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Osmund-
The problem with aluminum boats is generally only a risk in marinas... since a single boat with a grounding problem can damage the hull beyond repair rather quickly. It doesn't apply just to Ovnis, but to all aluminum hulled boats. Ovnis, being solid bluewater cruising boats, probably spend less of their time in marinas than coastal cruisers would...and as such probably don't see the issues as often... since it is specifically limited to marinas. There are a fair number of cases cited in the Boat US book Seaworthy IIRC... which is well worth reading in any case.
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New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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Still—DON'T READ THAT POST AGAIN.
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