Re: Crissy Field Report

From: Wouter Dobbelaere (Wouter.Dobbelaere@elis.rug.ac.be-DeleteThis)
Date: Tue Jun 27 1995 - 00:17:39 PDT


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>EQUIPMENT FAILURE STORY; While sailing towards the North Tower I heard a
>metallic SNAP and looked up to see my 2 year old Chinook boom completely
>sheared about 3 inches behind the rear harness line. Luckily I was able to flip
>the sail and was fully powered all the way back to the beach, under escort by
>the lovely Diane Younger :) Question: Should the Boom have broken in this spot?
>It doesn't seem to be high stress point. Does Chinook have a warranty?
>

Last weekend the front-part of my (11 month young) North boom broke.
Does North give one year of warranty?
And should this be replaced under warranty, as it looks like a (too urly)
natural break-down?

Thanks in advance for all comments,
Wouter Dobbelaere

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