Cheers
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Allman <sallman@bop.gov>
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Monday, October 05, 1998 12:21 PM
Subject: Short Rigged P-19
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>I am looking for info on the short rigged potter P-19.
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>What are the pros and cons of the rig. I am in the process of finding a
>P-19 to purchase on the used market and would like to have a little more
>info.
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> In some correspondence with Eric P., he thought that the short rig has a
>longer boom and therefore might have similar sq. footage of sail area.
>Knowing that the P-19 is a little under canvased anyway does the short
>rig make a noticable difference and can it be remedied with a genoa?
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>Any help you could provide from your experience would be greatly
>appreciated.
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>Steve Allman
>Wanna-be-Potteree
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