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• Case closed on Cheeki Rafeeki. CG found the hull.
  • HOLLY FLACKERS!!!!
  • How did they spot that?
  • And yet you willingly risk your life on an airliner?
    • Yeah, 'cept forces are hugely greater in water even taking shorter lever arm into account..it seems to me.
      • The forces are easily engineered for, and pretty well known...
        • bolt failure
          • My keel attachment is pretty pedestrian (but damn strong)...
            • Yes, and here's another strong attachment
              • That looks good to me! I like the bolted on external lead...
              • Strap on shaft not a good idea.
                • No worries.. it's good. You're seeing the strap shaft log/skeg
                  • (See inline photo with text)
            • That does look strong
            • I can see that we think a lot alike.
        • I have seen...
          • Me deck stepped mast once survived the loss of the back stay.
            • And a deck stepped mast can stand also, when the entire mast head breaks off
              • OK,...
                • Yes probably, but Tehani is so small that the mast coming through would be like an elephant in the tent
                  • Oh and here's whaat the interior looks like- no compression post. Instead there is a keyhole opening in
                • What if it was the forestay that had broken...
                  • good idea using a bit of anchor chain
                    • The anchor chain fix.
                      • Nice!
          • Stepping the mast on the keel adds stiffness to
            • Yes, a cutter rig gives a lot of ...
    • Sure, but I know airplanes are terrible boats.
      • Amen.
      • Spoken like a non-engineer
        • I'm ok with that. More an artist,...
          • I gotta side with Tom on science versus art in boatbuilding....
        • 2D vs 3D Consideration.
          • No evidence at all that this one hit anything. Just fell off.
  • Am I seeing things or does it look
    • Numbers of bolts
      • Ok, but wouldn't the same number of larger bolts
        • Bolts
          • I am with Steve on this... all the bolts in a line mean concentrated stresses and a leverage point
    • And it looks like 3 bolts failed..