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Old 01-07-2015, 11:34 AM
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Gar-Wood speedboat sunken recovery - Lake Norman

Cool local video but would anything on this boat be salvageable???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXKQ-NQBCaI
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Old 01-07-2015, 12:10 PM
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Old 01-07-2015, 12:57 PM
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Neat but seems like a lot of work for a replica, wish it were the real deal.
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Old 01-07-2015, 03:26 PM
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Wow that is awesome and yes it is salvageable
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Old 01-07-2015, 03:27 PM
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Very little oxygen can get to it at that depth so you will be surprised how good of shape it can be in
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Old 01-07-2015, 04:12 PM
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Very little oxygen can get to it at that depth so you will be surprised how good of shape it can be in
Wow, would have figured it was soggy wet write off. Pretty cool.
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Old 01-07-2015, 04:48 PM
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Unreal Cool boat!
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Old 01-07-2015, 04:48 PM
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They need to dry it slow snd don't touch it for awhile rush it and it could be junk.
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Old 01-07-2015, 05:39 PM
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that was cool,,am I right,6 years to find it?
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Old 01-07-2015, 06:01 PM
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that was cool,,am I right,6 years to find it?
6 years to locate, 11 underwater. I remember when it went dow, we were out that day.
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Old 01-07-2015, 07:28 PM
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6 years to locate, 11 underwater. I remember when it went dow, we were out that day.
barrel rolled,,damn,,anybody get hurt?
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Old 01-07-2015, 10:00 PM
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barrel rolled,,damn,,anybody get hurt?
No, allgot out with minor injuries as i recall
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Old 01-07-2015, 05:54 PM
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Fill it with Elmers glue
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Old 01-09-2015, 09:33 AM
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Very cool. Seeing that brought back to life would be great.
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