Next message: Barry Brazier: "Re: [world-cruising] carbon/kevlar ?"
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> Either one goes to hell in a hand basket if the tide goes out leaving the
> boat on it's side trying to defend itself from wave action; however, a
> cored hull has a better chance than a solid skin hull.
The wave and surf action of shallow waters will put most boats - and even
ships - beam to the seas in a matter of seconds. After that, it's
inevitable that the boat will end up on it's side, regardless of the tide.
In almost every case that I'm familiar with, most significant damage first
occurred to the hull above the keel. Some boats got lucky. You've probably
seen the old Pacific Seacraft ad showing a Crealock 37 on its side near
Diamond Head; that boat was barely scratched. (But another Crealock 37 was
driven ashore just south of the Chesapeake Bay a couple of years ago after
her owner abandoned her. That boat went ashore on a sandy beach, but was so
damaged that it had to be cut up and trucked away.) I know of a Valiant 42
that went aground in the Red Sea and was driven across 1/4 mile of reef by
storm seas; her only significant damage was to the skeg. Very lucky.
Anyway, going aground is a very dynamic activity. The nightmare only begins
when your keel touches bottom.
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Best,
Bryan (KB3HMZ)
"Capella" Valiant 40 #158
Annapolis, MD
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