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on the way to the finish - Damn The Seacocks! Full Speed Ahead
A technical account of an innovative seacock mechanism installed on a Thistle racing boat. The article describes how one sailor implemented an automatic bailer using a simple cylinder system that could be lowered through the centerboard hole and operated via suction.
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The scanned issue opens in Google Drive; turn to page 27.
This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.