Sabre 42 vs. Brown Marine

heartofgold · Post by **heartofgold** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:01 pm

My boss is an avid photographer, especially when it comes to documenting work related to our customers. This Sabre 42 was aground after hurricane Dennis, and Brown Marine only got around to relocating it back to the water last week. Enjoy the pics, but look very carefully.....

Here's where thing start to look a little wrong....

(Stay tuned....)

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:20 pm

It's gotta be something with the crane...I don't want to see the next shot, but I really do...

Get posting...

Figment · Post by **Figment** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:42 pm

hmmmmm. That's a very low angle on that boom. then in pic #3 it looks like the hoist is almost double-blocked. Crane operator tried to elevate the boom and something went POW!

That's my guess, anyway. ;)

Post by **Tim** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:49 pm

Oh, this ain't going to be pretty, methinks!

My guess is that the whole boom is coming down on the boat.

Doug, you'd better post the remaining series before tomorrow night! I'm going away Saturday and my trip might be ruined if I don't see the whole event you've begun chronicling! hehe

Jason K · Post by **Jason K** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:53 pm

My boss is an avid photographer, especially when it comes to documenting work related to our customers.

Don't you mean HIS customers?

Now post the next pictures! Please.

heartofgold · Post by **heartofgold** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:43 pm

Yes, yes, yes. Patience please.....
Timing is everything, as these next 2 pictures attest.

And yes, that is the actual impact, and that is shattered lexan and fiberglass. In fact, the wires on the boom are still in reverberating.

A30_John · Post by **A30_John** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:56 pm

Ouch.

heartofgold · Post by **heartofgold** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:11 pm

Here's the way it ended up on the outside.

And here's what ended up on the inside.

Actually, what really saved the boat was that this block went through the deck and the setee, but under the setee was a 60 gal. water tank (which was full). It absorbed much of the shock, but made quite a mess, let me tell you.

Post by **Tim** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:14 am

What a miserable irony to have your boat survive a hurricane grounding surprisingly intact (as far as I could tell), only to have the salvage crage inflict major damage! Youch.

Man, that block looks HUGE inside the boat. Not what one wants to see, is it?

So what failed? Did a cable break, or did the crane tip over?

heartofgold · Post by **heartofgold** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:03 am

You can see clearly where the structure failed. I am not even sure what this part is called, but it is the equivalant of a gin pole.

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:52 am

Wow!!!

I'm sure that was a tough call to the owner.