Ouch! That's gotta hurt!

[Dry Run]

One of our clients returned from Cowes yesterday having suffered a slight "tide height miscalculation" resulting in a gearbox/skeg/prop modification

[Wightdiver]

Originally Posted by Dry Run

One of our clients returned from Cowes yesterday having suffered a slight "tide height miscalculation" resulting in a gearbox/skeg/prop modification

That will polish out with T cut!!!!!!!!

[spartacus]

Take it the gearbox is kaput?

[SteveHall]

Any idea on how they did it? Must have been going at some speed?

Hope they arent a member on here...

[Dry Run]

Gearbox has had it I'm afraid

Apparently occurred about 150meters off shore between The Squadron and Egypt Point.

Very low tides this weekend!

[Fender]

Originally Posted by Dry Run

One of our clients returned from Cowes yesterday having suffered a slight "tide height miscalculation" resulting in a gearbox/skeg/prop modification

Not sure if you've got the boat owners persimmon or not to post up the photo's but I've got to say if it was my boat / screw-up then I'd not be too impressed to find the pictures on the web, especially from the yard I pay money to store it - I appreciate the boats not named but it wouldn't need a Einstein to work out the owner.
Just my thoughts

[69cmw]

Originally Posted by Fender

Not sure if you've got the boat owners persimmon or not to post up the photo's but I've got to say if it was my boat / screw-up then I'd not be too impressed to find the pictures on the web, especially from the yard I pay money to store it - I appreciate the boats not named but it wouldn't need a Einstein to work out the owner.
Just my thoughts

Far better to post pictures and where it happened to potentially stop another balloon doing the same I would say ....

[SteveHall]

Originally Posted by 69cmw

Far better to post pictures and where it happened to potentially stop another balloon doing the same I would say ....

I have got to agree, thats why I asked if Steve knew how or why it had happened!

[Dry Run]

Originally Posted by 69cmw

Far better to post pictures and where it happened to potentially stop another balloon doing the same I would say ....

Agree. For the record, the owner is a capable and experienced boater who knows the area well but simply got caught out by the extremely low tides this weekend.

Hoppefully, it serves as a reminder to us all.

[jackreno]

Originally Posted by spartacus

Take it the gearbox is kaput?

I damage a prop and broke about 1 inch on my skeg and gearbox is just fine, skegs can be damage without damage to the gear box and his prop don't look as bad as my damage prop was.

[Sutty]

How can you be capable and experienced and not know about tidal range and navigatio

[cjj216]

Wish I was as good as some of you guys 😏