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On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:09:26 -0400, jeff wrote:
JimC would like to write this off as just a drunk operator incident, but frankly, it happened so quickly and was so unexpected, that it might have happened even if he was sober. My issue is that 8 adults is not normally gross overloading on a 26 foot boat, and goosing the throttle on a typical sailboat does not instantly create a dangerous situation. Given that Macs are often sold to novices, the description of this event should be required reading by all Mac owners. http://www.ne-ts.com/ar/ar-407capsize.html ========================================= Tragic, too many people plus a design weakness. Bayliner had a similar issue back in the 80s with some of their small flybridge cruisers. With too much weight on the flybridge they would flop over and capsize in a hard turn. Problem was solved with a warning sticker. |
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