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On 7/24/07, David T <> wrote:
>
> Looking down into the pump area he immediately knew he was in trouble
> - where the keel bolts had been were three large holes that he could
> look
> through and see the clear water of Lake Ontario that was rapidly
> filling the
> boat.
>
> "The keel bolts pulled right through the fibreglass," said Boucher,
> who has no idea why they failed and is positive he didn't strike
> anything in
> the water.
If the above account is correct, the keel was not properly attached to the
hull. Perhaps another short-cut taken by a low-cost production builder?
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Best,
Bryan Genez
"Capella" V40-158
New Bern, NC
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