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Azteca has a little brush with the bridge in St.Maarten

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  1. psdo, Apr 11, 2011
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    I was just in St.Maarten and saw her tied up at the Fort Louis marina on the French side. We went right by her on our way out fishing. Couldn't see any obvious signs of damage.
  2. NYCAP123, Apr 11, 2011
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    She must have been docked port side to, because that video shows obvious damage to the stbd. side.
  3. K1W1, Apr 11, 2011
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    Hi,

    Filler and Paint are wonderful things, a months after the YouTube Video and a lot could have been repaired inn the warmth of St Martin.

    SagHarbourSkip- If your buddy has a different video what harm is there in posting it as I would say crashing into that or any other bridge is in the public domain no matter which way you were headed.
  4. Yacht News, Apr 11, 2011
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    ......:D
  5. NYCAP123, Apr 11, 2011
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    Used to be a yacht in F.L. called "Bondo". Always prayed it was the guy's business and not a statement on the boat.
  6. K1W1, Apr 11, 2011
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    Hi,

    I knew a few of the crew years ago, I can't for the life of me recall which brand of bog the Owner made but that was his business for sure.
  7. saltysenior, Apr 12, 2011
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    funny thing with owners........you have a 42' boat and they want to go around the horn....with a 198' boat they want you to stick it in a 197' hole..:D
  8. NYCAP123, Apr 12, 2011
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    Don't we all a) think we're bigger than we really are, and b) enjoy a snug fit.:rolleyes:
  9. sagharborskip, Apr 13, 2011
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    Not my video to post...can't make up someone's mind for them...

    From the video I saw exiting St. Martin, port side damage.
  10. Captd13, Apr 25, 2011
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    We were there for that, it was the talk of the harbor. Why I dont know but she ended up having to dock behind "Soggy Dollar" for the repairs. Like you said, someone always wants you put a 198 in a 197's spot
  11. saltysenior, Apr 25, 2011
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    no, i said that wrong...any one that owns one of those things knows that 198' willnot fit in a 197' hole.........how ever they beleive, with all their friends at cocktail time ,that a 197' boat can be put in a 198' hole...:eek:
  12. NYCAP123, Apr 25, 2011
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    Sure it will. Done it many times (with smaller boats). Just hang your bow over the cockpit of the boat in front and your cockpit under the bow behind. Anyone who's been to Coinjock knows the drill. Lewis knows how to pack 'em in.:)
  13. Captd13, Apr 25, 2011
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    It would take a few cocktails for me to grow the culjones to try to get Azteca into the harbor in St. maarten.
  14. NYCAP123, Apr 25, 2011
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    No. You'd want to be stone cold sober for that one. The "culjones" come with the job. The cocktails come later.
  15. Captd13, Apr 28, 2011
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    Nycap123, i agree with the soberness. hahaha. closest i have come to that kind of stress would be doing LNG escort turns at 9 knots in the savannah river. Laying the tug over 35 degrees and still pulling 80 tons on the LNG Kari Ellen. That was a butt pucker value of 9 on my scale. I am glad the washburn and doughty company had us due 40+ heel over maneuvers up in maine during seatrials or i would have dumped the spool.
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