[Capri25] Action Capri

[Odell Tuttle]

I think it's pretty clear that the stock Capri rig wasn't capable of
handling heavy air sailing.  Each one that breaks (including mine) are
replaced with a J24 thru-bar assembly.  I'm not aware of a single one of
them that has failed.  Perhaps those who still have the original rigs
should be proactive and have the spreaders and thru-bar work completed
before its too late.


On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Lew Sacks <lewsacks at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
> Dear Capri 25 Fleet,
>
> 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.
>
> It is my hope that the three member panel would work to:
>
> ·       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.
>
> ·       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.
>
> ·       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.
>
> 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.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Speltz
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