Crash Test Boat: Sinking!
- Tue, 23 Aug 2011
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In Yachting Monthly's latest Crash Test Boat experiment, our Jeanneau Sun Fizz 40 took on an astonishing two tonnes of water in 7-8 minutes through a small hole below the waterline.
The two-part video, made by Steven Adams of YachtingTV, shows quick fix repairs to a hole-in-the-hull - what skipper Chris Beeson calls ‘buy-you-time' repairs.
Part 1
Part 2
In the magazine article, featured in the September 2011 issue, Chris goes into more detail (which wasn't filmed) showing five more permanent ‘get-you-home' repairs. Read how effective the £71 epoxy repair kit - the Kollision Kit - was compared to DIY fix with a plywood board screwed over the hole and into the hull with self-tappers.
See the rest of the Crash test boat videos here
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