The story started here, when I dismasted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgGG0U3SEZo
At 1:17 you can see how the daggerboard was pulled from the security line that I attach to the shroud with a carabiner. (Lesson learned: now it's a bungee).
I didn't realize that the daggerboard had made a crack inside the hull, so after repairing all the rest I tested the boat yesterday, with the following results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTs__BRPUMc
Fortunately it's easy to repair.
I almost sank
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Posted: Sep 26, 2021 - 11:32 PM
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Posted: Sep 27, 2021 - 12:02 AM
Well, I'm glad it's not just me! Glad you made it back.
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Bryan in Poplar Grove, IL
Supercat 17, unknown year. Future project
Hobie 16, 1977 - died a spectacular death https://youtu.be/Y7O22bp2MVA
Hobie 16, 1978 - current boat
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Posted: Sep 27, 2021 - 04:51 AM
Ouf!! Glad you got it back to the beach!
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1335 XTSea Nacra 5.8 NA
605 Nacra 4.5
Cleveland Yacht Club
Brisbane, AU
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Posted: Sep 27, 2021 - 07:06 AM
haha!
Great soundtrack !!!
