Yeah, after righting a Thistle, you'll have about
800 gallons of water in it. Not much fun.
One question, why was the rail in the water if you
were racing seriously?
S.


"Maxprop" wrote in message
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: The last dinghy I raced seriously was a Thistle.
No deck, deep bilge
: relative to the transom, and it didn't take much
of a rail in the water to
: ship about 100 gallons in a flash. Bailers are
a must on Thistles. I
: learned to hate that boat.
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