Western Penna. lakes and miscellanious feedback
Gail & Tom Hill (tgvhill@jersey.net)
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 22:39:50 -0500
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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A few quick thoughts:
(1) We (myself, my wife and our 6 year old daughter) are planning on heading
up towards Buffalo, NY area early next week to see my parents for a few days
and then off to ??? We have considered going to Lake Chautauqua, and then
probably south through western Pennsylvania and maybe down to the
Chespeake. Do any of you have any suggestions for nice sailing locations in
this area? Do any of you know anything about Pymatuning Reservoir in
northwestern Penna?
(2) I have read some references to mounting a second set on gudgeons on the
transom so the mast cradle and rudder can be mounted at the same time. I
hate to drill holes in the boat, so I took a different approach (which was
hastened to completion after I drove out of the garage with the cradle on). I
welded a frame with two horizontal pieces of angle iron at the height of the
gudgeons, and two vertical pieces of angle iron which are about 12" apart
horizontally. At the top is another horizontal piesce with a large metal "U"
welded on top for the mast to rest in. When on the trailer, the mast cradle has
two galvanized bolts with nuts which serve as the pins which go through the
gudgeons. When motoring with the rudder on and the mast down, the bolts
are removed allowing the pins on the rudder to hold the cradle in place.
Finally, the cradle is adorned with an extra set of tail and brake lights and a lot
of reflective tape. (I have this fear of getting run into...)
(3) If you paint the depth readings on the aft edge of the P19's keel you can
easily read your draft from the cockpit. Comes in handy at times.
(4) Does anyone know of the maker and model of replacement winch keel that
is geared lower, so it won't be so much of a struggle to raise the keel?
(5) I have had this fear of a P19 keel winch failure which would prevent me
from getting the boat on the trailer. (It would be a really great way to spoil a
nice weekend.) 300 lbs is a lot of steel to lift. Last year I figured out a way to
use a "come along" (or hand winch) to raise the keel if the winch and/or cable
failed. With some modifications, it could also be used to winch the boat on
the trailer if needed. I now keep the "come along" in the car. If anyone is
interested, I'll try to remember how I did it and pass it along.
Tom Hill
P19 #511