Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht ClubJune 2
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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
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Author: Tom Jenkins
Subject: Rudder post
Info: (15901 views) Posted: Wednesday 9-28-05 07:44:22 AM
Just as info Buzz Ballenger at 831-763-1196 of Ballenger Spar Systems in Watsonville produced a new set of rudder bearings for my boat. Total cost was $100.00 plus shipping. Once installed the bearings solved all of the original problems. I just thought I would pass this on so if anyone else is having similar problems they know how to rectify the issue....

:: After purchasing 116 in March, before I sailed the boat
:: I decided to remove the rudder from the boat. I did this
:: because the rudder felt really tight and not totally
:: free to turn. Basically, I was affraid the tiller would
:: not be that sensative to feel the boat. Once I removed
:: the rudder from the boat I inspected and cleaned the
:: shaft as well as the derlin top and bottom bearings. I
:: reinstalled the rudder and did so by introducing a good
:: water capable grease to the shaft. After sailing the
:: boat for the first time I was ammazed still at how tight
:: the rudder felt in the boat although there was some
:: improvment. My question is this: Do all E27's have
:: 'tight' rudder shafts? Have people rectified the problem
:: with some solution and what is the solution. Has anyone
:: ever installed Harken or Edison rudder bearings?
::
:: Thanks for the info.

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