Oooops

[dlandersson]

Out today...marveling at myself...heard a"'tink" (the nut holding the boom to the mast had vibrated loose) and the bolt vibrated out and "clunk" the mast fell to the cabin roof. Surprusingly, Soggy paws continued to sail very nicely. I watched (seemed like slow motion) as the bolt (we were at 15 degrees) rolled off the cabin rook, hit the water and promptly sank in 60 feet of water. Ooops.

Found an extra eye bolt, lifted the boom back in place and slid it thru - it JUST fit. Put on the nut and continued to sail.

http://youtu.be/vbJ4BJ9aTNY

A correct bolt and nut will be put on this week.

Dave A

[jazaddict]

Wow....very cool calm recovery me thinks.

[Russ]

Probably from the extra vibration that Hunter main generates.
Good that the main was up and held stuff together.

Glad it didn't ruin the day.

--Russ

[dlandersson]

It certainly put a little rain on my parade. My first concern was damage assessment, followed by "can I get back to my slip?

When I realized I could jury-rig a spare, I was a pretty happy camper.

Probably from the extra vibration that Hunter main generates.
Good that the main was up and held stuff together.

Glad it didn't ruin the day.

--Russ

[ualpow]

Nice recovery Mac-Gyver! I like your "too short" video to. I see your view of the land is just as pretty as ours. We're just missing the cooling tower. I am on vacation through Sept 8th and plan on getting out as much as possible. We should try to plan a meet halfway or I can give you a ride to your boat in Michigan City...Although your car would be in Hammond then...

[dlandersson]

Burn Harbor is halfway.

I suspect your view of the Chicago skyline is nicer than ours.

Nice recovery Mac-Gyver! I like your "too short" video to. I see your view of the land is just as pretty as ours. We're just missing the cooling tower. I am on vacation through Sept 8th and plan on getting out as much as possible. We should try to plan a meet halfway or I can give you a ride to your boat in Michigan City...Although your car would be in Hammond then...

[mastreb]

I keep a "rig box" of all the nuts and bolts that have been replaced on the boat with different pins, everything I bought that didn't wind up going on, etc. in a clear plastic food container for just such occasions. To date, it's always had something in it that would do the job.

[dlandersson]

Yeah,mine is a cloth shopping bag. I was REALLY happy that I had something that worked.

I keep a "rig box" of all the nuts and bolts that have been replaced on the boat with different pins, everything I bought that didn't wind up going on, etc. in a clear plastic food container for just such occasions. To date, it's always had something in it that would do the job.