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Back in the saddle
By Scott | April 26, 2009
Two That-A-Boys to Mother Nature giving us two 85 degree weekend days and yet another warm day coming on Monday. That’s like unheard of in Ohio for April but I’m glad for it as that really gives the waters a kick start to warming up. I made it out both Saturday and Sunday and boy was I ever rusty. I’ve been down with a cold for two weeks and still have a bit of a cough. My energy level was way off but I still got some good back in the strap runs in on Sunday April 26. Coming up next weekend is the first race of the season at Alum Creek. I got to do several good home workouts this week and get stretched out.
I had spent a couple hours checking the 1977 Serro Scotty early this week and took her to the lake on Saturday. I like to give everything a good towing checkout locally before doing a road trip. Hopefully she will make it through another summer season.
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Sunday I started getting my new demo Prodigy checked out on the water. Man that gasket is stiff. So stiff that the smaller standard centerboard won’t go down without a helper stick pushing it from above. Yes I use silicone spray. I tried using the centerboard like a saw moving it through the gasket maybe 10 minutes to break the gasket in and that seems to have helped a bit. I plan to give that gasket a good 30 minute sawing this week to see if that helps the situation. Also this was the first time I used the newer thermometer track for an extended amount of time. So far I like how the track car can travel fast and free. Last season I started leaving the track forward near all the time when racing. When going down wind if I could see there was a really long puff of wind coming that I could plane in then I would move it back just before the puff got to me. Otherwise I leave the track car forward in the upwind position and simply step back a bit further when going downwind. I just feel myself that I have better control with the mast forward and I’m much less prone to stepping back and sinking the tail which is like putting the brakes on.
B Frankenstein rip elow my 2006 Prodigy is all set to get wet for the first time in 2009. It’s still in like new shape and I’ll be racing it this season again. That’s pretty amazing for a board that’s got a ton of use the last two years. The Prodigy is one tough board.
Topics: Hybrid Racing | 1 Comment »
April 26th, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Very retro camper van you’ve found there Scott.
Although I havnt sailed a centerboard board in years, there’s a product called mclube sailcoat that works better than most silicones. Spray in on your cb and gasket but don’t bend the gasket too much or else it wiki slow you down with increased drag. Another tip is to put a sliced tennis ball over the kick down part of the cb as to give your feet something to press against so that pushing it down and up is easier.
I don’t feel any pain fir you regarding the water temps- SF Bay is a constant 55 degrees year round!