Elite Keel at San Francisco Yacht ClubMay 15 - 16
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5
1Xena82(2)2(4)1(5)2(7)1 (8)
2Dianne131(1)3(4)2(6)3(9)4 (13)
3Wile E Coyote143(3)1(4)DNF(11)1(12)2 (14)
4Opa!184(4)4(8)3(11)4(15)3 (18)
5Libra245(5)5(10)4(14)5(19)5 (24)
6Elise336(6)6(12)DNF(19)DNS(26)DNS(33)
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Author: Ralph Deeds
Subject: Witchy Woman Keel Bolt Failure PLEASE READ
Info: (12603 views) Posted: Tuesday 10-2-12 08:49:34 AM
It occurs to me that existing keel bolts might be subject to failure for the same reason that caused the Witchy Woman failure??

:: Yes, Sergey, I thought of the same moficiation but was
:: thinking about someting that would thread wown farther
:: fore and aft than coupling of standard eye bolt. Eye
:: bolt by design seems most efficient for the fabrication
:: and installation cost.
::
:: mb
::
:: :: There are two extra bolts fore and aft of the two bolts
:: :: used for the original strap (it is a common design or
:: :: just my boat?) about a foot apart from each other. I am
:: :: planning to screw an eye nuts on the bolts and them as
:: :: the connection point for redundant spectra strap. The
:: :: idea is that redundant strap will take about 30% of the
:: :: initial load and will secure the boat if the original
:: :: strap had failed. Any comments.

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