[Rhodes22-list] Mayday on the Hudson and other ironies

[John Tonjes]

Pictures would be helpful to better understand the problem.

Rummy


> [Original Message]
> From: <FNuttersNY at aol.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: 7/25/2003 11:31:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mayday on the Hudson and other ironies
>
> Well folks we had a hell of a day, so far the best sailing day on the 
> river,estuary, what ever.  Sailing along in the middle of the river we
came about and 
> suddenly went no where.  We heard banging in way of the centerboard and 
> though it had come loose but it still felt like it was raising and
lowering ok.  
> But the banging did not stop so we pulled in sails and motered for home
about 5 
> miles away.  We stoped at the foot of  the Newburg/Beacon bridge to watch
the 
> tide action so we could time our eta suddenly water started to enter the
boat. 
>  With both pumps  and both engines running we high tailed it for home. 
(Back 
> to the old  2stk 4stk lots of hp not much hp and all that) we made it in
35 
> min. By that time we had ankle deep water in the  cabin but since we
talked 
> about how great she floats (unsinkable and all that) I was not woried. 
When we 
> tide up at the dock it realy started to come in and we had to put in a
1/2hp 
> sump pump to get a head of it,  Luckely   it was high tide and we got her
on the 
> trailer.  To everyones astonishment  a hole  the width of the keel an 3 
> inches long helped empty the boat.  It is the very aft section of the
keel starting 
> at about one inch from where it fairs into the hull and the 3 inches down 
> along the vertical edge of the keel just behind the centerboard trunk. 
How it 
> got there  no one knows it's in the damndest spot. One thing bugs me
however the 
> fiberglass in that  area is very thin not mor then a 1/32.  The void
space is 
> not very big maybe 11/2 gallons worth.  I'm tempted to fill it with
concrete. 
>  Now repairs and improvements.  Advice wellcome  comentary aswell.  
Yours 
> trully   High and Dry.
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