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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=310_1229251287
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the bigger the fulcrum the more force exerted...same thing happens on our boats. its just a lot harder to see. watching companionways flex would get my attention.
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Sounds frightening, every snap, crakle and pop could be a weld breaking loose, I would be thinking...........
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Lucky its not a cored hull
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Brewster Minton wrote:Lucky its not a cored hull
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Looks like a canyon trip on the princess...Just scaled down a bit...Nice video Brewster..
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