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Hey webgang,
Had a near disaster this weekend tyring to get Ri Ra ready for her =
maiden voyage as the pursail boat (My 8 year old's play on our last =
name). The dagger board would neither go up or down--lots of rust build =
up in the years etc it hadbeen sitting unused. Finally go it to move =
properly with lots of WD-40 and used a car jack on a cinder block to =
nudge it a bit. Then more disaster on the final check befor launching =
the cable snapped. Lots of fun to replace that thing. Upgraded the =
wire but still not sure about the best way to attach the cable to the =
winch to minimize binding. any thoughts would be appreciated. Also, =
have any of you made any upgrades or improvements to the winch system? =
Surely Judy on a boat rigged for a small lady has a better solution. I =
am not a small man and it is quite a chore for me to crank it up. The =
near disaster on land alos got me to thiking what do you do if it =
happens at sea? Has anybody come up with a backup system to raise the =
daggerboard?
PS. After the day spent repalcing the cable etc had a nice first =
outing. the first mate and the kids had a ball.
Bill Purcell
HMS 19 #580 =20
Ri Ra
Laurinburg, NC=20
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