Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht ClubJune 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)"
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 ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Mast step fiberglass compression issues
Info: (26240 views) Posted: Tuesday 11-10-09 02:21:06 PM
The early hulled boats had problems with the bulk heads warpping due to compression issues. I rebuilt and enforced the bulkhead on Opus (hull#2) and I know Wile E. Coyote was reinforced (hull #11). I think the problem was fixed around hull #35 when they extended the bulk head supports below the forward v-berth flooring. I know #56 had the strengthened bulkhead, and all the newer numbered boats.

But never had any issues with the actual core under the mast itself. Sounds like water got in there somehow. 

-Jason

:: The fiberglass beneath my mast step has a few cracks and
:: maybe even a bit of compression from it's normal
:: thickness.
::
:: Anybody else noticed this on their boats? What can be
:: done about it?

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