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
Subject: Bringing Light'N'Up back to life!
Info: (5545 views) Posted: Wednesday 10-7-20 03:22:53 PM
Looking good Jason!

A couple of questions for you -

Did you paint the deck or did you do gelcoat? It looks like paint from the pics. I am asking since I am prepping to do the deck on my boat and I am seriously considering gelcoat due to how long it lasted. I still have the original deck on my boat and while not perfect by any means, it is still very workable.

I also have some soft spots to fix. From the pics it looks like you used foam. If so, what type of foam and were you concerned about expansion/contraction issues with the different types of materials (IE balsa vs foam)?

Thanks taking the time. It is always nice to hear how other people approached things and why.

Jason Hull #59

:: Hey Fellow e27 lovers! Figured I would document my
:: progress on the restoration of hull #3 Light'n'up and
:: share it with you all. It has been a long road, but the
:: boat is starting to look like she is ready to race
:: again. Have to give all the props to Rufus for doing
:: such a great job!!! I uploaded a bunch of pics to the
:: photo gallery under "E27 Hull #3 retrofit" for those who
:: want to see the progress.
::
:: Still have to clean up the interior, but the outside is
:: like a brand new Ultimate Sailing Machine!
::
:: I will continue to post pics of my progress as I get
:: closer to the finish line.
::
:: Anyone thinking about bringing their boat back to life
:: and being the best looking boat on the bay...reach out
:: to Rufus for sure! There are several e27's out there now
:: he has redone!
::
:: Cheers,

:: Jason

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