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
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Author: Don
Subject: Main car traveler
Info: (15006 views) Posted: Saturday 7-7-12 12:22:15 AM
Well, I had to take the track off with the car and windward sheeter. This was not a as big of a task as I thought. It took about 15 minutes to remove it. I rebuilt the car with new bearings.

Reinstalling the traveler was not bad either. It took about 30 minutes and I ensure that everything was well sealed. In the spring, I will remove it once again to drill out the holes and fill with epoxy. This will ensure it is sealed for life with no chance of rotting the balsa core.

I also replaced the hardware with new since this is one of the most stressed areas on the boat. I still have the teak cross piece so I extended the six screws by 1/2" to ensure there was enough bite there.

Thanks to everyone for the help and advice! It works just like a new one now!

:: I have a windward sheet traveler and it appears that it
:: is starting to lose the ball bearings. Lots of sloppy
:: play and I can see the top cleats are losing the bearing
:: also.
::
:: I want to repair or replace it. My question is .. Are
:: the screws / bolts supporting this driller through the
:: deck or is it just in the wood? Just trying to find out
:: before I remove the track to remove the car.
::
:: thanks,

:: Don

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