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HAhahaha. True. But to the surprise of many, once your off a few miles
the water does
clear up, EVEN on Lake Ontario :) And that part of the lake it's much
clearer then
say in Toronto.
alan P wrote:
> The only thing I find somwhat unbelievable about the
> article is the "clear water of Lake Ontario".
> alan
> --- wrote:
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>> 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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