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| Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht Club | June 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)" |
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| Author: Bob Doerr ([email protected]) contact the author Subject: Re: life lines Info: (26634 views) Posted: Monday 5-20-02 11:12:00 PM |
>>We have 14' stantions ( Hawaii Min.)and our life lines
dip thru the stablizing shackles (used to brace the lifting
cables)about a foot aft of the aft stantion and continue,
at deck level to an inserted turn buckle that secures it to
the base of the stern pulpit. From the top of the aft
station to the top of the stern pulpit we have a heavy
duty 2" webing strap with "D" ring ends that provides a
strong life line member and a better back rest.
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Our life lines are continuous from the bow pulpit to the
aft pulpit. From the rear pulpit to the next stancion the
life line attaches there with a pelican clip. It attaches to
a fitting attached to the life line coming from the front.
Are you confused yet? I am.
The aft line lines are covered with padded tubular
covering. It is quite comfortable driving until a gust hits
and the crew hikes harder. This tensions the life line
causing the life line at the back of the boat to go taut
launching me into the center of the boat if I am lucky or
to the other side of the boat as happened once.
We are discussing various solutions and trying to stay
within the class rule which states, in part:
"They shall be continuous from the aft stanchion to the
bow pulpit on each side. Minimum size is 1/8"
stainless."
If anyone has a solution I am open to it. If we figure it
out I'll let you know.
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