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Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
Mario
1972 58' Hatteras Yachtfisherman
Siboney
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09-26-2016 08:16 AM #2Senior Member
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Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
Awful, our inlet used to have a long weir jetty on one side that water flowed over. Several large boats hit the submerged rocks and were badly damaged/sunk. It was eventually closed off like the rest of the jetty. An accident waiting to happen.
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09-26-2016 08:30 AM #3
Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
That is a very, very sobering read. Unlike some of the stories one reads they tried hard to do everything right and still ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I've filed this somewhere in the back of my head and have vowed, once again, to have "the paper" out next time i get close to shore in unfamiliar waters......1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
Hull number 524
Chesapeake Bay
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Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
Idiots with too much money and electronics that they don't know how to use. I've made that trip hundereds of times. That breakwater is a well know and documented obstruction that is several miles long.
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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09-26-2016 10:17 AM #5Senior Member
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Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
After reading this blog, I naturally tried to discern what a similar situation would mean to my Hatteras. After some thought I have concluded it would have survived. Unless I am missing something, what sunk Ghost Rider was a breach in the bottom of the keel that allowed water to flood the vessel. While I owned a 68 Hatteras TC that had an open top keel, I understand everything in the 70's and later have foam filled sealed keels with the top either fiberglassed over, or tanks in the keel that are also sealed with fiberglass to the stringers or the bulkheads. This would contain any water entering the bottom of the keel from rising up to flood the bilges.
The smaller hole on the bow would present the same problem as experienced by Ghost Rider, but as I read the blog this was manageable.
A design detail with significance.
Pete
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Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
With a Hatteras one would receive a bill for damage to the break water Seriously, during hurricane Andrew a 53c took out other boats, several concrete pilings, and ended up on top a seawall with the hull still intact.
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Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
I think that what sunk the boat was not the initial impact at the bow but the stress from the entire boat resting on hard spot on its keel and rocked by wakes. I honestly wonder if any boat could withstand that.
As to the dike, it is indeed well charted. I don't have paper charts for the Delaware handy as I haven't been up there in 4 years, but both the garmin blue charts on my iPad and the NOAA charts on the furunos show its double dash line outline. Problem is the bottom is deep on both side near the southern end so there are no color change. In all fairness I can see how someone not used to rivers could have mistaken the dotted lines for a cable area or underwater pipe.Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
Credit ought to be given to the writer for starting out by stating that the wreck was his fault. He doesn't let himself off the hook. I think the account was intended to be instructive. it certainly looks a painful experience for them. And costly as well.
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09-26-2016 06:07 PM #9
Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
X2 to that, few would have the class to take accountability. I anchored my Hatt behind Reedy Island once, and as I said on another forum, there is really no excuse other than negligence, as the captain himself admits, for hitting that thing. Very well marked and called out on all charts, he neglected to learn, and then use his plotter correctly, nor consult the excellent paper charts or chart books for that area. It is a very short distance from Summit North (nice marina, by the way), I'm still not clear why the stop there instead of proceeding to Cape May. Maybe I missed something in the blog?
George
Former Owner: "Incentive" 1981 56MY
2007-2014
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09-26-2016 06:45 PM #10Senior Member
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Re: Nordhavn sinks. full blog account of sinking told by the owners . very sad
Life is about timing. Had they hit it when the tide was coming in.......
FTFD... i drive a slow 1968 41c381