sailorman
Well-known member
It's not just the item which is going to sink like a stone
Richard
did his Duvet get wet
It's not just the item which is going to sink like a stone
Richard
Errrm, surely transoms on wooden boats are attached as a panel in a similar way? Unless it's canoe stern or smack I guess. But they wouldn't have a rudder deeper than the keel, usually being very low aspect ratio.
What worries me is that this yacht is certified CE to sail a few miles from the shore... and that you are probably better off sailing offshore where rocks are fewer... This is proof that these regulations are a lot of bulls..t and completely stupid. In always trying to make profits by cost cutting as much as possible workmanship, materials and manufacturing time, this is what you get. The owner of Wind was lucky it happened when beaching... a few miles out and in cold waters could have had a more dramatic end.What worries me here is not that the back fell off (almost) but how atrociously badly it seems to have been attached in the first place.
What worries me here is not that the back fell off (almost) but how atrociously badly it seems to have been attached in the first place.
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Have you any idea how many small cars get written off as beyond economical repair these days when they have only suffered a reletively minor bump?
What worries me is that this yacht is certified CE to sail a few miles from the shore... and that you are probably better off sailing offshore where rocks are fewer... This is proof that these regulations are a lot of bulls..t and completely stupid. In always trying to make profits by cost cutting as much as possible workmanship, materials and manufacturing time, this is what you get. The owner of Wind was lucky it happened when beaching... a few miles out and in cold waters could have had a more dramatic end.
Thanks LeighB, I'm sure it's true, and it's unlikely to happen certainly, but I was responding to Searush's reply, and is it not the case that transoms are attached on a vertical joint where the hull curves upwards? Purely being a pedant and devil's advocate as ever.
So you don't think that the flexing action of wind on the rig & waves on the hull might not have had a similar effect in a few years time?