DSK wrote in
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One reason why I'd be interested in a boat with positive flotation and
perhaps a Kevlar hull!

I like Geoffrey's Amel much better than the Endeavour. The Amel Sharki has
two watertight compartments forward...the chainlocker rear bulkhead is the
first and drains overboard, then the V-berth, head and forward locker are
forward of the main cabin bulkhead whos rubber-sealed hatch can be locked
closed with a bar and all the drains into the bilge have valves on them to
prevent flooding through the drains. The other watertight bulkhead is the
rear bulkhead in the aft cabin, which is about 2' forward of the stern
lockers, which also drain overboard. It's not great, but it's all VERY
strong and reassuring that you can seal up a good part of the boat that
will remain afloat longer than unprotected ones.



Got any idea the lat/long of those pipes sticking up? Are they on the
chart?


Not on the chart, and I have no idea what it could have been. The best
answer I can give as to location is that it's approx 15 nm SE of the tip
of Frying Pan Shoals (Cape Fear). You're the only person (so far) to be
interested in that question. It was by far the scariest moment of the
trip for me!



Thanks. I'll make a note on our charts. I'm headed down in the morning
and we may just take a cruise to sea with whoever's interested overnight
and come back Sunday before the rain gets here.

Someone should probably find them and put up a big float with a radar
reflector on them. I sure would try to do that if I sailed the area often,
especially if Cape Fear was my home port. Those orange ball markers aren't
that expensive.

Did anyone report the hazard to the authorities?