Hope everyone is enjoying the Holidays. Laniakea will
be racing in the Corinthians.
Jason
--- Rizmirian@aol.com wrote:
> During the frenzy of the holidays it's easy to
> misplace an invitation to race
> or delay in filing it. Remember that the
> Corinthians are just around the
> corner (3d weekend of January) and if we want a
> separate start we'll have to
> build a fleet. Jane Doe is in, as is Takeoff. Who
> else>
>
> Jane Doe is currently on the hard getting a new
> rudder at SF Boatworks. This
> rudder is the same as designed for Shanti and
> possibly others of you. I'm
> hoping to lose a lot of ugly helm with the change.
> I found a lot of wear at
> the top of the rudder bushings (my boat doesn't have
> bearings) which
> contributed to an annoying sloppiness in the action.
>
> I toyed with the idea of pulling my keel and having
> it refastened at the
> centerline of the boat, but will probably pass on it
> due to costs. My boat
> is completely asymmetrical--the keel is off center
> and not straight either
> fore and aft or vertically, the mast step is off
> center, the partners are not
> centered and the rigging is not symmetrical. I
> don't know what I should
> expect from a production boat. I'm sure most boats
> are slightly off but the
> boat yard guys were shocked at mine. I'll sail with
> the new rudder for a
> while and see what that does for the feel of the
> boat. If it seems OK I'll
> ignore everything else and just have fun. If not,
> who knows.
>
> See you guys on January 8 and hope to see lots of
> you the week following. My
> best wishes to all for a joyous New Year.
>
> Bob
>