On August 2 2018 I was T boned by an etchells at a leeward mark rounding. The hull on my E33 was punctured by the pointy bow of the other boat who was completely at fault. Luckily 3 feet above waterline. The boat yard put a temp patch over the hole and we were able to use boat to end of season. Repair estimate around 10k. I just pulled off the interior ceiling strips this weekend to help save repair $$. Hoping to end up with a complete hull paint job. Attached are a few shots before removing the wood and the exposed hole
On a happier note the drawer slides on the1982 boat have suffered some abuse at the hands of race crew and need to be replaced. After panicking about sourcing parts for a 36 year old boat I checked this site. Within 5 minutes I found new slides for about $5 each and the plastic stops were also available although slightly more money than the slides. Altogther probably spent $40 for 4 new slides with stops. Another winter project.
Doug Coyle
On a happier note the drawer slides on the1982 boat have suffered some abuse at the hands of race crew and need to be replaced. After panicking about sourcing parts for a 36 year old boat I checked this site. Within 5 minutes I found new slides for about $5 each and the plastic stops were also available although slightly more money than the slides. Altogther probably spent $40 for 4 new slides with stops. Another winter project.
Doug Coyle