[Capri25] Action Capri

[SHNOOL Schramm]

As an outsider to your club, but still very interested in your attempt to acquire parts for the Capri 25... 
I'd love to be kept up with what other upgrades/fixes are deemed necessary to keep the fleet running/safe... For selfish reasons but also to share with the rest of those with the same boats as us... Losing a rig as a result of missing this information is a key motivator... 

The J/24 throughbar upgrade is a perfect example.  I'm personally on my second set of spreaders and attachments (and see how it's kind of lightly built), but have [thankfully] not lost a mast... but then we don't get as heavy winds as you likely do.  That doesn't mean I won't put this upgrade on my list for the winter though.

Looks like APS has the throughbar upgrade kit.
http://www.apsltd.com/p-1252-j24-thru-bar-kit-wbar-plate.aspx

John Schramm - Hull 278, Anticipation
Capri 25 Tech Editor, Mainsheet.
Paupack Sailing Club, Lake Wallenpaupack, PA


________________________________
 From: John Speltz <johnspeltz at comcast.net>
To: capri25 at lists.wyc.org 
Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 10:03 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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