Elite Keel @ San Francisco Yacht Club (2013)

May 18 - 19

Story

Congratulations to Dianne with their win in the Elite Keel Regatta.
Here is Steve's Top Ten List that he has submitted for publication.

ELITE KEEL STORY-A LIST OF TEN THINGS THAT HELPED DIANNE

1) The crew: Jarian Westfall, Laurel Schmidt, Mike Pastrone, Jeff Fellicetti

2) Will Paxton wasn't there.

3) This crew can change head sails, the hanked kind, in less then 2.3 minutes.

4) Wilie E Coyote didn't race Sunday.

5) Sun was shining.

6) It was my birthday weekend.

7. El Raton wasn't there.

8. We went left when we could.

9. The wind was blowing.

10. This crew has 59 combined years sailing with me.

Result

Pos	Boat	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5
1	Dianne	11	3₍₃₎	2₍₅₎	2₍₇₎	1₍₈₎	3 ₍₁₁₎
2	Peaches	15	4₍₄₎	4₍₈₎	4₍₁₂₎	2₍₁₄₎	1 ₍₁₅₎
3	Motorcycle Irene	16	1₍₁₎	1₍₂₎	3₍₅₎	6₍₁₁₎	5 ₍₁₆₎
4	Summer Palace	24	7₍₇₎	6₍₁₃₎	5₍₁₈₎	4₍₂₂₎	2 ₍₂₄₎
5	Abigail Morgan	25	5₍₅₎	3₍₈₎	6₍₁₄₎	5₍₁₉₎	6 ₍₂₅₎
6	Strega	30	8₍₈₎	8₍₁₆₎	7₍₂₃₎	3₍₂₆₎	4 ₍₃₀₎
7	Wile E Coyote	32	2₍₂₎	5₍₇₎	1₍₈₎	DNS₍₂₀₎	DNS ₍₃₂₎
8	Libra	44	9₍₉₎	7₍₁₆₎	9₍₂₅₎	DNF₍₃₇₎	7 ₍₄₄₎
9	Make Me Smile	51	6₍₆₎	9₍₁₅₎	DNF₍₂₇₎	DNS₍₃₉₎	DNS ₍₅₁₎
10	Moonlight	52	10₍₁₀₎	10₍₂₀₎	8₍₂₈₎	DNF₍₄₀₎	DNS ₍₅₂₎
11	Elise	60	DNC₍₁₂₎	DNC₍₂₄₎	DNC₍₃₆₎	DNC₍₄₈₎	DNC₍₆₀₎

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Author: Bill
Subject: Window Leak repair
Info: (10223 views) Posted: Friday 6-15-18 09:16:03 AM

Like Brendan said, acetone is evil stuff for acrylic or lexan. I have used it to clean gel coat on both my sailplane and my boat. As he clearly states, it will soften the finish and should be used carefully. I am on the other side of the US from TAP so I cut my own windows. It is not that hard. I prefer acrylic over polycarbonate, it lasts longer for me. To seal the windows I used marine grade butyl tape, you can optionally embed a spacer in the tape to avoid too much squeeze out. The spacer is a plastic line like string trimmer cord. Commercial window dealers sell the butyl tape with the spacer. No leaks after 6 years in hot wet Florida.

imo avoid silicone unless you get the best commercial quality. Your local hardware or West Marine do not sell them. Very hard to use for a first time repair. mariner #44

:: Where can I find how to repair Express Window water
:: leak?

:: I heard it is common for Express 27. Any article or
:: instruction for the repair?

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:: Like Brendan said, acetone is evil stuff for acrylic or
:: lexan. I have used it to clean gel coat on both my
:: sailplane and my boat. As he clearly states, it will
:: soften the finish and should be used carefully.

:: I am on the other side of the US from TAP so I cut my
:: own windows. It is not that hard. I prefer acrylic over
:: polycarbonate, it lasts longer for me.

:: To seal the windows I used marine grade butyl tape, you
:: can optionally embed a spacer in the tape to avoid too
:: much squeeze out. The spacer is a plastic line like
:: string trimmer cord. Commercial window dealers sell the
:: butyl tape with the spacer. No leaks after 6 years in
:: hot wet Florida. 
:: 
:: imo avoid silicone unless you get the best commercial
:: quality. Your local hardware or West Marine do not sell
:: them. Very hard to use for a first time repair.

:: mariner #44 
:: 
:: :: Where can I find how to repair Express Window water
:: :: leak? 
:: 
:: :: I heard it is common for Express 27. Any article or
:: :: instruction for the repair?