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| Author: | Tom Kirkman [ Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
tonystott wrote: Why would you even try though? The hull is a write-off with damage like that. I wouldn't want to stake my life on a repair I don't disagree with you, but I work on and build stuff a lot more complicated than this every day. Plus I have no guarantee that another hull, if offered, would be any better. It might have a defect in another area. The entire stud could be taken out and another installed from outside the hull. Through-hull fittings can be made extremely watertight. But, it's just something I'm mulling over for the time being. |
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| Author: | Tom Kirkman [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
Tried to title and tag the trailer today. The title shows MSP Holdings as the seller, the receipt shows ACK in TX. The NC DMV said, no, I cannot title or tag it until the names on the title and receipt match. I suspect it's the same company, one a subsidiary of the other or something, but the DMV will not be moved. Somebody said the sailing gods were trying to tell me something. If I didn't believe it before, I do now. |
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| Author: | sun E sailor [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
Hummm? You know the movie "The Money Pit"  ? Well, maybe you could make the sequel just for sailors called "The Boat Pit"  . No... come to think of it, that's been done too  . Oh well, you'll just have to figure some other way out of this dilemma  . Good Luck  .
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| Author: | Tom Kirkman [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
Had lunch with a buddy yesterday who suggested just boxing it all up and sending it all back for a refund. He said, "You got to sail once, didn't you? Isn't that enough?" The only time he ever sailed in his life was with another buddy who took him out on a windless day where they were promptly becalmed for several hours several miles from their launch. He doesn't find anything about sailing alluring. |
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| Author: | KayakingBob [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
Once you get yours all straitened out, you can cure him of his 'dull' view on sailing.
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| Author: | sailpowerd [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
I am 72 years old, I have owned 34 boats, mostly sail, I have been sailing before I was born. Your non sailing buddy got it right. There is no reason for buying a new anything and being confronted with the problems you have faced. Take your buddy out to lunch and thank him. Tom Kirkman wrote: Had lunch with a buddy yesterday who suggested just boxing it all up and sending it all back for a refund. He said, "You got to sail once, didn't you? Isn't that enough?"
The only time he ever sailed in his life was with another buddy who took him out on a windless day where they were promptly becalmed for several hours several miles from their launch. He doesn't find anything about sailing alluring. |
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| Author: | chrisj [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
Tom Kirkman wrote: The only time he ever sailed in his life was with another buddy who took him out on a windless day where they were promptly becalmed for several hours several miles from their launch. He doesn't find anything about sailing alluring. Ah, but they didn't have a Mirage drive. You hear about the odd "lemon" rolling out on an assembly line of perfectly good cars. It sounds like that's what happened here. Go for an exchange, not a refund. These boats pay us back a thousand times over for their occasional peccadillos. |
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| Author: | Tom Kirkman [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
I agree. The Mirage Drive is what convinced me to buy the AI over other "sailboats." |
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| Author: | PassWind [ Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
I went on a 12 mile sail last year, had to make the destination. The first 9 miles were pure Hobie-sailing bliss but then the wind just died. If it wasn't for the mirage drive I'd prolly still be floating out there ... ... tell Hobie you need a Mulligan |
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| Author: | Tom Kirkman [ Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found the leak |
My dealer said it would be okay to plug the leak and keep using the boat until a new hull arrives. With light winds predicted today, I just couldn't resist getting on the water. So... Original condition:  A little plastic welding:  So, very light winds but after two hours, not a single drop of water in the boat. Not sure how the overall structural integrity of the hull is, but for now, at least I don't have to worry about filling up with water. Also took the Drift HD170 out and took a short video. Taken on the very lowest resolution and further reduced for Youtube size limits. But it's crystal clear and rather sharp on a large screen TV. I really like this camera. Microphone was mounted on camera, next time I'll move the mic up into the cockpit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvKbPZ3smQ8 |
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