Neil, Scary stuff. Glad no one hurt. Bill Walker Evening Star CnC 36 Pentwater, Mi
Sent from AOL Mobile Mail On Sunday, July 9, 2017 schiller via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: We were dis masted yesterday just off shore from Muskegon, Michigan yesterday. The starboard chain plate bulkhead failed and the chain plate pulled out through the deck. The mast snapped at the spreaders and fell off to the leeward side. We were in the starting stages of the Jolly Roger Shoreline race. The conditions changed from about 11-12 kts (true) to 14-15 kts when the chain plate failed. Waves were about 3 feet. We had been on a beam reach doing 7.0-7.2 kts and hardened up to closehauled to see if we were going to be able to point to the turning mark when it failed. We had about twenty seconds between hearing the pop and having the chain plate fly out of the deck with the mast failed. Luckily, all were in the cockpit at failure. I was just starting out to crash drop sails from the first pop and seeing the slack leeward shroud. The helmsman had just started turning into the wind. After about an hour, we were able to get the main off and stowed and get the jib on deck with the mast lashed to the bow pulpit. Took the boat back in to Muskegon to Torresen Marine and left it in their haulout well until Monday when they can start assessing it. It will come down to economics to see if the hull value will support a new mast and structural repairs necessary. The starboard chain plate had leaked in the past and I had glassed in the bulkhead and added a backing plate when I bought her (22 years ago) but the wood in the area does not look good. I will keep the list updated with how things pan out. Neil Schiller 1970 Redwing 35, Hull #7 (C&C 35, Mark I) "Corsair" White Lake, Michigan (Now residing in Muskegon for the time being) _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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