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: Jason Crowson ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Filling Deck Holes
Info: (21126 views) Posted: Wednesday 3-2-16 10:44:01 AM
Let me recommend NOT using epoxy resin. It shrinks over time and will allow water to get back into the balsa core (ask me how I know this!). The best solution is to use vinylester resin and G-10 rod in each of the holes. The G-10 will keep you from over compressing the holes when the hardware is re-installed. Either way, you should use vinylester resin to make sure you avoid the shrinking issue. Now would be a good time to tap out the deck to make sure there are not any other areas of water entry into the deck.

Cheers, Jason

:: 3-4 inch wIde painters tape and lots of it.
::
:: :: Hi all,
:: ::
:: :: I've removed all the hardware from my deck and am about
:: :: to over-drill, fill, and re-drill.
:: ::
:: :: I'm wondering if anybody has some good tips on how to
:: :: keep the expoxy from dripping through the holes and into
:: :: the interior.
:: ::
:: :: Taped on wax paper under the hole? Wait until epoxy is a
:: :: thick consistency? Use thickeners?
:: ::
:: :: I'd love to not have to learn this one the hard way ;-)
:: ::
:: :: Thanks
:: ::
:: :: Bryan

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