Cursed?

[Manureva]

This year i sold my san juan 23 mesange and bought a tanzer 28. The tanzer was named manureva, just like Alain Cola's boat. So far in one season i had the exhaust elbow break in two, the alternator caught fire, the shaft spun in the drive flange, the engine ( which is supposed to be a rebuilt) quit at sea and tonight i came back to the dock with one foot of water in the cabin. Now everything has been resealed and double checked at the beginning of the season since i am a marine engineer and i like my stuff to be in top shape at all time. I have never been so bad lucked with any boat, i am starting to think that either the boat is cursed by Alain colas ghost, or that the fact that she has been named gaie bleu at one time is playing against it.

Now the big question is should i make an insurance claim since she is now a mess or should i clean it up, rename her gaie bleu and get rid of her?

Paul.

 

[All U Get]

Hi Paul,

Your insurance company would probably say "maintenance issue" and reject your claim. It is difficult to foresee how a boat will respond to being used. The choice of fixing or moving up is never easy, but you'll know when.

All U Get

 

[tommays]

The boat is suffering form a bad case of deferred maintenance














You would seem to be past the point of NOT buying a boat like that SO your left with fixing each system properly ,enjoying a boat that functions correctly and allows you to go sailing

OR allowing things to fail and ruin weekends

 

[AWalker]

Look up the boat renaming procedure and follow it. That should make the sailing gods happy. Them start fixing the systems, one by one, I'd start with the engine, then the bilge pumps.

 

[capta]

Look up the boat renaming procedure and follow it. That should make the sailing gods happy. Them start fixing the systems, one by one, I'd start with the engine, then the bilge pumps.

I'd start with the bilge pumps first, to keep the newly renovated engine from taking a dip, don't you think?