My fishing boat sank in the canal

Buying a boat was always on my bucket list, cruising down the rivers and canals enjoying the glorious summer weather seemed like my idea of pleasure. Despite having some great adventures on the Kingfisher, for the most part owning a boat has been a total stress. That aside I still wanted to make the most out of having a boat, so as June the 16th came around I set out to spend a weekend fishing with a close friend. Upon arriving we noticed a minor issue THE BOAT HAD SANK.

[@timmarshall7903]

Owned boats for over 25 years. Always towed them or put into dry storage. it’s just not viable to leave them moored for weeks unsupervised. Sorry you learned the hard way.

[@TheDonnyOne]

Give it two days unattended they will be on it!

[@AndyDeiu]

And he’s like “ I hate boats don’t buy “. No bilge 100% no cover … no research on what takes to run a boat. 3:46

[@UnderUrs69]

@@AndyDeiuexactly, my boat has been very happy and is actually in better shape than when I bought it. It stays in my barn on a trailer. A 10 minute drive to the ramp and I’m in the water.

[@turbogigwoof2321]

If ever happens again, keep the outboard in water. Get a dustbin and fill with water and put engine side down. Do not allow any oxidisation, trust me the mechanic will thank you for making his job a LOT easier to get it running again.

[@powerofone1645]

Excellent comment.

[@captainmedway]

My RIB sank last year in a storm with a Honda BF20 on it, the davits snapped off the boat and the swim platform battered the RIB and engine, smashed off the cam wheel and ripped the electrics. Even though I have no experience of engines I flushed the engine, re built what I could see was damaged and it's now running better than ever so it can be done, definitely worth a try!

[@kevinwinter7050]

Boats are a nightmare! I had one moored on the Thames and I may as well have taken up shredding fifty pound notes as a hobby!

[@kuestenjungesh]

That is so sad! But how can you not watch out for your boat 8 weeks long? I could NEVER do that with my boat. There is always someone who can take a look and send pictures.

[@JayJenas-ge2tn]

Lol I just went pass it yesterday it’s sunk again

[@kuestenjungesh]

@@JayJenas-ge2tn Oh nooo! 😂😭

[@ericbrockhus2518]

An outboard motor in sweet water is not a big problem as long as you get at it right after you get it above water. Take the plugs out and dry start to get rid of the water in the cylinders and crank case (two stroke). Empty the carburator bowls and check for spark. If there is spark just try to start it and see if it will run. If so let it run for a longer period to make sure it will be hot and all mechanics will dry out. Spray some wd40 maybe and wipe of the excess. My coussin had a boat that once sunk. We lifted it on 3 points just enough to get the gunnels above water. Put in the electric pump and waited. Then went for the outboard (after a week of so on the bottom) and within an hour we had it up and running.

[@lordj.8962]

I’m sorry for the loss but I really hope you learn a FEW VALUABLE LESSONS from this… I have a problem sleeping just leaving my boat overnight in a slip let alone months! lol

[@Thebarnfindbandit]

LOVE IT! props to ya mate if that was my rig i certainly wouldn't be laughing! TOP BLOKE!

[@TheTelblackwell]

Damon Albarn has a little side hustle lifting sunken boats 😮

[@sianwarwick633]

True. Keep it positive. Your mate with the pump out and left service is a godsend, pretty much

[@robclinton5237]

nice one buddy try a electric bilge pump battery and small solar panel on the roof she will pump out rain water on heavy rain happy carping x

[@harrythompson6977]

we have had enough rain where the weight of it had pulled the tarp of my sailing dingy multiple nights in a row get a bar or somthing solid you can run down the center so it wont sag in like a pitched roof along the center of the boat

[@melvinfeliciano4024]

Honestly, I do not know how did you not break down into tears I was crying for you

[@JohnWhite-tg9wf]

Bad luck m8 a real shame, i hope you fit an alarm in the refit to stop and deter the theives, where was the fella from who refloated her eel pie island? tight lines

[@villain1409]

Glad you have it sorted.

[@anotherangleUK]

Shame about the break in, not the best having to moor the boat in such a public place. Hope you get her ship shape again.

[@charlie4162]

Loved this, keep us updates with videos on how your revive it back to life and finally get to fish on it again 👍

[@combatclifton]

Contact me if you want me to look at the outboard it’s more than likely salvageable as it’s been in fresh water. Would hate to see it going to waste.

