Stingo
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Reged: 17/10/2001
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Loc: Durban
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What caused the paint to come off the chainplate (This is a very new boat - fortunately, not mine)? Apologies for the poor quality of the photo.
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Iota
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Reged: 03/10/2002
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Loc: Devon
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metal not prepped properly before painting, possible a hint of grease or silicone left on it
Iota
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Kitten_Felix
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Reged: 13/04/2008
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Loc: Chester. UK
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Hi,
Looks like stress from buckling/bending, had any high winds?
Could just be poor pre-treatment of base coat if a new metal. Is there any sign of oxidisation, from the edges where the paint is still attached?
I had a mirror frame go the same way after only 3 months on a new car. Manufacturer’s error.
note to self, lol must type faster. 
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Edited by Kitten_Felix (16/05/2008 15:21)
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Stingo
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Reged: 17/10/2001
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Loc: Durban
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Both of you are nowhere near the mark.
This is what their fanbelt looked like after the same incident.
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Morgana
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Reged: 28/08/2003
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Loc: East Coast
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Lightning?
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tillergirl
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Reged: 05/11/2002
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Loc: West Mersea
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That's a chainplate of a very new boat? Really?
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Krew2
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Reged: 20/01/2005
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Loc: Dorset
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Yup I'd go with a lightening strike.
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Stingo
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Reged: 17/10/2001
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Loc: Durban
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Yes, a lighting strike.
The owner was aboard at the time and came rushing out into the cockpit, with eyes like a raped owl. He couldn't string a sentence together for ages - he just mumbled incoherently. Peeps in the pub nearby report that the mast glowed from the heat for quite a while. The stays were blacken with soot like stuff, which washed off after the next rainfall.
The fanbelt is as hard as rock and all the electronics were cooked.
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LittleShip
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Reged: 21/07/2003
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Makes one pleased not to have a metal sticky up bit on the boat! 
Tom
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innesker
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Reged: 16/02/2006
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Loc: Sussex
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Do you have a picture of the raped owl???
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