Three Bridge Fiasco Race (Doublehanded) at Singlehanded Sailing SocietyJanuary 29
Story
Fantastic participation! Thank you to all for coming out for the first season counter!
SSS TBF Trophy Meeting Oakland Yacht Club, 7:30 pm Wednesday, February 9th.
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1
1Motorcycle Irene11
2Great White22
3Ergo33
4El Raton44
5Libra55
6Verve66
7Shenanigans77
8Magic Bus88
9Moxie99
10Elise1010
11Wetsu1111
12Thumper1212
14Light'n Up14DNF
14Wile E Coyote14DNF
14Discotheque14DNF
14Risk14DNF
14Witchy Woman14DNF
14Opa!14DNF
14Chili Dog14DNF
14Archimedes14DNF
14Peaches14DNF
14Bobs14DNF
14Mirage14DNF
14Dianne14DNS
14Swampdonkey14DNS
14Take Five14DNS
14Simba14DNS
14Taz!!14DNS
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Author: Mike Bruzzone
Subject: Mast step fiberglass compression issues
Info: (18274 views) Posted: Tuesday 11-10-09 06:29:47 PM
WIth or without the reengineered mast support on bulkhead, decks crack thwartship just aft of the step, parralleling the hinge of the step.

Is this where your step is cracked; or all around??

Rigs racked aft just do this . . . one solution is rocker the front edges so the rig can rock forward under compression.

Cracks first issue;. water damage that will destroy the plywood core under the rig; allowing the rig to smush down even further. Lacking reengineered structure, and with water damage, this is how rigs have broken through deck and original structure.

mb

:: The early hulled boats had problems with the bulk heads
:: warpping due to compression issues. I rebuilt and
:: enforced the bulkhead on Opus (hull#2) and I know Wile
:: E. Coyote was reinforced (hull #11). I think the problem
:: was fixed around hull #35 when they extended the bulk
:: head supports below the forward v-berth flooring. I know
:: #56 had the strengthened bulkhead, and all the newer
:: numbered boats.
::
:: But never had any issues with the actual core under the
:: mast itself. Sounds like water got in there somehow.
::

:: -Jason
::
:: :: The fiberglass beneath my mast step has a few cracks and
:: :: maybe even a bit of compression from it's normal
:: :: thickness.
:: ::
:: :: Anybody else noticed this on their boats? What can be
:: :: done about it?
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