[@jacoblondoncarper4857]

Hi mate, Thanks for the message. All sorted now👊🏻👊🏻

[@combatclifton]

@@jacoblondoncarper4857 Awesome

[@Nicko12646]

You a so chill Jacob! You have a new sub here mate🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@razvanburada1648]

Good luck 🤞

[@Baron-Ortega]

Oh shit! Hope you can get it sorted g

[@roofingcontractors3349]

Set yourself up an auto bilge , im writing this hoping mines working as I haven't been to it in a while 😂

[@JelMain]

What might work is to fit a LoRa light-detector. These are diy electronics which are designed to handle a sensor alert, and transmit it a hundred miles or so. Not video, but all you need is a water detector in the bottom and a light-sensor in a bit which never gets light, At the far end, a siren to tell you all is not well.

[@ruk2023--]

Ship happens mate. If you don't try and start the engine before it has been completely drained of water it will be probably be fine. You'll bend things inside it if you fire it up with water in it though.

[@75echo]

bro, you cant leave a boat for 2 months without having someone keep an eye on it.

[@electricbaylinergoesfishin870]

i know thats ridiculous

[@jackscott5144]

If the canal level goes up you have to slacken the ropes if not they pull it under

[@julianpearson7898]

I feel for you mate. Best part of 40 years ago now I had a small boat for fishing. Took it down the creek after winter and launched it. Towed the trailer to the yard, walked back to the slip and there it was, gone! All my tackle floating across the creek. Bloody thing had gone straight down. Had to wait for the tide to go down to get it back! One of the trailer rollers had punched a hole in it.

[@thebones]

Good luck with the refresh. I bet your insurance goes up!

[@Ivan-pl2it]

Boat tied to dock on bayou, rain storm came up and i couldnt get away from work for 3 hours and boat sank

[@DiggingwithDallas]

Gutted for you, let’s hope for some better days on the boat with some big canal, carp!

[@AW-yv9sq]

Why do you all fish for carp? Nothing else to catch?

[@DiggingwithDallas]

@@AW-yv9sq when i used to fish I used to love a big carp on the bank, but if I went now I be happy at anything. But carp are something special if you know that feeling you know that feeling

[@AW-yv9sq]

@@DiggingwithDallas is it just a sport fish for you all? We have them but no one bothers with them. When I was younger we had carp that spawned in our creek. They would run into our boat which was hilarious as a kid. I guess have too many other species to chase after. I’m just curious what we are missing.

[@DiggingwithDallas]

@@AW-yv9sq in some countries there are considered a pest but here in the uk we love to catch them, Sometimes people will go to a lake/stretch of river/canal just to catch a certain carp so even have names in big lakes.

[@AW-yv9sq]

@@DiggingwithDallas are they a good fighting fish? I know some countries do eat them but no one here does. I saw a video on here of a farm that raises them and people pay to fish. Maybe I should give it a go for some fun

[@garylongleyl5188]

I have had many boats over the years. What I used to do was put a 12v water pump and a 12v battery and a cork. As the water rises the cork makes contact and turns on the pump.

[@AW-yv9sq]

It’s called a bilge pump

[@Chris-sd8mk]

Feel so sad for you , I hope you manage to get it sorted, subbed.

[@ryankelly2426]

Make sure you get an automatic bilge pump in your next boat mate, will pump out any unwanted water onboard!

[@russelllewis5416]

Hope you get it back up and running 🤞🏻

[@eoind3302]

Pull the sparkplugs and air box, turn it over by hand to clear the water out of the cylinders, drain the oil and fill with fresh oil, fresh fuel, spray the engine down with wd40 and clean all the electrical connections/spray some contact cleaner into them. Should fire up, we had jetskis and engines sit underwater / with water in them plenty times and got them going again. When ye get it running run it a bit and then do another oil change and you should be fine.

[@gamegenz533]

Great video bro and sorry about ur loss on the boat g keep grinding your time will come bro 💯🔥

[@SWEET-2381]

Dude that sucks!!!! You got a new subscriber today though😜

[@martinday2815]

Have no idea why appeared in my to watch list, no interest in fishing. But great video, like others, sorry this happened to you...I would have had kittens.. amazing you looked on funny side, looking forward to part 2. Subscribed.

[@jacoblondoncarper4857]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it

[@josephquinn7356]

Sad to hear about your boat!

[@LukejordanGanjaCarper]

No good man it's a hit and miss game with boats. Hope you get the boat up and running for June 16th next year lol. Maybe a new look dark green and black ;)

[@rayclarine793]

A car battery and a bilge pump long cable on the pump drop the pump in boat connect to the battery job done

[@fp30e]

Hi Jacob, really sorry about your boat. Hoping you get back up and fishing from your boat very quickly. Great video.

[@mr_zombiefood]

They always said the 2 happiest days of being a boat owner are. The day they buy it and the day they sell it.

