San Quinten 8/6 BOAT SINKS

[RAN]

We had 4 boats lined up with MENO. Got all 4 boats, very strange assortment...A 26 foot panga, 20ft bayliner, 20ft Mako, 20 ft Pursuit. To make a long story short the Pursuit sunk 22 miles out. We had just put out trolling lines when we spotted a paddy.We had gotten 2 of the lines in when the Pursuit came charging up to the paddy.....The 3rd line was snagged. But what it snagged was the important part!!!! Meno had tied a string to the boat plug and then tied it to the outdrive. The string was snagged and the plug was pulled. It took about about 3 minutes to nottice the problem.The boat was getting a visable tilt bow to stern. At this point the Capt. stepped to the stern looking down (I guess to see what was going on).And of course a wave came right on over. Within 15 seconds the boat twisted and went vertical stern down. Greg and Erik were thrown into the water clear of the boat but the Capt. held on briefly and almost didn't get clear. Nobody was able to grab anything including life vest. Luckly we were only a 100 feet away. Erik was first to our boat and we got him in quickly, he was wearing a light weight nylon jacket. Greg was having a tough time, long pants and a fleece jacket, but we were finally able to get a hold on him and dragged him in...the Capt. came in last. All of them had thoese big eyes like a dear in your head lights. The boat was completely gone within 5 mins. Our third showed up and helped us transport 2 of our cold wet passangers back to port. 3 boats fished a total of 5 mins. each. Meno refused any kind of refund for that day. We were given our money back for the next day because we refused to go back out in his boats. Two of the 4 Capts. could not even find there way back to port. No dorado were caught and I only heard of 1 tuna and 4 good sized yellowtail, a lot of bass.......Rick

[ILove2Fish]

Damn! That is amazing. Goes to show just how fast it can happen.

[ezlimitz]

Meno had tied a string to the boat plug and then tied it to the outdrive. The string was snagged and the plug was pulled.

So any ideas on what the string was for? What kind of "string" would pull out a threaded bronze plug?

Anyway, good that everyone got out of the water.

Terry

[pascuale]

Who is Meno?

[dctrjayyy]

Rick ~

Sorry about that brotha. I heard about it yesterday but didn't know who it was. Glad to hear that everyone made it back in one piece. No refund after they sink a fucking boat? Give me a break, it's like a few of those guys down there have lost it.

There were a lot of boats out Saturday. They were putting people in anything that floats with guides that had fished only a few times in their life.

I'm only fishing with Kelly from now on down there (the big 28ft Amato with cabin) or his son. He said he has a 25 ft Parker on the way too.

Welcome back,
Joshua

[RAN]

Joshua, Where can we find Kelly? The string was a nylon cord tied to the plug(removable pull type) so it would not be lost when trailered. HA!

[dctrjayyy]

Capt. Kelly Catian, K&M Offshore Sportfishing
(949) 370-6532

The Offshore I is a 28-foot Forward Pilothouse with a 13-foot whaleback deck, flybridge, sleeping berth, flushing marine head (toilet), full electronics, 80 gallon bait tank, raw water wash down, powered by a Yamaha 225 h.p., 4-stroke, and a Yamaha 9.9 4-stroke emergency kicker motor. Also a 6 man offshore life raft, and much more, and its all brand new!!! Fully licensed and insured.

Kelly is an American who moved down, married and stayed. He used to work for Alberto (Tiburons) when he was younger and then ran El Capitan Sportfishing. He knows his shit, catches fish, knows how to take care of clients and run a business.

5 can fish on the big boat but he has two of the nice 25ft amatos also which his sons run. I'll let you know when I book my next trip with him if you want to join us.

[aguachico]

In this situation, would it be possible to drain the stern by running the boat?

I met Kelly a few months back at Amato's. He was checking out his new cabin cruiser. He was a good guy.

[Ali]

Wow!

That is some scary shit.

I still don't understand the string on the plug issue...

[RAN]

In the first 3 mins. no one realized the boat was taking on water. When the boat began to tilt if they had hit the gas that might have worked, depending on if they could get any kind of speed. But when the Capt. stepped back the boat took a wave over the stern and sank within 15 sec..................The string/cord was attached to a removable drain plug. The cord hung down with about a 1 foot loop between it and the outdrive. Rick