Operator advised he was fishing in the small cove, running the trolling motor when he looked down and V1 had water in the floor.  He attempted to bilge the excess water but the bilge couldn't keep up with the water coming on board.  He attempted to start V1 and take off, but due to the amount of water was unable, thus V1 sank.

Operator advised he operated V1 for the past 3 days without any problems.  He thought there was an issue with either the bilge pump or the live well pumps.

On 04-13-10 the Johnson County Dive Team was contracted to recover V1.  Once recovered all water was drained, wiring was checked even though it was covered in silt from being in the water for 10 days.  The plug was inserted and V1 was put back in the water; no water was observed coming onboard.
OZARK                         