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[Re: WindyHillF20]
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Portland, Maine ThunderMuffin 
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Portland, Maine | yeah I bet there are some cracks at the back of the daggerboard wells from that. That area takes a lot of abuse on those boats, and Jake can tell you what a bitch it is to repair that area. I'm going to be overhauling my hulls this winter after Outback cup. I might pay Jake to come down here and do it for me <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: Bye bye Nacra 20 class?
[Re: wildtsail]
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08/10/08 08:00 AM 08/10/08 08:00 AM |
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Atlanta bvining
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Atlanta | I rigged my boat today for the NE100... I was the first there by several hours... I left as it was starting to rain and drove 45 minutes home... after getting home I got a call saying my boat had flipped over during the storm from a 50mphish gust pushed through the grass, down a 2 foot enbankment with the mast head first into the sand... the boat just missed a bunch of big rocks.
All I could think about was $11,000!
I drove up and people had already dug the mast out of the sand... all that was wrong was the mast track was a little scuffed up.
Everyone was amazed that it didn't break, myself included... I guess we're paying for some durability with these masts. Todd, You should carry a set of corkscrew tie downs or go to a tent rental company and get some big heavy metal tent stakes and tie your boat down if you are going to leave it over night. Having your mast break is a pain in the a**. I think the i20 class is in trouble right now, the NE100 saw a jump in F18's from one, two years ago to 6 this year. And only 3 i20's this year. 2/3 of the fleet was F18's. Rick Bliss told me the new i20's would be in the 26k range. Global pressures on carbon, oil, and a weak dollar are going to push the costs up on anything sourced outside the US. A 100% US built F18 is the next new thing. | | | Re: Bye bye Nacra 20 class?
[Re: bvining]
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08/10/08 01:34 PM 08/10/08 01:34 PM |
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Charleston, SC NCSUtrey
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Charleston, SC | We've got to get a pool going to get Tittycomb a new rashguard. I'll throw in the first $1.
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[Re: NCSUtrey]
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Framingham, MA | Trey, you can't mess with whats winning.... I will take your dollar though. Actually, put it towards one of those lunch box trailer boxes. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Chris | | |
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