RedactedNarrative: On 7/2/14 at approximately 12:05am, operator and two others were fishing on jordan lake near the dam. The subjects ran out of catfish bait and decided to head home. Operator was the operator of the vessel one subject to his left in the passenger seat and one near the bow of the boat. Upon take off, operator noticed the boat was slow to plane off but didn't think much of it. Operator headed toward a light he thought was the ramp area. He was mistaken but realized his mistake and then headed toward the correct ramp. In route to the correct ramp, operator noticed some water in the floor of the boat. He turned on the bilge and it began to pump water. Operator then slowed to see where the water was coming from. As he slowed, i believe the water in the bottom hull of the boat rushed forward plus the weight of the third person in the bow caused the bow of the boat to dip below the waterline. Water immediately rushed over the bow and was soon pointed toward the bottom. All three men exited the vessel. The bow eventually rose back to the waterline as the stern slowly submerged. The men were able to level the boat and turn on the bilge again. Eventually enough water was pumped out to allow the men to get back in the vessel. Around 4:30am, a pontoon boat passed by and assisted the subjects back to the ramp. The vessel was loaded on the trailer and remaining water was drained out. 
  
  Upon my investigation of the vessel, i was able to locate a crack in the drain for the live well. This crack would allow enough water to enter the hull over a few hours time to possibly cause the bow of the boat to dip upon slowing. The added weight of the third person in the bow was too much.