two years ago, six days before i was to go north to have the biggest sailing season of my life, kids have all left the nest, my aorta exploded. i was standing next to a vascular surgeon of great skill when she blew. i had minutes till brain dead. they gutted me in a frenzy. million to one shot, still here.
finally i am going to put aeolus in next week to sail. i think i now have the strenghth to try. whats the worst that could happen now, death? they had never seen what happened to me, so have no prognosis. doc said, you might have twenty days or twenty years , we dont know. go have fun. sailing aeolus is fun, here i go
today the yard called to say there is a 2 foot smile crack in the toe rail under the stainless track for the genoa block cars.
so. my question for you all is, the screws/ bolts ? that hold the track to the toe rail for the track and the screws/ bolts that hold the toe rail to the vessel. how are all these parts put together? screws? bolts? is the strenghth in the wood of the toe rail or is it all bolt through to underneath? i know there are bung caps to horizontal screw along the bottom of the toe rail. i have access to palmer johnson carpenters. i understand west system epoxy usage very well. but i am still in toledo for 7 more days.
can anyone explain how the toe rail is attached? and how the stainless track is secured ?
the crack is from weathering and or age. not from hitting or stressing if you will
finally i am going to put aeolus in next week to sail. i think i now have the strenghth to try. whats the worst that could happen now, death? they had never seen what happened to me, so have no prognosis. doc said, you might have twenty days or twenty years , we dont know. go have fun. sailing aeolus is fun, here i go
today the yard called to say there is a 2 foot smile crack in the toe rail under the stainless track for the genoa block cars.
so. my question for you all is, the screws/ bolts ? that hold the track to the toe rail for the track and the screws/ bolts that hold the toe rail to the vessel. how are all these parts put together? screws? bolts? is the strenghth in the wood of the toe rail or is it all bolt through to underneath? i know there are bung caps to horizontal screw along the bottom of the toe rail. i have access to palmer johnson carpenters. i understand west system epoxy usage very well. but i am still in toledo for 7 more days.
can anyone explain how the toe rail is attached? and how the stainless track is secured ?
the crack is from weathering and or age. not from hitting or stressing if you will