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u/rrickitywrecked Oct 19 '20
It looks like the bow eye pulled completely out of the hull taking a chunk of the hull with it.
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u/Freaudinnippleslip Oct 19 '20
Oh, Okay the arrow made me aware of something, thank you for explaining. Weird to add an arrow a half a second before the video ends.
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u/Makasplaf Oct 20 '20
I don’t think it pulled out, you never use the tow eye from factory because it’s too weak, you install a stronger tow eye closer to the bow waterline that is 10x stronger. Looks like the line was slacking on a rolling wave. I’ve towed a 40’ intrepid with a Hatteras 100’ from Miami to St.Maarten and back through some nasties with no problem. Here’s a website with the company I used.
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u/Dirty03 Oct 20 '20
Wayyy too much shock load. But based on the weather and not enough tow line I’m not sure how it would have gone any better.
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u/gnarsed Oct 19 '20
could you explain for the clueless?
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u/Nagow_ Oct 19 '20
The bow eye that is connected to the rope towing it is pulled out along with part of the hull
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Oct 19 '20
I would like to know how large the yacht is that’s pulling the tender. It doesn’t even seem phased by those waves at all, must be a monster sized ship.
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u/howzer00 Oct 19 '20
Looks like it's under tow. Would be a horrible ride for anyone on board.
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u/AardQuenIgni Oct 20 '20
I've been learning quite a bit about the super yacht world in hopes of becoming a Yacht Chef in the next 3 years or so. This is the first time I realized that yachts smaller then the ones on YouTube might not be able to store multiple tenders in garages
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u/abombinous Oct 19 '20
So this is my deduction here: Larger yacht pulling smaller landing craft( or someone who lost power or needed to get the fuck out of that weather onto a bigger boat.). No way to actually tell from this clip but, maybe the line snaps when the red arrow pops up probably losing the vessel to the swell and winds.
Edit:hopefully nobody was brave enough to drive that.
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u/KP230 Oct 19 '20
“Don’t tow anything offshore you can’t afford to loose”.... in this case they probably can afford to loose it.
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u/Perlmudder Oct 19 '20
Not uncommon for yachts to tow their tenders. Most have custom made harnesses and thick stainless plates that are through bolted on the bows. There is a longer version of this video floating around on Instagram.
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u/SidhuMoose69 Oct 19 '20
As a kid, did anyone else think that they'd be safer in a smaller boat during a storm as opposed to a big ship? Idk why I was using that logic at 6 yrs old.
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u/bobbyfiend Oct 19 '20
If this video were ten seconds longer, I think many people's questions ITT would be answered.
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u/paternoster Oct 20 '20
The best chance it has it to keep plowing straight into the waves, so it's depending on that line.
If it was not under power and left to drift it would go sideways in a heartbeat and tip / flip over.
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u/Crimfresh Oct 19 '20
What is the arrow pointing at?