OK salin truce. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
I make my livelihood fixin boats and my recreation delivering them. One of my hot buttons is folks that take a minor or medium problem and make it a major repair and then bitch like hell at the cost to get it fixed. All charter agreements that I have read in the SVG’s have a little tid-bit about being able to get yourself out of minor jams as it is a fairly remote sailing area. In the end the owner of the his/her pride and joy picks up the tab for damages done. Auto Pilot goes T/UP hit the breaker. Stuff happens, it’s how you deal with it that makes the difference.

As far as the 1 plus hole letting in tons of water, yep that would get my attention but that what bungs are for.