OPERATOR STATED HE TRAVELED TO A SANDBAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND WHEN HE WENT TO LEAVE, HE NOTICED V1 WOULD NOT GET UP ON PLANE. HE THEN CHECKED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND STATED THE WATER LEVEL WAS ALMOST TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE BILGE PUMP BUT IT WAS NOT WORKING; SO, HE TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE RAMP. UNFORTUNATELY, BEFORE HE GOT THERE THE WATER LEVEL ROSE ABOVE THE ENGINE AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. V1 SANK IN APPROX 4FT OF WATER.  ANOTHER BOATER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST THE OPERATOR TO SHORE. UPON RECOVERY AND INSPECTION, THE HULL WAS FREE OF ANY CRACKS OR DAMAGE. THE OPERATOR STATED HE HAD HAD SOME PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH LEAKING AROUND THE SEAL AND THOUGHT HE'D FIXED IT.
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DYER                          