CliveG
Well-known member
Hi
An update.
I went to Ramsholt this morning to find Sirenia sitting up right on the mud bank near Roger's mooring with the water level around her slightly higher that normal
I went over to her and found that the water had drained out of her to below the top of the centerboard case.
She was aground on the mud with about 1 hour of the ebb to go.
There was an awful mess in the main cabin with the water up to the top of the engine compartment.
The top 1' of the mast was bent aft at 90 degrees and there was a 45 degree kink in the mast at the point where the sail slides are put into the track
I called the boat yard and then said that they were on their way.
Once they were on scene we had an engine driven salvage pump going and quickly cleared most of the water out.
The keel was right down and wedged in the mud.
We tried to lift it but it was not having it.
We would have to wait for the tide to lift her a bit.
Looking around for the source of the leak we could find nothing obvious.
The mast had been damaged when the barge that they used to drag her from deep water snagged the back stay.
The chaps said that the spreaders on the mast where under water when they arrived.
Once the tide had lifted her a bit we managed to get the keel up and pull her free from the mud.
We had an alongside tow down the Felixstowe Ferry.
There did not appear to be any increase in the water in the bilge during the trip.
Once at the yard she was recovered ashore with their trailer sling thing.
We has a good look all over her bottom and the only thing we could find was a slight bulge at the rear of the slot the keel drops though and a dent where the keel had hit it.
We has caught the keel on the dinghy slip last weekend when going along side the Quay at Ramsholt to unload.
I can only assume that this is the cause of the leak.
I am Meeting with the surveyor tomorrow morning so I am unsure what we will be allowed to do.
(Roger it is not the chap you said. This one comes from Robinson's Boat Yard at Woodbridge)
I would love to have a working party there on Saturday to clear her out and will ask the surveyor if that is o.k.
If we can get that arranged and I will confirm tomorrow once I have got the o.k.
I can't see that there should be any problem with it.
I am taking the Trailer down tomorrow with the hope of bring her back to Cambridge on Sunday If the insurance Co will allow that.
Thanks to every one for their support so far.
I think that I will be taking up a lot of offers of help over the coming months.
An update.
I went to Ramsholt this morning to find Sirenia sitting up right on the mud bank near Roger's mooring with the water level around her slightly higher that normal
I went over to her and found that the water had drained out of her to below the top of the centerboard case.
She was aground on the mud with about 1 hour of the ebb to go.
There was an awful mess in the main cabin with the water up to the top of the engine compartment.
The top 1' of the mast was bent aft at 90 degrees and there was a 45 degree kink in the mast at the point where the sail slides are put into the track
I called the boat yard and then said that they were on their way.
Once they were on scene we had an engine driven salvage pump going and quickly cleared most of the water out.
The keel was right down and wedged in the mud.
We tried to lift it but it was not having it.
We would have to wait for the tide to lift her a bit.
Looking around for the source of the leak we could find nothing obvious.
The mast had been damaged when the barge that they used to drag her from deep water snagged the back stay.
The chaps said that the spreaders on the mast where under water when they arrived.
Once the tide had lifted her a bit we managed to get the keel up and pull her free from the mud.
We had an alongside tow down the Felixstowe Ferry.
There did not appear to be any increase in the water in the bilge during the trip.
Once at the yard she was recovered ashore with their trailer sling thing.
We has a good look all over her bottom and the only thing we could find was a slight bulge at the rear of the slot the keel drops though and a dent where the keel had hit it.
We has caught the keel on the dinghy slip last weekend when going along side the Quay at Ramsholt to unload.
I can only assume that this is the cause of the leak.
I am Meeting with the surveyor tomorrow morning so I am unsure what we will be allowed to do.
(Roger it is not the chap you said. This one comes from Robinson's Boat Yard at Woodbridge)
I would love to have a working party there on Saturday to clear her out and will ask the surveyor if that is o.k.
If we can get that arranged and I will confirm tomorrow once I have got the o.k.
I can't see that there should be any problem with it.
I am taking the Trailer down tomorrow with the hope of bring her back to Cambridge on Sunday If the insurance Co will allow that.
Thanks to every one for their support so far.
I think that I will be taking up a lot of offers of help over the coming months.
