Received: from hplb.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA21451; Tue, 27 Jun 1995 00:20:48 -0700 Return-Path: <Wouter.Dobbelaere@trappist.elis.rug.ac.be-DeleteThis> Received: from trappist.elis.rug.ac.be by hplb.hpl.hp.com; Tue, 27 Jun 1995 08:20:14 +0100 Received: from therm5 (therm5.elis.rug.ac.be) by trappist.elis.rug.ac.be with SMTP id AA26003 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>); Tue, 27 Jun 1995 09:17:39 +0200 Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 09:17:39 +0200 Message-Id: <199506270717.AA26003@trappist.elis.rug.ac.be-DeleteThis> X-Sender: dobbel@elis.rug.ac.be-DeleteThis Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: Wouter.Dobbelaere@elis.rug.ac.be-DeleteThis (Wouter Dobbelaere) Subject: Re: Crissy Field Report X-Mailer: <PC Eudora Version 1.4>
>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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