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: Bill Sumerfield
Subject: Trail-Rite out of business
Info: (15025 views) Posted: Monday 12-21-15 04:15:58 PM
After I bought a new one from Trail-Rite, I rebuilt my old trailer. I did a strip and paint and replaced the axle, fenders, coupler, lights and just about everything else on it. Total cost came to around $2,500 not including anything for my time. I got the axle and some other parts from Trail-Rite and the coupler and a bunch of other stuff from Pacific Trailers.

Pacific Trailers was a really good resource, and has just about anything you could need to get an old trailer back to roadworthy status. http://www.pacifictrailers.com/

:: Look around any boat yard and most owners usally
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::
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::
:: johnsonassociates.net is less then 5 miles away has all
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::
:: It takes about 4 hours and a gallons and a quart to
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:: There are several Products designed to cover bare rusted
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::
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