A CA salvager's website has a mangled 2000 Passage 420 up for auction. Does anybody know what caused all this damage to this boat? Is/was it owned by a HOW participant? Robert Pancza
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What I heard
Supposedly, the damage was caused by a grounding in or around those tanker moorings off MDR. It must have been one hell of a grounding! Here's what bothers me about the whole setup: this is supposed to be an auction, but I see no bidding period. Which would indicate the 'winning bid' is some amount of money the salvager is content to walk away with. I'm not a conspiracy-type, but this looks weird to me.
Supposedly, the damage was caused by a grounding in or around those tanker moorings off MDR. It must have been one hell of a grounding! Here's what bothers me about the whole setup: this is supposed to be an auction, but I see no bidding period. Which would indicate the 'winning bid' is some amount of money the salvager is content to walk away with. I'm not a conspiracy-type, but this looks weird to me.
$60k minimum probably not met
I spoke with someone at Cooper (salvager located in CT by the way, although ther boat's in CA) about this boat as soon as it appeared on Yachtworld 1 1/2 weeks ago listed at $60,000. On YW there was no mention that the $60k was a minimum bid (since clarified). The guy said the deadline was going to be Monday 11/9, but apparently the $60k minimum has not been met. The seller also said that the only way to make out on this deal is if you have the skills and resources to repair personally which most of us do not. It sure got my heart pounding for a few hours though... dream on. Trevor
I spoke with someone at Cooper (salvager located in CT by the way, although ther boat's in CA) about this boat as soon as it appeared on Yachtworld 1 1/2 weeks ago listed at $60,000. On YW there was no mention that the $60k was a minimum bid (since clarified). The guy said the deadline was going to be Monday 11/9, but apparently the $60k minimum has not been met. The seller also said that the only way to make out on this deal is if you have the skills and resources to repair personally which most of us do not. It sure got my heart pounding for a few hours though... dream on. Trevor
hit the pipe
The 'mangled' P420 was sailed over the pipeline in dead low tide and the keel struck the pipe. The owner believes it was at 5-6 knots but the winds the afternoon of the mangling had picked up and it may have been more like 10 knots. The keel did not separate from the hull, but there was a lot of torque as the boat fell abeam and the owner was unable to right her with the sails 'up'. No water got below decks - the keel and rudder have distinct damage. The boat is loaded - the owner did a very thorough job outfitting her. Personally, I'd check the bulkheads and the seams to the liners based on the type of accident.
The 'mangled' P420 was sailed over the pipeline in dead low tide and the keel struck the pipe. The owner believes it was at 5-6 knots but the winds the afternoon of the mangling had picked up and it may have been more like 10 knots. The keel did not separate from the hull, but there was a lot of torque as the boat fell abeam and the owner was unable to right her with the sails 'up'. No water got below decks - the keel and rudder have distinct damage. The boat is loaded - the owner did a very thorough job outfitting her. Personally, I'd check the bulkheads and the seams to the liners based on the type of accident.
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