OK: this is quite intriguing in relation to the design of Lady
Kate. FIrst, forget the shark. Second, don't worry too much
about the water rushing in yet because all its doing is filling
the lockers under the lee berth. It has to be the lee side
because the weather hull side is not in the water--you did say
waterline. Switch the electirc pump on just in case.

Tack the boat and then heave to with the main set to _really_
heel the boat and clear the hole.

Get out a piece of ply and the boatnails, a hammer, and a heavy
line. Attacvh the heavy line to your tether so that you can hang
head first down the weather side and boatnail the ply patch over
the hole. OK, now you're vaguely waterproof again. Down below.
Another patch, the hand drill, a couple of light screws. Lotsa
sikaflex, light scewws to hold in place, drill a couple of
boltholes (1/4") through both patches and preferablly the hull.
On deck again with a couple of coachbolts; dangle over side and
push through pilot holes. Back below and nuts n washers on, with
a bit of loctite.

Now clean up the flooded locker.

Underway again. Throw the spoilt food you forgot to put back in
its watertight bucket overboard to placate the shark.

Why no radio call? unlikely anyone would reach in less than a
couple of hours. Now if it were a BIG hole, or a whale attack, a
whole different story.


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Flying Tadpole

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