[@paulhiggins6024]

If it flies, floats or f***s then hire it, lots cheaper. Failing that get an alarm, an auto bilge and a solid frame to keep the tarp taught. And check it weekly.

[@gregpallett1839]

There are all kinds of systems you can install that will send alerts to your phone of water ingress.

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Let's just forget the engine , keeping it positive 😂😂😂

[@markburgess4528]

I stumbled across this video. I am sorry about your boat. I hope you get it sorted soon. Don't forget others advice to fit an auto bilge pump

[@waynepersence2192]

Gutted for you mate, hope it's not to bad and you can get back on the water soon

[@Diffwrecker]

Never far from an irish lad with a GAA jersey on in the world 😂

[@dalejones4184]

Hi Jacob, so many questions over this. Are you on a private mooring or a CRT 14 day or less mooring it you are paying I would have thought the license holder would have been on to you to inform you your boat was sinking. Have you thought about getting a trickle Solar Charger and a 12v battery connected to an automatic bilge pump to keep levels down inside while you are away?

[@bypyhgyk]

engine not a write off- just open it- clean and put back together! Gearbox- will have no water inside- they are watertight. Water will be inside motor.

[@alextheangler95]

I've seen that boat sinking 4 weeks ago, I thought it was a shame, didn't know it was your, otherwise I could've send a text or try and contact you.

[@travisbrown4187]

Don’t write off the engine, spray it down with penetrating fluid and WD-40 to get rid of any water and let it dry out

[@meraioanvasile3635]

sorry dude for the situation

[@AL-dh9sf]

Spark plugs out, turn the bringer over by hand. Get some oil down the cylinders turn it over with the starter. That’ll be fine.

[@123gazs]

Oh the gutted walk must have been when the weather was bad oh. you left it for 8 weeks without visiting oh.

[@04Corolla]

i work in a marina, looks like they didnt have shore power so the battery died and the bilge pump stopped working. It also seems like it was down there for at least a few days and at most a month or 2. Sorry to say it but its a write off, gonna cost around 5k on just the engine side once everything is all said and done. My advice: dispose of boat and buy another. Please for the love of god check on it atleast weekly. If you leave a boat floating and dont check on it for a good while, dont expect it to still be floating

[@04Corolla]

edit: idk why but i thought u were gonna have a large/new outboard, just get a new one and still check on the damn boat

[@grahamunderwood9353]

hope all goes well might be worth changing where you moor it, sadly is a lot of jealous people about

[@AW-yv9sq]

Jealous of what. There was nothing of value.

[@leeyo5494]

hi sorry to see that get a auto bilge pump very small only 20-50 quid a small 12v battery , good for carpy stuff anyway, and a small solar for the front windowand it will stop this happening again for around a hundred to 140 quid

[@Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living]

Was you onna mooring because you have to move dvery two weeks on crt waters

[@eviemoody]

You’re supposed to keep the water on the outside and air on the inside… On a serious note, glad you were able to raise the ole girl.

[@captinyak12]

Bad luck bud but loved your positivity keep up😇

[@martinmcfred6758]

After watching twice I'm convinced the only culprit was the weather, the wind and the rain. Someone might have tried to rescue your belongings, ask the neighbours.

[@JayJenas-ge2tn]

Mate don’t know weather you have checked it recently but I went pass yesterday and it looks like it’s sunk again it’s at Limehouse next to the pass over

[@jacoblondoncarper4857]

My boat is miles away from there atm so that must be another boat

[@JayJenas-ge2tn]

@@jacoblondoncarper4857 glad to hear

[@SnaggedOnFish]

What a nightmare!😂

[@CarpFish1]

😂 titanic comes to mind

[@jamesrussel1133]

Jacob Jacob, what the hell? You have earned a whole new level of respect from me for your unbelievably calm response to this soul destroying event. I would have completely flipped out without doubt. Times of crisis can either build character or destroy you. Lessons to learn? Well you did the right thing obviously having insurance. But trusting one or more living nearby with your phone number so that they can keep an eye on things for you and inform you quickly of vandalism is the only thing maybe you could have done a bit better maybe. Captain hindsight talking. I owned a lake in France for over 10 years and having those local eyes watching over your property proved vital when I too suffered the devastation of thieves breaking in. In my case though it was just a bungalow and at least it couldn’t sink after the event……sorry that was uncalled for. We live and learn. But do you have a little of your positive mental attitude (PMA) spare please, I could do with some of that. Through this incident and your response to it I have to say you have won a new fan, when before I could find “over enthusiasm” a little bit off putting and exhausting to be honest. Nice to see a fellow angler from the North West show what tougher stuff we are made of! Respect!❤

[@jacoblondoncarper4857]

Thanks a lot mate, really appreciate the message. All the best😄

[@jamesrussel1133]

@@jacoblondoncarper4857 Just thinking Jacob, is there such a thing as an auto bilge pump which comes on sensing water level rising inside the cabin? I guess the problem is any battery wouldn’t last for long. A wi fi operated security cam you could access on the boat to make sure it’s OK after heavy rainfall. Naive questions I bet, but if you can avoid such a “stress dump” again anything is worth considering. Anyway I hope it didn’t delay your adventures too much!

