Great work,Matt. Both for your race and your instructions. Is the cable with the jack attachment to the vhf able to fit thru the thru deck fitting without removing the jack? Like when you need to take the mast down to trailer the boat. SDK

:: Hi All - When we bought Tequila M the coastal / offshore
:: racing aspect was a big attraction to the class.
::
:: The new offshore safety rules did increase the challene
:: to get to the start line but it was by no means
:: insurmountable. I think we also managed to do it without
:: negatively affecting configuration / weight for buoy?
:: racing.
::
:: We found that the most challenging requirement to meet
:: was the masthead VHF requirement due to cost, the number
:: of component options and the install process.
::
:: A little write up of how we went about may help you
:: (please keep in mind this is free advice and there may
:: be errors):
:: https://www.dropbox.com/s/85qqkant2dhtgs7/Express%2027%20VHF%20in...
::
:: We did our first OYRA race this past Saturday and, while
:: we were one of the only express 27's, we had an awesome
:: time.... held on upwind to YRA SO and then while the
:: fleet sailed the rhumb line home 2 sail reaching, we
:: popped the chute and started hauling (albeit
:: considerably lower than the rhumb line) and got the lift
:: we needed coming into the gate to make some big gains
:: and had an awesome time in the process. Not totally sure
:: where we ended up but hopefully pretty decent.
::
:: Hope this helps
::
:: Matt Krogstad

:: Tequila Mockingbird