[Capri25] Action Capri

[Lew Sacks]

Over the last five or six years about 20% of the boats in our fleet have lost masts.  Perhaps  a cursory root cause analysis is appropriate so we can at least slow the trend on our aging, lightly built boats.  I'd be willing to wager that spreader failure comes out pretty often as a cause, at least that's what it was when we lost ours on Magic.  Now, every year when we haul we completely strip the mast of all lines and shrouds and check all wires for meathooks and spreader attachments for wear.
 
Anyone else who lost a mast care to comment on the cause and what you're now doing about it?
 
Lew Sacks
 


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> From: John Speltz <johnspeltz at comcast.net>
>To: capri25 at lists.wyc.org 
>Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 9:03 AM
>Subject: [Capri25] Action Capri
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>Dear Capri 25 Fleet,
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>I am interested in forming a three member panel that would work with the Capri 25 fleet to organize the purchase/sale of critical Capri 25 parts, e.g. masts and pulpits.  
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>It is my hope that the three member panel would work to:
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>·       First, work quickly to monetize the potential freight savings associated with the fact that two boats (Wahoo, Molly Busses) are in the process of shipping masts to Minneapolis.  As a fleet, we could capitalize on the fixed freight costs associated with this sad situation.  This has been talked about before, now is the time to make this happen.
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>·       Second, to set up strict long-term criteria that would guild the purchasing of critical parts so the fleet is not saddled with a silly pile of parts or driven politically to buy things that don’t help the fleet in total.
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>·       Third,  we could build a data inventory of names/numbers of part manufacturers and dealers that boat owners could use to get critical parts on their own.  In this way, we could build a cadre of parts suppliers that could help the boats down the line.
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>If you are interested in helping execute this initiative, I want to hear from you.  After we get our three ACTION CAPRI  members, we can work with our Fleet Captain and make this happen.
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>Sincerely,
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>John Speltz  
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