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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 Harvey ([email protected]) contact the author Subject: Re: Main spreader bar Info: (23396 views) Posted: Friday 11-8-02 08:21:00 AM |
My Express had a droopy top spreader when I bought it. It was fairly obvious where the bend was and what the proper angle was supposed to be (by looking at the unbent side).
I stuck it in a vice and bent it back, taking a bit of care not to dent/ding it up. It wasn't that difficult to move, didn't crack, and worked fine for two years thereafter (still works).
Are you certain the droop occurred in the grounding? It's difficult to think up a scenerio which would create the downward force due to an abrupt stop. It's much more common to see the damage coming when using a jib crane hoist and getting the spreader tip caught on the beam while lifting.
I'd call Buzz and see if he has one, but I wouldn't hesitate to try straightening it.
Bob Harvey
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Harald Kolter wondered:
>>I have a bent main spreader bar.
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>>Can I straighten it or do I need to replace it?
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>>It has has a Z shaped bend, the starboard spreader droops about 10 degrees. If it needs to be replace were do I get one?
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>>My other question is what caused this to happen and has anyone had similar problems. I first found the problem after a bad grounding.
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>>Harald Kolter
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