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• Whale holes boat off of Mexico...
  • Whale hit boat? ...or perhaps the other way around?
    • Nice looking pump!
    • But how much stuff can you reasonably carry?
    • probably...
    • Now where do you store it along with a reasonable amount of fuel?
    • a REAL pump....
      • that's an interesting concept
      • I'm intrigued, however...
      • I got an email from the manufacturer in NZ
        • Some of the thought I had when I was looking at it.....
          • It's hard to rig a collision mat while
            • AND.....
              • I agree. I like the concept.
  • I would be curious to know...
    • Story said the rudder was damaged
    • It was a fiberglass Perry 47 that had completed a circumnavigation...
      • Yes, surprising. The Perry 47 is considered a bulletproof boat
        • Ouch, did you really...
          • Another take-away
          • Sorry. Lump for more of a performance thing
            • Minor correction
              • And the Hunter ran smack into a rock wall
                • Wrong. It was a collision with a ship!
                  • Frankly I think it was both...
                    • A whale ate it?
                      • An explosion on impact?
                        • A Jet Plane (at many multiples of the Hunter's motoring speed
                          • Apparently divers went down at the north part of the island...
                            • From Sailing Anarchy on the N-E boat loss
                            • SOme of the chatter
                              • There was a preliminary report by U.S. Sailing...
                    • The last 'spot' transmission was only 75 meters from the island.
              • You are correct, I stand corrected.
            • I didn't say that...
              • Understood
                • They don't?
                  • Not better rate but limits on destinations
            • WHo made the Pequod?
              • I think she was built in a Quaker yard that specialized in lightly built performance whalers.
          • Justin,, all things aside,,
            • A lot more than this?
              • Teak was only a word.. Cherry is a nice interior.
              • I like those boats. Great layout below, traditional.
  • He was aware of whales in the area. What can you do to keep from having contact?
    • I was thinking about a noise maker...
      • Would think a whale would hear a depth sounder, no?
        • Yes, they home right in on them!
        • I turm mine off when offshore.
      • Is there any evidence (like studies) that a depth sounder would attract whales?
        • Had a shark follow me for a while..
          • there are "yahoos" that apparently could win Darwin awards
        • Remember this Right Whale (that got it wrong)!
    • Maybe nothing
  • Makes me think about a watertight bulkhead