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Discussion in 'All Things Boats & Boating' started by lewisboats, Feb 9, 2013.

  1. Number4

    Number4 Previous Member

    Nice to see that Number1 still has everything under control.

    Photo's from the European Union Council building in Brussels, Belgium.

    Of the People, by the people, for the people.

    Be seeing you.
     

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  2. SamSam
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    SamSam Senior Member

    Folks can't be wandering away from the village into the countryside, it's too messy and unorganized.
     
  3. WestVanHan
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    One I saw about 10 years ago on the news and not since-a larger yacht (60-70') was being slinged out and IMO the balsa cored hull was totally waterlogged.

    About 20' up both engines and attached gear fell out of and tore the bottom out,and the entire yacht basically shattered apart and collapsed in on itself after that.Panning down all that was left was the top of the flybridge, a couple foam mattresses,clothing,furniture bits and hundreds of little pieces floating around.

    I've seen guys taking a skil saw to a water logged balsa boat-it looked exactly like soaked Corn Flakes falling out.
     
  4. SamSam
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    SamSam Senior Member

    Sometimes the boats get revenge...

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  5. PAR
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    PAR Yacht Designer/Builder

    I once saw a 60' ketch, over 75 years old, just after a major restoration drop on it's stem, when the forward sling slipped (I insisted on a preventer, but they insisted they knew what they were doing). The 10' fall onto the concrete ramp broke the keel and stem, shattered planks and broke the heart of the owner, who'd waited a few years on the restoration. It happens, but usually because some arrogant *** was in charge. Sometimes, though no fault of the lift operator, things happen, but most of the time (I've investigated many occurrences), it's the boneheaded crane driver.

    A few years ago I remember a photo sequence, of a boat being lowered over a seawall, by crane, when the crane toppled. So, another crane was brought to the site, to extract the first and the presumably the boat too. It also toppled over, so a third was called in, which also toppled into the drink. This is what happens when "I know what I'm doing" is allowed to prevail. Sometimes, it's best to call an engineer to crunch some numbers, so you don't lose a gaggle of cranes in a canal, trying to do something you're clearly just proven is over your head.
     
  6. tomas
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    tomas Senior Member

    Was someone on their coffee break?

     
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  7. rxcomposite
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    That's what I call a very tight maneouver!
     
  8. SamSam
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    The big ship must have been in the blind spot of the smaller ship's rear view mirrors. That's why I always look before I turn.
     
  9. PAR
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    Normally a 180 turn takes a mile or two, but that's easily the fastest I've seen one come about. Did you notice the prop wash?
     
  10. philSweet
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    - which reminds me- NASCAR is running at Bristol right now.
     
  11. Titirangi

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    The sequence was a fake put together by a software tech in Ireland. If you look at the end segmount there are a few to many truck cranes poking up from the seabed
     
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  15. tomas
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    How NOT to do it...

     
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