I would like to see the photos Steve. Thanks. The chafe is the killer. I may have mentioned before that our first surveyor about 15 yrs ago told me he was a former USCG officer & engineer and did insurance claim investigations. He said in many many hurricanes he had never seen a boat with a BOW EYE attachment that had been destroyed. Ed Kelly
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:02 PM, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: > We fared okay with the exception of a bimini deck fitting which pulled out. > I can rout out, epoxy, and re-drill and re-attach myself without making any > insurance claim. Besides if I had the yard do it, the cost wouldn't come > close to my deductible so I didn't make any claim. > > Other boats weren't so lucky with one boat belonging to a friend of mine > was > completely totaled. Captive has her bow cleats right on the toerail so when > the mooring line "loops" are over the cleat, there's nothing for them to > chafe on. On my friend's boat, his mooring lines ran through chocks to his > bow cleats which are mounted inboard and aft of the bow. The resulting > chafe > (and he did use chafe guards!!!) parted the lines (sustained 65-75 with > many > gusts to 85-90!!!) and off she went to end up on the rocks at the other > side > of the harbor. > > If you send me off-list your 'private' email address, I'll send photo's. > Not a pretty site. > > We're actually planning on sailing this weekend since the forecast is for > great weather with temps around 55 so ski clothing should be perfect... > > Steve Weinstein > S/V CAPTIVA > 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 > Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY > > > > All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Okopnik > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Pulsers for Sale > > Hey, Steve - > > I've been wanting to call you, but my phone died and then went into the > drink (yes, in that order, and no, not on purpose :), so I've lost your > number. How did you make out with Sandy? How is "Captiva"? I at least > know that you're OK, which is a good thing; I've been trying to catch up > with all my friends in the area just to make sure that they are - and > everyone seems to be alive and well, for which I'm truly grateful. > > My temp # is 347-764-6625. Please give me a call when you can. > > > Best, > Ben > -- > OKOPNIK CONSULTING > Custom Computing Solutions For Your Business > Expert-led Training | Dynamic, vital websites | Custom programming > 443-250-7895 http://okopnik.com http://twitter.com/okopnik > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- Ed Kelly sailing vessel ANGEL LOUISE - Catalac 12m Skype to AttyEdKelly or Skype-in phone: 202-657-6357 [email protected]
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