Vikings on the beach

[rsmith]

I don’t think a cold molded boat would have survived the beating. A friend of mine’s captain ran his brand new 58 Monterey up on the beach in Rehoboth Delaware back in the 80’s it was reduced to splinters in hours.

 

[Pascal]

So yesterday I decided to check the free fall on the hydraulic windlasses on the 116 I run… sure enough both had seized clutches (Maxwell 4500s). The clutches put up a fight but I eventually got them off the gipsy. Lesson learned, we re going to start using free fall more often.

 

[bostonhatteras]

I don’t think a cold molded boat would have survived the beating. A friend of mine’s captain ran his brand new 58 Monterey up on the beach in Rehoboth Delaware back in the 80’s it was reduced to splinters in hours.

Interesting topic in its own right. I've never seen a cross section from a cold molded hull, or even a plug from through hull install. How thick are they generally for a given length? At first thought the lamination schedule of a glass boat can be varied in many ways, and in certain areas, to increase structural rigidity and overall strength, it doesn't seem to be as readily accomplished with cold molding. Pictures of cold molded hulls under construction seem to have the same thickness applied virtually everywhere, then I guess reinforced in the chines etc with the same fabrics a glass boats would have? I think your observation is entirely valid as molded hulls lack the continuous matrix glass hulls have. .

 

[Cricket]

Thinking what helped the 92' survive was a few things. It drifted up on to the beach so it didn't hit anything hard and fast that could rip the bottom open, the height of the freeboard and also that the hull basically sat on top of the sand and didn't sink into it, the outer break kept the on beach break lower than if the waves were only breaking on the beach, and it's 92' and substantially built.
I never had a ride on the Glass Machine that had to be beached because it hit something but I did ride the 2nd boat a few times, 63' Monterey, and it was bad ass, currently the Rookie IV.

 

[rwaldrop13]

Was probably another mail order 100 ton master baiter the schools guarantee any idiot can become a captain

The way I heard it, the owner's son and his buddies "borrowed" the boat and then failed to anchor it while either swimming or fishing...

 

[Retired1]

The way I heard it, the owner's son and his buddies "borrowed" the boat and then failed to anchor it while either swimming or fishing...

there were huge seas, so that makes zero sense, plus all the rich kids I know who borrows dads boats, usually put them WAY up on sandbars, requiring cranes and barges to salvage. Then the kids are given seats on the Board of Directors then sink that too.

 

[Cricket]

The way I heard it, the owner's son and his buddies "borrowed" the boat and then failed to anchor it while either swimming or fishing...

That's a bad rumor although I'm sure the crew wishes it was true.

 

[rsmith]

That's a bad rumor although I'm sure the crew wishes it was true.

It was blowing 25-30 out of the north that day with 8-10’ seas i doubt they were on a snorkel trip

 

[Cricket]

Viking issued a statement today regarding the 92' beaching last week.

STATEMENT BY VIKING YACHTS REGARDING THE VIKING 92 BEACHED IN DELRAY, FLORIDA
On November 3, 2023, a 2017 Viking 92 Open Bridge Convertible (92 C) departed Palm Beach Inlet en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Within an hour of departure, the 92 C encountered a fuel interruption to the generators and then main engines, at which point the 92 C lost power. It was set adrift as the captain and crew tried to resolve the problem. The crew tried to deploy the anchor by releasing the brake, but unfortunately the devil claw was still attached. It subsequently was lodged into the deployment chute rendering the anchor unusable. The 92 C came to rest on the shore in Delray Beach, Florida.
The vessel is now at the Viking Yacht Service Center safely blocked in our Riviera Beach yard since Sunday night. After our technicians inspected the 92 C, they determined that the incident was not the result of manufacturing or design error and that the damage was minimal. Once we receive the needed parts and materials, we expect to have the boat back fishing hopefully by the New Year.
Most importantly, the captain and the crew are safely ashore with no incident.

 

[Pascal]

“Fuel interruption”. Cute… does it mean an empty main tank? I guess if the fire system shits down everything it can be called “fuel interruption”…

I can’t imagine Viking building a 92 footer with a single pick up in the tank and manifold like cheap Asian trawlers…

As to emergency anchor release, well lesson learned. I did a couple of drills with my crew on the 116 to make sure they release both chain locks before loosening the clutch and the brake

 

[rsmith]

CYA written by the legal department no doubt

Viking issued a statement today regarding the 92' beaching last week.

STATEMENT BY VIKING YACHTS REGARDING THE VIKING 92 BEACHED IN DELRAY, FLORIDA
On November 3, 2023, a 2017 Viking 92 Open Bridge Convertible (92 C) departed Palm Beach Inlet en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Within an hour of departure, the 92 C encountered a fuel interruption to the generators and then main engines, at which point the 92 C lost power. It was set adrift as the captain and crew tried to resolve the problem. The crew tried to deploy the anchor by releasing the brake, but unfortunately the devil claw was still attached. It subsequently was lodged into the deployment chute rendering the anchor unusable. The 92 C came to rest on the shore in Delray Beach, Florida.
The vessel is now at the Viking Yacht Service Center safely blocked in our Riviera Beach yard since Sunday night. After our technicians inspected the 92 C, they determined that the incident was not the result of manufacturing or design error and that the damage was minimal. Once we receive the needed parts and materials, we expect to have the boat back fishing hopefully by the New Year.
Most importantly, the captain and the crew are safely ashore with no incident.

 

[PierreR]

CYA written by the legal department no doubt

I don't really get this statement because the boat was 6-7 years old and totally out of warranty anyway. Even so, I am sure they wanted to know the answer to the manufacturing error question themselves.

If its written by the legal department, we can fix that with one word added to the final sentence. "Most importantly, the unemployed captain and the crew are safely ashore with no incident."

 

[Bob Bradley]

Let's see. A "fuel interruption" to the genny, and then to the mains. Typically the pickup tube for the genny is shorter than those for the mains. Genny will run out of fuel sooner. Sounds to me that it's quite possible that they simply ran out of fuel. I actually had this happen once on my way back from a long offshore trip where I pushed the envelope a bit too much. Never lost the main, but it was running on fumes. Genny quit about a half mile before I made the fuel dock.

 

[Captain Ralph]

Does this Viking use "Day Tanks"?
Requires fuel transfer to it every 12 hours or so?
Yep, Gen-set would die first, usually a good warning of what is about to happen to the mains shortly.

 

[Pascal]

Running a ta k dry on such a short trip??

 

[PierreR]

If they ran out of fuel, why was there talk of TowBoat removing fuel prior to towing?

 

[jim rosenthal]

Good point. The videos show them pumping quite a bit of fuel off the boat. This was probably an effort to reduce the chance of a hazmat spill and to lighten her as well.

I don't know what the manifolding is like on those boats; I've never owned a boat that big with that much fuel capacity. However, they could have run the tank that they were using dry, or they could have been mistakenly feeding the excess fuel back to a different tank and ended up "out of fuel" for all practical purposes. I've seen that happen more than once.

I'm glad everyone is okay. As noted, the captain may be on the beach. He may face a CG inquiry as well, which I don't envy.

 

[Captain Ralph]

Running a ta k dry on such a short trip??

If it was a day tank, May have been many days since fuel was transferred to it.

 

[Pascal]

If it was a day tank, May have been many days since fuel was transferred to it.

Checking fuel is part of of the preflight.

 

[Captain Ralph]

Checking fuel is part of of the preflight.

Yep, You, me and most others,,,, Not all.
New captain may have been was told there is 1000 gallons on board and cast him off.
Boat show and other hops later, he is a-drift.