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Originally posted by Johnny Rocket
So as far as I can tell from this discussion, there was a mechanical failure of a drive componenet but no actual evidence of any collision?
Doesn't anyone here know someone who was actually involved? If so perhaps you could suggest that they give us the straight facts to avoid the endless surmise and rumours?
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Sigh.....
OK, enough time has elapsed for the truth to be published by Icemarine. Unfortunately they have not, and still state they hit a submerged object.
As they are not going to say so - I will:
Johnny - you are correct. There was a mechanical failure in their design. There is no evidence of any collision, and the statement that there was a collision with an unknown object was designed to move suspicion away from their design failure. You can not have a high profile attempt failing bring the actual engineering of the boat into question can you?
My quote that got
John G so riled up:
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Originally posted by verytricky
or something similar....
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Is in fact true.
They did not hit anything to cause the problem. The problem was simple mechanical failure due to a design change that failed under the 'normal' stress of operating the boat at high speeds in the conditions they were. The only thing they 'hit' was the water.
This is the fact, and it would be great if John G would do us a favour and 'enlighten us on what you know??'
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Originally posted by John G
a hole! sh*t! sounds serious - tell us more Mr.Fuller?
Or was it "something similar"? - Mr.Tricky can you enlighten us on what you know??
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Originally posted by John G
I didn’t initially come forward declaring exactly my involvement in this project as I interested to see for once from an inside perspective how the inevitable rumour mill and speculation would evolve!
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It appears he was testing the water to see if the truth was out. Well, now it is.
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Originally posted by John G
Yes - like Tony Davis said, I know that the tie bar did break - due to hitting something.
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Originally posted by John G
Matt - I believe that something hit the skeg and the resulting jolting force sheared the tie-bar at one end (max shear force at end of a beam).
The bar then rotated back and got chewed by the prop on the side it was still connected to.
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It would be nice to have an appology - from you John G - for misleading the forum as you have done.
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