I was having my Fantasia 35 hauled out yesterday, for a refit, on a travel-lift.
They managed to drop the boat out of the front sling, and the bow dropped about 3 feet onto concrete. Ouch!
I've looked at the "Lamination Schedule" for the boat, and an outline of the "Accommodation Design", both of which indicate ballast is located at the area where the impact occurred, roughly where the keel to bow curve begins.
My question is, can anyone enlighten me on what type of ballast, and how it's configured? I'm trying to figure out if it will have spread the impact shockwave, or if it's likely to have caused massive hull cracks. I don't want to have to remove my fuel tank, because of course that's going to wreck the teak interior!
I'm insured, but the better informed I am, the better chance of a good diagnosis. Love the boat, but I don’t want the bow to suddenly fall off! That would be an even worse surprise.
Can anyone help me out?
They managed to drop the boat out of the front sling, and the bow dropped about 3 feet onto concrete. Ouch!
I've looked at the "Lamination Schedule" for the boat, and an outline of the "Accommodation Design", both of which indicate ballast is located at the area where the impact occurred, roughly where the keel to bow curve begins.
My question is, can anyone enlighten me on what type of ballast, and how it's configured? I'm trying to figure out if it will have spread the impact shockwave, or if it's likely to have caused massive hull cracks. I don't want to have to remove my fuel tank, because of course that's going to wreck the teak interior!
I'm insured, but the better informed I am, the better chance of a good diagnosis. Love the boat, but I don’t want the bow to suddenly fall off! That would be an even worse surprise.
Can anyone help me out?