Ribeye christchurch

[Aries]

If its yours or you know who it belongs to its full of water. Was ok Friday night. Will call water board on Monday if no one on here.

[Jizm]

Is the outboard well full too? Looks like it in the pic.

[Aries]

Just out I think.

[Jizm]

That's a lot of water in anyone's book. What's the bilge pump/ deck drain arrangement on those?

[Aries]

It's not rain not been enough.

[ShinyShoe]

The buckets on the bench make you think someone knows - but that someone could be a concerned passer by / harbour staff rather than the owner...

[Jizm]

Originally Posted by Aries

It's not rain not been enough.

Bloody hell. Looks like that's about as low as it will go though. Still not good.

[moore288]

Auto bilge pump on these - and anyway decks drains that should it keep it clear other than than a few inches. So this is weird. Unless it is older than 2007 as they may have had a different drainage set up.

[lakelandterrier]

It may be the auto-bilge fuse has gone, or the pump in auto-mode has drained the battery over time. That' s why I never leave the pump in auto-mode. Then again I don't leave the boat uncovered and unvisited for any length of time.

[whisper]

He needs on of those pump mooring lines

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by whisper

He needs on of those pump mooring lines

You need enough movement for those to work.

[ribber]

Someone must have taken the bung out at the back for a laugh. Engine will be fine it wont go lower than that.

[PeterM]

Cycled down this morning ( after the rain overnight) and its another inch or two down in the water.

My feeling is its a boat from a swinging mooring in the harbour that's been bought up for its own good.

If it had been pulled off to one side of the river it could have grounded and emptied with the falling tide to be floated again ( with the bung in when the tide came back in...

[PeterM]

Lower ?....maybe same really.....

[matt h]

Are you allowed to ave a go at pumpin it out?

[lakelandterrier]

Do Ribeyes have bungs then?
I have a sump, pump, & trunks

[kerny]

Originally Posted by lakelandterrier

Do Ribeyes have bungs then?
I have a sump, pump, & trunks

I think they have flooding hulls

[ribber]

Yes mine has a bung in the transom and one in the inner hull sump/well. The auto rule pump sits low in the well. Trouble being the auto pump has an internal float switch that often gets stuck with green slime as constantly wet - in the off position.

However with that amount of water it must have had the transom bung removed or worked loose. The water level would probably be above the battery in the consul by now and the fuse may have blown on the manual switch supply to the auto pump. So any kind sole that may have helped, would have perhaps turned on the manual switch and found it not working.

[C2 RIBS]

Looks like an earlier model which would have elephant trunks to drain the deck, later post 2006 had deck drain bungs as well as bilge pump.

If older then the bilge pump would need to be on and the deck drain holes open. If later model leave the deck drain holes sealed and open deck drain bungs as the water will drain all day no prob. This image suggest earlier model which needs pumping. Lets hope the bilge is dry or else that is one load of water to clear and will have water damage below deck to electrics etc

[whisper]

Surely that's too low just for water on the deck....

Broken free and damaged hull, possibly?

Edit: but then again there is a lot of water on the deck