Joe wrote:
Typical plastic boat. Tracks tearing out..rott..ect.

Plastic can rott? That's news to me.

... The guy should
have went with steel.


Then it would have been blown downwind to the nearest lee shore, where
it could rust away in peace.

Thats pretty bad Doug..
2 stooges.. one has a knife ready to go and cuts the wrong line.


That person was a novice, and did a number of jobs rather well despite
being scared.

DSK

The core that the plastic surrounds soaks up water and rotts.

WHY DID THE TRACK COME LOOSE? Was the plastic just to weak? Or was the
bedding rotten and missing.. allowing moisture to soak to the core
developing a loose track mushy decks, weakened screws and a very
expensive repair.

Why would a steel vessel be blown downwind? Oh i forgot who the crew
was.... sorry now it makes sence.

Did you thank the novice for saving your ass?

Joe



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Joe wrote:
The core that the plastic surrounds soaks up water and rotts.


Joe, you shouldn't try and make judgements about stuff you don't know
anything about.

WHY DID THE TRACK COME LOOSE?

Because it was just screwed into the fiberglass, rather than thru-bolted
with backing plates.


Why would a steel vessel be blown downwind?

Because it's heavy & boxy, without an efficient lateral plane.


Did you thank the novice for saving your ass?


In somewhat less crude terms, yes.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

That is amazing. How could they think for even
one moment of buildling it that way?

"DSK" wrote

WHY DID THE TRACK COME LOOSE?

Because it was just screwed into the fiberglass, rather than thru-bolted
with backing plates.

WHY DID THE TRACK COME LOOSE?


Because it was just screwed into the fiberglass, rather than thru-bolted
with backing plates.


Bart Senior wrote:
That is amazing. How could they think for even
one moment of buildling it that way?

Because it's a Hunter!

Actually I'm convinced that all the mass-produced boats cut corners in
similar ways. They're just not built for hard sailing.

DSK

DSK wrote:
WHY DID THE TRACK COME LOOSE?



Because it was just screwed into the fiberglass, rather than
thru-bolted with backing plates.



Bart Senior wrote:

That is amazing. How could they think for even
one moment of buildling it that way?


Because it's a Hunter!

Actually I'm convinced that all the mass-produced boats cut corners in
similar ways. They're just not built for hard sailing.

The same thing happened to the Irwin I used for a season (before the
accident). It was probably built by Neal.

Because it's Hunter... what more is there to say?

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
...
That is amazing. How could they think for even
one moment of buildling it that way?

"DSK" wrote

WHY DID THE TRACK COME LOOSE?

Because it was just screwed into the fiberglass, rather than thru-bolted
with backing plates.