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: Dan P
Subject: lewmar hatch replacement
Info: (1999 views) Posted: Wednesday 12-13-23 03:42:52 PM
Has anyone found a modern replacement for the original Lewmar hatch on our boats? Thanks Dan

:: If you have the original Lewmar hatch, you should
:: consider fixing it.
::
:: Depends on if you turn it around (so it opens facing
:: aft). The newer lewmar hatches will not open facing aft
:: (at least as far as I can tell) because they hit the
:: slight rise just in front of the hatch hole. This causes
:: them to break (cracks the frame and lexan). If anyone
:: has found a solution for this, please chime in.
::
:: If you leave the hatch opening forward, then it will
:: stop by hitting the mast and you won't have any problem
:: replacing with a newer Lewmar hatch. The newer hatches
:: fit the hole fine, though the bolt holes are in
:: different places.
::
:: New hatches are expensive, and a chunk of Lexan from Tap
:: Plastic is probably not that much. I don't know what it
:: would take to get the rubber seal, though...
:: 

:: --brendan
::
::
:: :: I have a leaky seal and lots of crazing in my lewmar
:: :: hatch.
::
:: :: Replace it or fix it? I'm feeling lazy. Anyone has a
:: :: part # to replace/repair?
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