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: Joe Balderrama ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: gelcoat repair
Info: (22900 views) Posted: Friday 1-21-05 05:31:57 PM
Soliticing some advice on two repair topics. First, i've got some minor gouges where the old pads use to make contact with the hull. Laminate is exposed but not damaged. I'm thinking of using 3M vinylester to fill in the area and then have it spray gelcoated to best match the original color. Was thinking another route was to just use a matched color gelcoat paste and fill and fair.

Second, I've noticed some surface blisters under the old pads. I don't know if these are worth even bothering with but I'm thinking of lightly scraping/popping, drying and refilling the section with either a vinylester or again the gelcoat paste. Afterwards, covering the pads with Poly sheeting to prevent moisture retention.

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