This was just Stan's way to test and show that the R22 will indeed float  
when full of water. They first opened a thru hull fitting, but that failed to 
 fill the boat to the level he wanted to see, so they removed the 
centerboard cap  to really fill it. No pressure on the straps at all.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 2/10/2013 5:27:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
steverayj at hotmail.com writes:

Cool  pic. What's the story behind it - why/how did it take on  water?



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