Stan,
I've been wondering about this ever since it was posted that the boats went 
 down. The only thing that makes sense to me is that this is a shallow 
marina and  the storm pushed the water out, allowing the boats to reach the 
bottom. Boats  without positive flotation didn't have a chance and probably 
filled with water  as the water came back in. The Rhodes had the best chance of 
survivability  because of the flotation. It was probably filled with water 
and mud, but still  floating as the water returned.
Several sailboats were laid over on Lake Hartwell when the water went down  
faster than the owners could move them. When the water level came back up, 
many  of these boats simply filled with water and laid on the bottom waiting 
for  someone to raise them. Attached is a photo of a San Juan 25 that was 
raised  recently. It sat on the bottom for about nine months before the owner 
had her  raised.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 3/7/2010 1:16:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
stan at rhodes22.com writes:

Dave,

I have not had a clear picture of what  happened.   Were all boats 
completely 
under water or were parts  of the decks (other than the masts) still above 
water  level?

stan/gbi




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