Re: Jib problems

greg (greg@redshift.com)
Tue, 8 Sep 1998 18:20:53 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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You probably need to spray them with something like WD 40 and loosen them
up.

Greg Moore
M-17 #395 The Full Monty
-----Original Message-----
From: carl huber <cih3@sprintmail.com>
To: Potter list (E-mail) <WWPOTTER@tscnet.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 5:43 PM
Subject: Jib problems

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>I solo sail my P15. Fairly often when I raise the jib one of the
>"clips"(not sure of the right term) that hold the jib to the forestay
>comes loose from the forestay during the raising. I am very reluctant to
>go up on the bow to correct this as I nearly capsized once.
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>When I leave the dock I have the jib attached to the forestay(all
>"clips") and have the jib folded on the deck and tied to the bow pulpit
>rail with a line. When ready to raise the jib, I pull the line loose and
>raise the jib in normal way.
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>Any suggestions on how to keep the "clips" from coming off the forestay
>when raising the jib?
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>Thanks much,
>Carl Huber, Greenville,NC
>P15, #1313, "Stressless"
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