Next message: Dale: "[world-cruising] Re: Sailor cheats death on the lake"
The only thing I find somwhat unbelievable about the
article is the "clear water of Lake Ontario".
alan
--- wrote:
> Bryan,
>
> Your perjorative comment about production boats
> aside, I believe you'll find that so called custom
> boats have lost keels more often than production
> boats. Nevertheless, I'll make no assumptions about
> why the keel in this story feel off. There could be
> any number of reasons besides poor workmanship or
> design.
>
> Donald
>
> -------------- Original message from "Bryan Genez"
> <>: --------------
>
> 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?
>
> --
> Best,
> Bryan Genez
> "Capella" V40-158
> New Bern, NC
>
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