| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1489.1 | KNOCKED - DOWN ?? | NYEM1::LEARY | FAIR DINKUM, SAIL TO OZ, MATE! | Tue Apr 24 1990 14:41 | 6 |
| I haven't seen the article, but perhaps she was struck by a rouge
wave or such.
I would be interested in comments on this, as i have a Hans Christian
which is of similar design.
Regards, Mike
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| 1489.2 | The boat survived | VERITA::BAHLIN | | Wed Apr 25 1990 12:28 | 13 |
| The article had nothing about the events or conditions that led up to
the knockdown. I was kind of surprised about this but I guess the
author wanted to focus on the abandon ship question.
The boat survived, was salvaged, and was subsequently sold in a
negotiated deal with the salvager and a new owner (French I think).
The primary factor in the abandonment decision was that the boat was
without electricity due to battery damage (fell from boxes). It
sounded like significant damage was incurred by upside down things
that were not properly secured for hanging from the bilge :*).
Even a Valiant needs offshore preparation and it sounded like this
skipper hadn't done enough of that.
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| 1489.3 | Valiant, the boat that saves itself? | MFGMEM::KEENAN | PAUL KEENAN DTN 297-7332 | Wed Apr 25 1990 13:16 | 11 |
| Elsewhere in the magazine, the previous owner of the boat talks
about how he sailed it around the world in the BOC and competed in
the Transpac. You'd think the problem would have surfaced sooner.
If they had the batteries secured better, and less equipment stowed on
the deck and railings, they would have been in great shape.
Do all liferafts inflate when the boat turtles? Since many boats can
survive this, it doesn't make sense to me.
Paul
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| 1489.4 | It is not a boat's problem
| CIVAGE::KAPUSCINSKI | | Wed Apr 25 1990 14:56 | 44 |
| I own Valiant 40 '77 and I read this article with great interest. It never
mentioned that it was a boat's fault that they had to abandon her. If they have
done boat preperation for offshore cruising they would not suffer extensive
demage during knockdown. As boat is ordered from the factory, it is not deliver to
you with all offshore safety features unless you have cutomized it and then
paid for it. If I was going offshore I would need to modify my boat to
fullfill this requirements.
The major changes to be done:
- Battery boxes ( reinforced and batteries bolted down) as it
stands now they are just being held by nylon belts.
- Any locker or berth storage compartment lids secured with
lockable device.
- Icebox lid (about 8 in. thick) secured down. At present it is
just sitting in the openning.
- Chain locker equipped with chain pipe leading to reinforced
compatment below the V berth
- Single board for hutchboard and beef-up retaining lip + lock
- Companion way hutch does not have storm skirt
etc.
As you can see there are quite a few modification which need to be completed
before boat is offshore found.
It appears these owners have not done their homework. They have not
abondone their boat because she was sinking, the boat was still afloat, they
lost electric power, and the most important fact that the skipper got injured
therefore only his wife could do any physical work and she needed to attend to
their both children. It is not an easy situation at night and during a storm. In
this situation they decided that it was much safer for them to accept rescue
than continue on. If things were different they might have sailed onto safety.
In the end boat has survived, been salvaged and then sold to new owners,
therefore she could not have been a total wreck.
I am going go back and read this article again for more details.
Igor.
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