[@Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living]

Never ever leave you boat for months at a time unattended your batterys could die and that means your bilge pump will not work

[@cianmerne7961]

Is that a Shetland 535? Looks identical to my first boat.

[@jacoblondoncarper4857]

Yes😀

[@cianmerne7961]

@@jacoblondoncarper4857 very sturdy hulls, almost indestructible. Hope you get back afloat ASAP.

[@Angling_addict]

I also have a boat on freshwater rivers that I fish in, I wouldn’t live if i found out my boat sank

[@robgood719]

Shame to see that hope it comes back better than before bud

[@Mecks_Music]

gutted for ya bro

[@davidlucas6701]

When i owned boats i had a swinging mooring in chichester harbour that was very exposed.. I fitted an automatic electric bilge pump and checked the boat every two weeks,not ideal as i was an hour away then! I owned a boat same as yours in the 1980s, with such a huge cockpit area soon as it rains it becomes a bathtub! Might be worth placing piece of timber from the transom ,to the cabin roof and lash the tarpaulin tight so water cant pool . Unfortunately your mooring there is easily accessible to anyone,may be worth considering a move?

[@philburr4075]

Gutted for you bro

[@themidlandsangler1005]

That engine will run again I reckon

[@jackrickells3979]

Because of all the rain we’ve had

[@JacobAAllen]

You need add a automatic bilge with a float switch. So if you get rain it pumps off on it’s own. I have one in my 16 footer.

[@gf845]

Never turn your back on a yoghurt pot for more than 10 seconds.

[@ironix1]

Unlucky mate, maybe leave your phone number on the boat so people could contact you in future. Good luck with it. The engine should be fine.

[@thedrvn]

8:02 😂😂

[@seatroutking7555]

Hard luck, get the engine serviced asap, or take the plugs out and oil and flush it with new oil and turn over by hand to prevent it seizing it might save the pistons the carbs will need stripping too

[@Dwjzdljn]

Enguine running again?

[@deedontworry]

So many sunken boats on canals! 😓

[@danfox1458]

Stern gland my guess

[@aaron_p12]

respectfully, sit

[@lordginger90]

Haven’t you got a Auto bilge pump buddy

[@trevorcornes1056]

Such a shame about your boat ☹️ Great video though

[@BassMatt1972]

Sorry, but you cant leave a moored boat for months without attending it.. Its the off-season, when you do maintenance etc. to ensure it stays seaworthy.. Didnt it have a battery powered bilge pump? And solid entrance coverings, due to theft/damage.. What were you thinking? Boats need constant attention.. Sorry mate, but glad you get something sorted..

[@Comrade_Akimov]

Lesson learned?

[@Englishsea24]

Which lesson, don't moor it on the Thames?

[@andyscott9355]

Chin up fella.. unfortunately, theres always dicks around to spoil things for good honest folk !!...soon be back up and running..good luck 🤞

[@AW-yv9sq]

No one broke it. Rain pooled on the cover most likely and if caved. His stuff floated up. There is nothing of value on that thing. Where I live you would have to pay someone to take a boat like that

[@jimmylegit8084]

That's fucking heart sinking 🤣🤣 sorry to hear that though bro

[@lukeclarke1068]

Ouch

[@Iaintwoke]

You might actually be able to save the engine but act quickly to get the water out especially the cylinders then get some clean oil in. Hopefully it's not seriously seized. Try turning by hand to start with. Plugs out

[@tits2of]

Do you now wot a bilge pump if for

[@useitwice]

8 weeks! What's your excuse?

[@backtoobasics]

Great video man, addin a small solar power bilge pump will help you alot. Be safe

[@mikeclassing5263]

Kept a boat docked at a state park for years but always checked on at least a couple times a week sorry you had to learn this way , thats a cool little boat by the way .

[@andyking05]

Generator and a pump

[@martinmcfred6758]

We've had 2 major storms over last few weeks, maybe the wind blew it off, didnt you say another couple sank recently.

[@AintScaredGarage]

Ummmm, Bilge Pump ?