Cheoy Lee Lost Off NC

[Vasco]

5 people rescued off N.C. The Post and Courier - Charleston SC newspaper

[James S]

Well there you go......Perhaps a moment of silence for a boat that did its duty for 30 years.
Glad no one was hurt.
Does this in the long run make my 30+ year old boat more valuable

[sailvayu]

Damn that has to suck to come all that way and be 30 miles from your destination and sink

Would love to know what happened, the weather here was not great that day but not that bad either. Knowing Choy lee i would think a bad seacock but that is just a guess on my part

Wayne Canning, AMS
projectboatzen.com

[Anzo]

Damn, wasn't this the boat that was on Ebay a few weeks back?

[Anzo]

Well, if this was the boat, it wasn't for lack of equipment
Beautifully maintained Cheoy Lee 48 Sloop For Sale

[James S]

That was a lot of boat for $80,100

[Vasco]

Yes, that's the one. Apparently she was just bought, off Ebay, and being delivered.

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by Vasco

Yes, that's the one. Apparently she was just bought, off Ebay, and being delivered.

One more peril of buying from Ebay.


Connemara

[Vasco]

Originally Posted by Connemara

One more peril of buying from Ebay.


Connemara

Let's hope it was COD.

[zeehag]

wonder what they forgot to check before moving the boat .......

[teejayevans]

Originally Posted by sailvayu

Damn that has to suck to come all that way and be 30 miles from your destination and sink

Would love to know what happened, the weather here was not great that day but not that bad either. Knowing Choy lee i would think a bad seacock but that is just a guess on my part

Wayne Canning, AMS
projectboatzen.com

But with 5 people, and give me an old t-shirt to stuff in the hole and I would think keeping up with any leak but major major hull damage from a dead-head would be easy. I wonder how "proffesional" this crew was?
Tom

[Captain Bill]

30 miles south of cape lookout is in the gulf stream and the wind was out of the NNE-NE Saturday night and blowing 25+. With the wind against the current like that the stream can get pretty rough. It could have busted something loose.

[bene343]

I was on a delivery from Mexico back to California on a Frer 64, we had a thruhull fitting break off in the bow in the middle of the night. Water fills a boat pretty fast but we got it under control and made it to Turtle bay for repairs

[witzgall]

I wonder if a Nerf football would saved her. Sigh.

Chris

[sailvayu]

Bill do you think the stream has been in that close? I thought it was a bit further out but I know it moves. 25 knots should not have been that bad for a boat this size but you never know.

The thing about leaks like that is they can be hard to find. The floor boards could be awash before you notice a problem, then it can be hard to figure our where it is coming from.

They could have hit something with all the rain around here things get washed out the rivers, big things like trees and such.

Guess we would all love to know what happened.

Wayne Canning, AMS