Inside a capsized yacht. What really happens. A MUST SEE VIDEO

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  1. djaus
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    djaus Salted Nut!

    http://youtu.be/1mhCYcztA8E

    This video was shot by Yachtingtv in the UK. These guys give a really good idea to viewers as to what goes on inside the cabin when a yacht capsizes.

    I feel they could have performed more tests under different circumstances. As per my comments (user FlivverFord) posted under the video they could've been more thorough. Mast up, sails up, cockpit hatch open, in a swell & more camera's etc.
     
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  2. michael pierzga
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    michael pierzga Senior Member

    Well, when i got knocked down and was walking on the cabin ceiling ,
    what i noticed was that the black water tanks backed up thru the toilets and deposited a foul beef stew type coating over everything. Nasty smell...made you projectile vomit like that kid in the Exorcist. None return duckbill flappers are a nice detail in the sewage line

    Many yachts that flip over also shed their storage batteries with deadly consequences.. Remember the rule states that batteries must be secured to withstand a 360 incident

    No shortcuts
     
  3. djaus
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    djaus Salted Nut!

    I hear ya'. In the video you can actually see some water coming back out from the drain in the sink. They never mentioned the toilet. Doesn't bare thinking about.
    Do I wanna ask how you cleaned up the mess???
     
  4. michael pierzga
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    michael pierzga Senior Member

    We had a kiwi sailing with us..........
     
  5. djaus
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    djaus Salted Nut!

    Sorry I asked LOL...please, no more details, I can smell something funny already!

    This could be fun too, maybe if it's stolen!
    Yacht crash test:

    http://youtu.be/YIglL5vks4g

    I think these folk are Dutch. Translate if you want. The vid say's it all though.
     
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    Milehog Clever Quip

    LOL
    "You must spread some reputation around before giving it to M P again"
     
  7. dskira

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    It looks like the hatch is not watertight.
     
  8. michael pierzga
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    michael pierzga Senior Member

    Yes Kiwis are mighty handy to have onboard. One year passing thru the Panama Canal the engine failed. Coolant pump. I unbolted the pump , gave it to the Kiwi and he hitchhiked across panama to the pacific side, found a funky machine shop, rebuilt it , then hitchhiked back to the boat.

    Panama is a very dangerous country for white boys.
     
  9. Angélique
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    Angélique aka Angel (only by name)

    The language is German, as is the name Karl-Heinz Burmeister . . . :idea:

    Right :cool:

    Cheers,
    Angel
     
  10. SamSam
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    SamSam Senior Member

    I saw a self righting test of a Coast Guard vessel made for some extreme place where knock downs were commonplace. When they rolled it on it's side, a fire extinguisher came off the wall and busted out a window, the cabin filled with water and then the boat rolled upside down and stayed that way.
     

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    djaus Salted Nut!

    "oops"!
     
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