BOAT OWNER-OPERATOR RECENTLY PURCHASED THE BOAT. HE PREVIOUSLY USED ONCE AND DETERMINED THE BOAT LEAKED. HE TOOK BOAT AGAIN AND WHEN IT STARTED TO LEAK, HE ALTERNATIVELY WOULD ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE WHICH WOULD DRAIN WATER FROM THE BOAT WHEN THE BOW WENT UP. OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO TRIM MOTOR PROPERLY SO WHEN HE ACCELERATED THE THROTTLE, THE BOAT WOULD STAND UP ON THE STERN. WHEN HE LEFT OFF THE THROTTLE THE BOAT WER COME BACK DOWN & TAKE ON WATER FROM LEAK IN TRASOM AREA. THIS OPERATOR ACTION CONTINUED UNTIL WATER FILLED THE BOAT FROM THE STERN AND BOAT SWAMPED. OPERATOR FOUND HIMSELF IN THE WATER WITHOUT A PFD. HE BEGAN SWIMMING TOWARD SHORE. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES SWIMMING HE WAS RESCUED BY LOCAL FIRE-RESCUE PERSONNEL. OPERATOR WAS TAKEN TO & ADMITTED AT LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR HYPOTHERMIA.
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