kwizz Thanks a lot for your updates. This obviously has nothing to do with me I'm just interested from the "what if it were me" point of view. If it were me and glad it's not I'd try and be pumping water out as much as possible while I figure out a plan. That's why I ask about how big the keel is because as we all know the water is pretty shallow off the beach quite a way out. Would it be a simple task to tow it out with the proper boat in conjunction with a heavy machine?? The longer it stays like it is the sooner it will become Treehouse Boat Bar II.