Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht ClubJune 2
Story
Norcalsailing report featuring Summer Palace:
http://www.norcalsailing.com/entries/2012/06/05/ditchrun2.html#.T-iWoI2Mfqs

Below quoted from Pressure Drop: Drew Scott was helming a F-28.

"My crew is starting to swing around to pick me up when El Raton, in perfect control slides up beside me and asks if I would like to get picked up. They had already doused their chute and stopped beside me. I took their offer and got back into a boat (trying to stop a lightweight trimaran next to someone when it is blowing in the mid-20s is not easy so I figured I would not turn down El Raton.

My crew ably finished the race on Papillon, only one boat behind El Raton! And I had many adventures with El Raton, but that is their story to tell.

So, a great big thank you to the Ray Lotto and the crew of El Raton for pulling my soggy hide out of Suisun Bay!!

Drew Scott
Papillon (most of the time)"
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1
1El Raton11
2Magic Bus22
3Peaches33
4Scandalous44
5Wile E Coyote55
6Loose Cannon66
7Take Five77
8Ergo88
9Great White99
10Libra1010
11Summer Palace1111
export csv

Regatta Message Board

Reply | Post New Message | All Messages | this message is spam
Author: Ralph Deeds
Subject: securing jib track screw above bulkhead
Info: (13893 views) Posted: Thursday 12-2-04 06:44:41 PM

Not good. From what you said, it appears to me that whoever installed the jib track mistakenly lined up a hole in the track with the bulkhead and drilled a hole and screwed a screw into the bulkhead. This means that water may leak around the screw and into the bulkhead. Dry rot in the bulkhead is bad news. I would remove the screw and fill the hole with epoxy. And, if need be, drill another hole in the track and the deck adjacent to the bulkhead. All the bolts for the track should be screwed into barrel nuts and washers under the deck, not into the bulkhead.

Also, it's prudent to remove the tracks, drill new holes over-size, remove a bit of balsa core around the holes with a small screw driver and fill them with epoxy and filler. Then re-drill the holes for the bolts. This will help prevent water from leaking into the balsa core and eventually causing dry rot and a nasty repair job. See the article on how to do this in the Articles section of this website.

Reply | Post New Message | All Messages | this message is spam