How fast can a boat motor sink to the bottom?

Scoop

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We were fishing in Canada with rented aluminum boat and small motors. We were standing around and talking as one of my many BILs was putting a motor on the back of one of the boats.

All of a sudden, we hear this splash. We saw the boat, we saw the BIL , but the motor was gone. He dropped it in the drink. Luckily it was only in about 3 feet of water. We got it out in a second, drained th water and it started right up.
 

crunch

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Re: How fast can a boat motor sink to the bottom?

LOL... I'm assuming pretty fast?
 

Gone

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Re: How fast can a boat motor sink to the bottom?

Only SLIGHTLY slower than a stone!
 

puddle jumper

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Re: How fast can a boat motor sink to the bottom?

The question is how fast can you get it out of the water.
d:)
 

Scoop

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Re: How fast can a boat motor sink to the bottom?

That part was almost faster than the sinking.
 

deejaycee_2000

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Re: How fast can a boat motor sink to the bottom?

Very very fast, I've lost several motors in the sea before, still down there ....
 
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