Mask raising

SolarFry@aol.com
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 16:53:20 EDT


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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TPickley@aol.com:

What? No rooster tail behind the rudder :^) ??? I do 9 Knots.... Going out
the inlet with a 4k tide...

I usually take the cdi with jib furled and shove it in the cabin... Sun and UV
will lighten any colored sail after a while... Edges get frayed if you let the
sail flap in the wind too much...

I'm trying to come up with a gin pole sys to make it easier to lift the mask
{:^{>

Best
Solar Fry

In a message dated 98-08-23 19:14:32 EDT, you write:

<< Subj: Mask raising
Date: 98-08-23 19:14:32 EDT
From: TPickley@aol.com
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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I have had no problems raising the mask on my P-19 by hand. I leave the
companion way hatch shut with the board in place and stand on the end of the
hatch. My wife handles the CDI, and after I get the mask up I walk forward
and help her insert the pin. This gives me plenty of leverage to raise the
mask.

Has anyone had a UV protection strip added to their Jib? Our Jib (tanbark)
is
starting to fade after only two seasons. I trailer the boat and keep a
cover
on it most of the time. I don’t know if the cost would be worth it,
considering the cost of a new sail.

A couple of weeks ago I had my best sail yet. We had 4 miles "Wing and Wing"
and maintained greater than 6 knots for half a mile, with a Max of 6.3 knots.
This speed was by GPS on a lake with no current. We must have been partially
planing.

Tom Pickley
P-19 #847
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