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18 yrs ago.
Wonder if there had been rust on the bolts and the rust ate through them.
>>Given the statement "A retired lieutenant-colonel, Boucher was the
>>sailboat's original owner. He bought it 18 years ago, christening her
>>the Semper Paratus, Latin for Always Prepared...." I just wonder when
>>the last time was he'd inspected those keel bolts.
>>DT
Dale wrote:
> --- In , "Bryan Genez" <svcapella at dot dot dot >
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/25/07, donsmith at dot dot dot <donsmith at dot dot dot > 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.
>>>
>>>
>> Hey Donald,
>>
>> Yes, I'm prejudiced against many production boat builders. After
>>
> about 20
>
>> years of looking at hundreds of them with surveyors and seeing the
>> production shortcuts that typically don't fail until after the
>>
> warranty has
>
>> expired...I've learned that often you really do get what you pay for
>>
> in a
>
>> boat. If Boat A is cheaper than Boat B, there's a reason. Often, it's
>> because a builder saved a dime by not using a washer, or saved a
>>
> couple of
>
>> bucks by not backing heavily loaded hardware.
>>
>> Like you, I make no assumptions about why this accident occurred. I
>>
> only
>
>> take the observations of the sole eyewitness and give a reasonable
>> explanation. Do you have another?
>>
>> As far as custom boats losing keels...the only ones I've ever heard
>>
> of are
>
>> one-off racers, that are built with the narrowest possible safety
>>
> margins.
>
>> Do you have other examples to share?
>>
>
> Given the statement "A retired lieutenant-colonel, Boucher was the
> sailboat's original owner. He bought it 18 years ago, christening her
> the Semper Paratus, Latin for Always Prepared...." I just wonder when
> the last time was he'd inspected those keel bolts.
>
> DT
>
>
>
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