Three Bridge Fiasco (Doublehanded) @ Singlehanded Sailing Society (2010)

Three Bridge Fiasco (Doublehanded) at Singlehanded Sailing Society

January 30

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Fantastic day during the Three Bridge and Great turn out with 25 e27s participating.
SSS TBF Trophy Meeting Oakland Yacht Club, 7:30 pm Wednesday, February 10th.

Congratulations to the winners!

DH : El Raton (6th out of 284 overall) Recap by Ray
SH : TAZ!! (1st out of 41 overall) Recap by George

Result

Pos	Boat	Total	Race 1
1	El Raton	1	1
2	Shenanigans	2	2
3	Witchy Woman	3	3
4	Chile Dog	4	4
5	Peaches	5	5
6	Wile E Coyote	6	6
7	Light'n Up	7	7
8	Verve	8	8
9	Take Five	9	9
10	Taz!!	10	10
11	Ergo	11	11
12	Abigail Morgan	12	12
13	Desperado	13	13
14	Magic	14	14
15	Magic Bus	15	15
16	Thumper	16	16
17	Dianne	17	17
18	Opa!	18	18
19	Get Happy!!	20	DNF
19	Moxie	20	DNF
19	Swampdonkey	20	DNF
19	Attack From Mars	20	DNF
19	Wetsu	20	DNF
19	Mirage	20	DNF
19	Discotheque	20	DNS
19	Elise	20	DNS

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Author: Tom Jenkins ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Hydraulic boom vang...legal??
Info: (23262 views) Posted: Thursday 5-26-11 08:36:42 AM

A hydraulic boom vang would be serious overkill for a little Express. Further, you won't want to deal with the mess and additional weight of a fluid system. I kept an eye out for a vang on e-bay and purchased the same one that the Melges 24's (vangmaster) use which is pneumatic driven for support and block and tackle for the purchase. Other then extreme light air and at the dock the lifting force on the boom (at least for our Bay Area conditions is not a need. The boomkicker is about the most economic option, the pneumatic and spring vangs can be pricey. I found mine on e-bay for less then 100 dollars, it needed new seals which I knew at time of purchase, and had vangmaster rebuild the vang for about 60 bucks, it looks and acts as new. I hope that helps Tom

:: Hello group. ...
::
:: I would like to know if a hydraulic boom vang / kicker

:: is class legal, and if anybody has any experience with

:: a hydraulic vang on an express 27.
::
:: Thanks already.
::
:: W

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:: A hydraulic boom vang would be serious overkill for a
:: little Express. Further, you won't want to deal with the
:: mess and additional weight of a fluid system. I kept an
:: eye out for a vang on e-bay and purchased the same one
:: that the Melges 24's (vangmaster) use which is pneumatic
:: driven for support and block and tackle for the
:: purchase. Other then extreme light air and at the dock
:: the lifting force on the boom (at least for our Bay Area
:: conditions is not a need. The boomkicker is about the
:: most economic option, the pneumatic and spring vangs can
:: be pricey. I found mine on e-bay for less then 100
:: dollars, it needed new seals which I knew at time of
:: purchase, and had vangmaster rebuild the vang for about
:: 60 bucks, it looks and acts as new. I hope that helps

:: Tom 
:: 
:: :: Hello group. ... 
:: :: 
:: :: I would like to know if a hydraulic boom vang / kicker 
:: 
:: :: is class legal, and if anybody has any experience with 
:: 
:: :: a hydraulic vang on an express 27. 
:: :: 
:: :: Thanks already. 
:: :: 
:: :: W