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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