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To   : rec.sport.rowing
From : sully
Date : Mon Jan 18 2021 11:44 am

On Monday, January 11, 2021 at 10:12:47 AM UTC-8, cprs...@gmail.com wrote:
> My Maas 24 sawed through its tie-downs in the last storm and blew off my boat
 rack. The first three feet of bow are no longer connected to the hull. 
> 
> Can anyone please recommend a shell repair facility in the northeast good
with hi-tech [carbon] materials?
Van Dusen composites will repair any sort of shell.     I'm curious,  what do
you mean "sawed through it's tiedowns"? 
Did the edge of the deck cut through the strap/rope in the wind?
I notice that when people rack their boats outside,  they often place them
where the boats are centered, such that the rounded decks are each placed on a
rack.   That would be ok if there were a fitted cradle for it,  but most often
I see the boat placed such that the boat can be rocked side to side.     
Ideally,  the boat should be placed with a flat part of the boat resting on one
 of the racks,  usually the stern where riggers attached.   You can tie the
boat down more firmly against that structure,  and the boat won't rock in a
wind.    For the 24, there's a nice little saddle to stern of where the riggers
 fasten down where it's sturdy and flat.     
Good luck,  your boat will be fine!
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