On Mar 10, 10:11 am, Nigel Molesworth wrote:
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"Capt. JG" wrote:



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Let's say you're sailing along, nice breeze, boat is heeled just about
right & driving like a bullet.... suddenly there's a very loud BANG!!!
and the boat stops (nearly throwing everybody off the front) as though
it hit a wall (or perhaps a submerged locomotive).

Let's say the helmsman reports that the boat is steering OK, so
obviously the daggerboard isn't broken clean off; but you look down
into the trunk and see suspicious looking spintery fiberglass chunks.

http://data.sailboatowners.com/photos/1236651391.jpg

http://data.sailboatowners.com/photos/1236650353.jpg

http://data.sailboatowners.com/photos/1236651501.jpg

Let's say, this really happened but it's nothing we can't fix... in
fact, the first stage of repair is already started.

http://data.sailboatowners.com/photos/1236649106.jpg

BTW if any of you are planning to sail the upper Neuse River any time
soon, let me know and I'll tell you where this object is located
(approximately); it is in water that lots of people sail over & around
often without our luck.

Hopefully the 'board will be fixed before next weekend.

Fresh Breezes- Doug Kiong

Did you ever figure out what you hit?

Similar circs happened to me en route to Clearwater. Fla. I was told
that I'd run over a turtle.. but who knows? Charts said 8-9' and when
the boat titled forward it was very scary because it was totally
unexpected.

--
Molesworth

I had this happen in the channel to Steinhatchee, FL the week after
the "Storm of the Century". We checked and found no water coming in
and no apparent damage so went on in to Steinhatchee. Coast Guard
boat later warned us about a truck that had washed out to sea, we told
them we found it for them. Dove under the boat and found deep gouges
but no real damage to encapsulated keel.