Rudder Saver

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On the San Juan, the transom is pretty small and an outboard on the stock motor mount has the potential to chew up the rudder with the prop as the prop sticks out past the cavitation plate. I got a plastic polyethylene cutting board from Wally World for $3.50 or so and cut it with my jigsaw, then drilled it and mounted to the cavitation plate with 2 – SS 10/24 x 1/2″ screws with locking nuts. Voila’ no more chewed up rudder… If you have this problem you can fix it this way.

Top view of Rudder saver attached to outboard

Side view of cavitation plate with rudder saver installed

Revised Racing Schedule – Notice Changed Dates

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Mother Nature has thrown a wrench into the racing schedule for the summer of 2010.  The lake is still 20 feet above summer pool.  This has the ramp turn around and the dock anchors under water.  We cannot reattach the dock until the lake level is below the anchors and the ground around them dries out.  We would also be wise to not get to much weight on the asphalt part of the drive, until the ground under it has had a chance to dry out.  Therefore, we are going to postpone the first two races of the season and begin the season with the Yankee Doodle on Sunday July 4.  We will again this year have a catered meal of bar-b-qued pork and the fixings.  Registration for the Yankee Doodle is $25, which includes a dinner for the captain.  Additional meals are $8 per person.  Come out and join the fun.

The revised race schedule will be as follows:

Yankee Doodle – July 4

Huddleston Cup – July 24 & 25

The Karl Millen – August 7

The Jolly Roger (Long Distance Race) – August 28

The Dixie Cup – September 5

The Great Minnow – October 2

The Great Minnow is a one day race this year.  So if fear of committing to two days has held you back in the past come on out this year and join in the fun.

Doug Roberts – Racing Chair

May POYC Meeting and the Blessing of the Fleet

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The docks have been moved to one side of the cove and anchored there,
while the water is extremely high, you can launch from the turnaround.
The Harbormaster and the Commodore have commented, please refrain from
tying up at the docks, as we don’t want to stress the anchors any more
than necessary.

We now have a working AED ( Automatic Emergency Defibrillator) living in
the shed to the right side of the door. If you push the on button  on
the device, you will be taken through the steps to activate and use it.
If you use the pads on someone and EMS is summoned, they will give us
replacement pads if asked, so please ask. A collection was taken up by
the mates and we accumulated enough money to purchase a set of pediatric
pads, which can be used on smaller people and youths in case of drowning
complications.

Randy Edwards cooked a terrific BBQ and pork tenderloin extravaganza, we
had plenty of great food and desserts as usual. Thanks Randy, for
cooking this month. Our new mates Robert and Meg Akins volunteered to
cook next month. If you can cook, please let Debbie Champion know and
we’ll all be very grateful.

A memorial was held in honor of our Mate John O’ Conner, and some adult
beverage was spilled in his honor. We had a moment of silence to
commemorate sailors who have passed on.
We had a recitation by Lee Huddleston and Herb Siewert conducted the
Blessing and gave a lovely homily. Finally we had a lively toast to the
season by our own Rob Wyatt. Music was provided by Bill Miller, Bill
Champion and Meg Akins.

Due to the high water, we are tentatively moving the Hudlleston cup to
the 12th and 13th of June. The Yankee Doodle will be held July 4th as
usual. Stay tuned as this may change due to circumstances.
The Bluegrass Sunfish Rally will be held at the Louisville Sailing Club on June
26th. We expect a few members to participate up there.

A motion was entered  by Bill Miller to allow Marty from the top of the
hill to park his boat trailer while he is using the boat in the spot
vacated by the Committee boat when it is launched for the season. Marty
has come to our aid several times over the years ( most recently during
the flood and moving of the docks) and watches out for the club
properties. Currently he launches from the ramp and then lugs his
trailer back up the hill. This would allow him to leave it in that
parking space, only while he is out in the boat, at the end of the day
he would be expected to remove the trailer from the grounds. The motion
was seconded by Lee Huddleston and passed by the board.

While we have some adversity because of the high water, we can all look
forward to a good season and I’m sure we will have some exciting
adventures in the next months.

Gary Guss – Scribe

High Water Scheduling Changes for Blessing of the Fleet and more

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I spoke with Commodore Bill Miller tonight.
While the boatyard is safe and dry, the lake water has continued to rise past the turnaround and they have moved the dock up into the cove and have it tied to two large trees, they will be also anchoring it to make sure it can’t get loose. For now, you cannot launch from the club and when it becomes okay to launch, you will not be able to use the dock until the water recedes enough for them to re-attach it to the stabilizing arms. This large amount of water will mean we also need to make some other scheduling changes.
We have moved the Blessing of the fleet scheduled for next week Saturday and will have the Blessing as part of the normal monthly meeting Friday May 14th instead. Our own Herb Siewert will give the Blessing this year. Initially, we had also hoped to have a sailing class graduation on the lake on Saturday which will have to be rescheduled.
The Huddleston Cup scheduled for the end of May will also have to be re-scheduled and this date is to be announced later.
As I get more information, I will pass it along.

Gary Guss – Scribe