It would not be hard to fill the hole up paste a load of car bog over the cracks and fair it out. You could then take a flash molding off the hull to make a new section from. I fear its the systems that will take the real time. The hull only needs to be strong enough to deal with normal loads and keep the water out. If you can replace the systems and make them reliable. You can make it look pretty after next weekend.If they haven’t destroyed the mold for Patriot they could rebuild the port bow section and fly it out to NZ
It's not the hull that takes the bulk of the loads, it's the internal framing. If they are damaged as well, it may be game over.It would not be hard to fill the hole up paste a load of car bog over the cracks and fair it out. You could then take a flash molding off the hull to make a new section from. I fear its the systems that will take the real time. The hull only needs to be strong enough to deal with normal loads and keep the water out. If you can replace the systems and make them reliable. You can make it look pretty after next weekend.
Well... and hold the fcs in place. Not trivial. This isn't like filling a hole, it's likely a crucial structural join point.The hull only needs to be strong enough to deal with normal loads and keep the water out
The skipper is TH, DB is the helmsmen. I think they need to free up Goddison to do a role like Giles. I am beginning to see that INEOS has played a blinder with their crew set up. The after guard is more important than any other AC race in history. You get into even the slightest wrong part of the course the opposition can make 500 m. I was also wondering why they removed a hatch when it was on its side after the capsize...Did that cause the water ingress? Or is it hull damage? Ah just seen a fridge shaped hole. edditedTrue but in the end the wheel is turned by who. The skipper
I guess they have until the Prada semis which is 11 days, but it looks like a HUGE job. I think it might be curtains for AM, which is a real shame for the event.They'll have to rebuild nearly the entire hull.
You can't do that in 4 days.
It is sad because in those conditions she was 2-5 knots faster. 48 knots at one point.I guess they have until the Prada semis which is 11 days, but it looks like a HUGE job. I think it might be curtains for AM, which is a real shame for the event.
Yes, no problem with speed, AM is a fast boat. I hope they can repair it in time for the semis. Otherwise there'll be no racing until a INEOS v LR Prada final. It's a shame because today's racing was some of the most exciting since one or two of the San Fransisco final races in 2013.It is sad because in those conditions she was 2-5 knots faster. 48 knots at one point.
they can do it in 11 days.I guess they have until the Prada semis which is 11 days, but it looks like a HUGE job. I think it might be curtains for AM, which is a real shame for the event.
This is a bit more than some bog and paint.they can do it in 11 days.
Good pickup.. perhaps that square thing in the water was the projectile?Sheared carbon seen immediately as the boat leans to its side in slo-mo. Pic from daily higlights video.
Sorry for them. They will bounce back.
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Just three days ago they were the favorite among the challengers...Not much is lost if AM if they pull out of the cup. They where in the “thanks for also showing up and give the big boys someone to race against” category. Making up the numbers really
Why do you say that?Not much is lost if AM if they pull out of the cup. They where in the “thanks for also showing up and give the big boys someone to race against” category. Making up the numbers really
I think he had comms problems.Agreed rushed and panicky and one guy wasn't keen at all. Not a word from the Skipper TH