Megwyn 2 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Ouch - hope that is just a nasty rumour. Link to post Share on other sites
otto 31 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 no rumour Link to post Share on other sites
Matty 0 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Clean break Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 OMG. How? Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I hope all who were onboard are ok. Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 is the rig still in one piece? Link to post Share on other sites
The Saint 0 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Bugger that it looked great when I last came up and had a look. Tad to much on the runners? Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 the front fell off, at least they have removed it from the environment well someone had to say it..... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Looks like it needed the removed daggerboard and case for strength in that area. Link to post Share on other sites
RushMan 31 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 After seeing it close up, I don't think that will buff right out. Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 That's just sad. After all that hard work. Does any one know HOW it happened? Did a wave hit it? Link to post Share on other sites
otto 31 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 All Ok, no injuries Link to post Share on other sites
1paulg 17 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Yes ..very sad ...as it looked such a great boat .and a weapon.... hopefully will be able to be repaired ok... Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 249 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Looks like it needed the removed daggerboard and case for strength in that area. Doesn't look like that at all actually. Have you looked at it? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 No, not after the accident, just looked at the photographs; it was just a suggestion because originally there was a dagger in that area and it has been removed (you could see the unfairness) - plus the boat was damaged in Europe and was repaired (maybe in that same near main beam area) before it was bought and brought to Auckland. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Here's how BC4 looked originally. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Daggerboard was aft of the mast and behind that bulkhead it would have had no effect in that failure. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Okay, then what are your conclusions for the failure? Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 poor repair of the skin directly under the main ring frame. The inner layup was not reinstated at all and the outer layup looked pretty dodgy as well - and then there's the car bog that's just crumbled. Not too hard to fix though Link to post Share on other sites
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