Nationals at Richmond Yacht ClubMay 20 - 22
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7
1Peaches184(4)3(7)4(11)4(15)1(16)1(17)2 (19)
2Motorcycle Irene181(1)2(3)3(6)3(9)5(14)3(17)3 (20)
3Under the Radar237(7)1(8)1(9)1(10)3(13)5(18)5 (23)
4Hot Sheet242(2)4(6)3(9)4(13)2(15)2(17)7 (24)
5Magic Bus303(3)5(8)5(13)6(19)6(25)4(29)1 (30)
6Bombora516(6)7(13)8(21)5(26)4(30)15(45)6 (51)
7Fired Up!5412(12)8(20)6(26)8(34)9(43)7(50)4 (54)
8Freaks on a Leash579(9)9(18)7(25)7(32)7(39)9(48)9 (57)
9Abigail Morgan628(8)11(19)10(29)9(38)10(48)6(54)8 (62)
10Dianne7510(10)10(20)9(29)DNS(45)12(57)8(65)10 (75)
11Artemis765(5)6(11)12(23)DNS(39)11(50)10(60)DNF (76)
12Public Enemy8012(12)12(24)11(35)10(45)8(53)14(67)11 (78)
13Tequila Mockingbird8811(11)14(25)14(39)11(50)14(64)11(75)13 (88)
14Current Affair8814(14)12(26)13(39)12(51)13(64)12(76)12 (88)
15Phoenix10715(15)RET(31)RET(47)DNS(63)15(78)13(91)DNF(107)
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Author: Ralph Deeds
Subject: securing jib track screw above bulkhead
Info: (13184 views) Posted: Thursday 12-2-04 06:44:41 PM

Not good. From what you said, it appears to me that whoever installed the jib track mistakenly lined up a hole in the track with the bulkhead and drilled a hole and screwed a screw into the bulkhead. This means that water may leak around the screw and into the bulkhead. Dry rot in the bulkhead is bad news. I would remove the screw and fill the hole with epoxy. And, if need be, drill another hole in the track and the deck adjacent to the bulkhead. All the bolts for the track should be screwed into barrel nuts and washers under the deck, not into the bulkhead.

Also, it's prudent to remove the tracks, drill new holes over-size, remove a bit of balsa core around the holes with a small screw driver and fill them with epoxy and filler. Then re-drill the holes for the bolts. This will help prevent water from leaking into the balsa core and eventually causing dry rot and a nasty repair job. See the article on how to do this in the Articles section of this website.

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