There was a message left on an answering machine of the brother-in-law of a cruiser currently in Cuba. The brief message said a boat they had cruised down the eastern seaboard with was lost on Friday, March 11, on a reef.
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:59:59 -0500, Spam Fighter wrote:
There was a message left on an answering machine of the brother-in-law of> a cruiser currently in Cuba. The brief message said a boat they had> cruised down the eastern seaboard with was lost on Friday, March 11, on a> reef.>
another example of somebody watching his GPS screen rather than the water in front of him.
"Anchor" <anchorelectronics@sympatico.ca> wrote in message newsan.2005.03.20.05.29.18.697341@sympatico.ca...> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:59:59 -0500, Spam Fighter wrote:>
There was a message left on an answering machine of the brother-in-law
a cruiser currently in Cuba. The brief message said a boat they had> > cruised down the eastern seaboard with was lost on Friday, March 11, on
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 07:45:36 GMT, "Falky foo" <falkyfoo@bonksbcglobal.net> wrote:
another example of somebody watching his GPS screen rather than the water in>front of him.
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Also an example of someone pressing on even when there are cautionary signs of something being amiss. The first thing I do when things are not adding up the way they are supposed to is stop right where I am and figure it out. That is one big advantage of boats vs airplanes.
Lee Huddleston 22 March 2005 01:22:37 [ permanent link ]
I was wondering what other posters thought about refloating that vessel. Of course, the picture I saw did not show how much damage there was to the bottom. Assuming for the sake of discussion that the bottom was still intact, would it be possible to kedge or drag the boat on its side over to deep water?
One reason that I ask is that I sail a steel-hulled boat. My impression is that even if it were high and dry as this boat is pictured, it still might be possible to recover it.
Lee Huddleston <orion2279@mindspring.com> wrote:> I was wondering what other posters thought about refloating that> vessel. Of course, the picture I saw did not show how much damage> there was to the bottom. Assuming for the sake of discussion that the> bottom was still intact, would it be possible to kedge or drag the> boat on its side over to deep water?
Well, the text says that the keel was wedged in. It is very easy to break up the hull by dragging the boat sideways. It should be dragged straight in the keel direction, and carefully. I am not sure that is possible (high-water?)
