Something you don't see evey day!!!!

[bubb2]

Sailboat under water for 50 years.
Drought Reveals Road in 'Forgotten' Lake

[bubb2]

Sorry Dog, I saw the header but I can't go back in and fix it.

[badsanta]

Must have been some water. No rust on the stands, paint still good, the wood tops of the stands intact, no silt on the road. Looks like it was just put there. Intresting find.

[knothead]

Originally Posted by bubb2

Sailboat under water for 50 years.
Drought Reveals Road in 'Forgotten' Lake

I find it difficult to believe that the sailboat in the photo has been underwater for 50 years.


Edit. They could be talking only about the road.

A sailboat and its cradle rests on a road that only recently reappeared after an 18-foot drop in Lake Hartwell's water line. It has been underwater since the South Carolina lake was dammed in the 1950s. Click through to see future risks due to climate changes according to a 2008 White House report.

[denby]

It's all about global warming, you know "manbearpig". It's all Bush's fault.

[Valiente]

That is not a sailboat from the 1950s. It looks like 1980 or more recent that that, given its hull form.

[knothead]

Originally Posted by Valiente

That is not a sailboat from the 1950s. It looks like 1980 or more recent that that, given its hull form.

It looks like 18' would just about float that boat.
Someone is expecting that water to go up soon and is taking advantage of the situation.
Seems likely it was a planned release of water from a reservoir that the boat owner knew about.

[CaptainForce]

Had the boat been present when the water rose, wouldn't we have expected it to float.

[knothead]

Originally Posted by CaptainForce

Had the boat been present when the water rose, wouldn't we have expected it to float.

At least long enough to dislodge some stands.

[Faster]

Despite the apparent lack of sea life, something's very fishy here...