Broken Solo

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MartinH
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Broken Solo

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Oh dear! I managed to break the Solo yesterday :(

I was just playing around at Shearwater trying to tune the rig a little when I got caught in a gust and capsized. Managed to avoid an inversion but filled the boat. I couldn't understand why the boat was so low in the water until I found an old repair had given way filling the buoyancy chambers with water.
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kfz
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Re: Broken Solo

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Cracks along the side tanks?
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MartinH
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Re: Broken Solo

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A previous owner had made a repair by fairing in a patch to the side tank. I presume the pressure of water caused this old repair to fail along two edges.
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