I am currently phasing my
Leopard 40 (B1087 / Moorings #26) out of the Moorings Fleet in
Abaco,
Bahamas. Unfortunately, we have found that the
boat was grounded by a charterer with some damage to the lower
keel which is, theoretically, sacrificial. In addition, we found several cracks at the joint between the frames and
hull on both the starboard and port hulls and on the foundation of the genset.
At our insistence Moorings brought in a
surveyor, Jonathan Sands, to check out the
boat. I am awaiting his report but during the
survey he told me that that keels had moisture inside of them, were loose and needed to be removed/reset at a boat yard in
Florida as the local yard is not capable of doing that kind of
work. Interestingly, when he looked at the
hull and genset foundation cracks he indicated that he had seen something similar on a privately owned sister ship that had not been grounded. He suggested that repairing the cracks might be a R&C warranty issue and not directly related to the grounding.
So, my questions.
Has anyone had any experience with these kind of cracks on the new
Leopard 40 design?
How as R&C handled it?
How is R&C to deal with on warranty issues as a whole?
Has anyone had to deal with
keel damage and removal/re-setting of keels?
What is involved?
How does Moorings handle phase out
work that is beyond the capabilities of the facilities at/near their local base?