on 09/18/12 - 11:45 AM

Sorry, Pictures were the last thing on my mind. You can look me up on facebook if you'd like. I have pictures of the cove on there. Yes I still have the vibration problem. I am waiting on coils and wires and will post on the other thread the outcome of that issue. On facebook I'm under Jerry Farnes or Farnes Cove, Alaska.