dismasted neighbor!

May 23, 2016
1,024
Catalina 22 #12502 BSC
Well, we all know to periodically check and maintain our rigging (often), but how about your neighbor's boat? Got a call from the club yesterday, "your neighbors boat (a Flying Scot) dismasted in his slip and landed on your boat, may want to come down"!

Upon inspection, his stbd shroud was shreaded and failed, sending his mast across our finger pier and onto our foredeck. Somehow it missed our shrouds and forestay and landed on the lifelines, The finger pier caught the brunt of the weight. Guess we dodged a bullet, and glad I wasn't standing on our bow hanking on the jib!
Lesson learned, beware of your neighbors boat condition!! (not just your own!)

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Apr 11, 2017
571
Catalina C22 Solomon's Island, MD
Lightning never strikes twice - you're in good shape. Luckily, it looks like the lifelines soaked up the impact. Have a good 4th!
 
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MitchM

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Jan 20, 2005
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Nauticat 321 pilothouse 32 Erie PA
you were planning on new lifelines anyhow, right ? get his insurance to pay for them.