Aldo Alesio at St. Francis Yacht Club | August 18 |
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Brendan is sure correct about the importance of securing the front
hatch--we forgot to do this in the stormy BYC North Channel Race this
year and on a beat into big waves took on water up to the floorboards
before we noticed. However, I don't agree wrt the companion way. My
recollection is that an E27 sank in Racoon Strait on San Francisco
Bay in the early 1980s. The boat broached under spinnaker, and waves
washed over the boat filling the cabin. The boat sank and was never
recovered. I've broached and put the mast in the water without
getting water into the cabin; however, the water was relatively
smooth. The Port Huron and Chicago Macs require boats to have a mechanism to secure their main hatch boards. We accomplished this by fastening a shock cord with a hook on it on the inside of the bottom of the hatch with a U strap. Itt works with both one hatch board in place or both. :: Hi Brendan, :: Thanks I appreciate your input. I will make a set of :: I was I your area this past weekend. Went for a sail :: :: --brendan:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Question: :: :: :: :: :: What are the shorthanded Express 27's doing to seal :: :: :: their main hatch in-case of a bad wipeout? :: :: :: :: :: :: I put my boards in and close the hatch but but when :: :: :: running a kite in 25-30 singlehanded I wonder what :: :: :: others are doing? :: :: :: :: :: :: Having a Tuttle rudder and pushing the boat with MH up :: :: :: to 26 true in big waves it is a dream to sail. But I :: :: :: know there will be days with more breeze and nights when :: :: :: I am on pilot while attending something else and she :: :: :: will go. So just looking at my options while she is in :: :: :: my shop for the winter. :: :: :: :: :: :: Thanks in advance for the input.
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