Burgaw family finds, repairs sunken sailboat

BURGAW, N.C. (WWAY) — A Burgaw family has completely recovered a sunken sailboat that  they discovered at the bottom of the Cape Fear River.

“Turns out that when boats go underwater and the boat goes down, so does the price,” said Edwards.

Most people would not jump to buy a sunken sailboat. But for Trevor Edwards, it was an underwater treasure, and the boat his family always wanted.

“Coming up and down the area with our boat, we had noticed the sailboat and said it’d have a nice interior and a place to sleep and spend the night on the water. And we always have to go home at the end of the day, so we thought it’d be a good idea to look into maybe getting a sailboat one day,” said Edwards.

When they found out the boat had sunk, Edwards thought it was the perfect time to buy. But his family was pretty skeptical.

“My wife claimed that I had bought a submarine, not a sailboat. And my son told me I’d bought a catfish trap,” said Edwards.

The boat was entirely submerged, only being held up by ropes that still hold it in place today. But Edwards’ whole family dove in and dragged the boat all the way up in just one day.

Their 37 ft. gem will have two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen. The family cannot wait to hop on and spend their nights out on the lake.

“We got to work together and create an accomplishment that we’ll remember for a lifetime. So it’ll be something that we can all use throughout the future and have a good time, hopefully make a lot more good family memories with it,” said Edwards.

These memories are now possible because Edwards was not afraid to get his feet wet.