Re: Mainsheet scrape the Bimini?

Richard D. Joffe (rdjoffe@erols.com)
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:45:05 -0400

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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My P-15 came with a topping lift, and I leave it connected after I raise the
mainsail. I just put a bit of slack in it. Since I trailer my boat and
haven't spent any time on it with the mainsail down, it has been of minimal
use to me. I think it would be a lot handier if you would leave your boat
on the water overnight, because it supports the boom when the mainsail is
down. As soon as my mainsail is down, I flake it over the boom, secure to
the boom with 4 bungee cords, take off the boom, and then store the boom in
the cabin. As someone has already mentioned, it will just fit in the cabin
if you maneuver it into the chain locker. You don't need to remove the
mainsail from the boom. I use 4 bungee cords, which came with the boat, to
secure the mainsail to the boom, but they don't work well, and they are hard
to get apart.

Richard D. Joffe
rdjoffe@erols.com
P-15 #2080, "Potter Noster"
Columbia, MD

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Wegman <MWegman@mags.net>
To: Tom Bodine <tbodine@seasick.sps.mot.com>; West Wight Potter p
<wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: Mainsheet scrape the Bimini?

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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>What you need is a Mast Topping Lift, run a 1/16th line from the top of the
>mast to the rear of the boom and release it when the main sail is up. I
>leave my sails out all season long, the jib is doused with a down haul and
>the main sail is wrapped around the boom and then I spiral wrap a 1/4inch
>line around the sail. Don't use bungees, they will hit you in the eye or
>face at the wrong time, or end up in the water, bungees on a boat are
>dangerous.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Bodine <tbodine@seasick.sps.mot.com>
>To: West Wight Potter p <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
>Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 9:10 AM
>Subject: Re: Mainsheet scrape the Bimini?
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>> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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>>Hi
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>> I'd like to know how to deal with this.
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>> When I lower the mains'l The boom also lowers into the cockpit
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>> If one is trying to Reef the sail, which I've yet to do, wouldn't
>> The boom get in the way. Would it be a good idea to run a wire from
>> the top of the mast to the rear of the boom to hold it horizontal
>> while the sail is down?
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>> When stowing the Mains'l should I wrap it around the boom? Does
>> this increase the wear over much on the sail?
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>> I have the jiffy reefing system which I've pobably rigged wrong.
>> How do I double reef this sail? Do I add eye-lets or sail ties?
>> Where would they go?
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