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: Don ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Bottom paint (or lack thereof)
Info: (19548 views) Posted: Sunday 6-10-12 07:04:17 PM
When you say bottom paint, are you referring to something like an interprotect 2000 or a VC17? I have been leaving my boat in the water for about 4 months continuous and do not have a bottom paint except for VC17. There has not been one blister yet. I attribute this to the fact that the Express was made using vinyl ester.

If it was me, I would sand smooth what you have and just use VC17. When I have done this before, Lee Valley sells some really nice 5" disks that are progressive and will almost buff the bottom of the boat. This way, there is no wet sanding! Enjoy

:: Our boat currently has rolled-on bottom paint and I am
:: thinking of changing the finish. One choice would be to
:: take the paint off entirely. The other would be to sand
:: down the current finish and then have it spray-painted
:: with Micron Extra. Does anyone have recommendations or
:: other suggestions?
::
:: Thanks,

:: Maryann

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