OzOne wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:51:30 -0400, "Scotty"

scribbled thusly:



They were under spec.


in what way?



From the article.
The supplier of the hydraulic cylinders that controlled
the canting
keel on Skandia in the 2004 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race was
found to have
breached their contract and supplied inadequate hydraulic
cylinders
for the duty specified by the yacht’s designer.
IOW, the yacht designer did not have the necessary
knowledge to design
the rams.
He instead gave a duty spec to the experts (the ram
suppliers and
their engineers) who supplied rams that did not meet the
duty spec.


OK, the rams failed,but I still don't know what broke.


Oh and it's not about deep pockets.
Skandia was built using Wharro's own money, he sold his
house to
complete the yacht which was uninsured.

I thought Pete meant the ram co. had deep pockets?

Scotty