mooring

amethyst (amethyst@mail.monitor.net)
Sat, 24 Oct 1998 00:12:33 -0800


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hello --

Does anyone leave their Potter 15 at a mooring? I live near Tomales Bay in
Northern California. It is a beautiful natural area, fairly protected, but
still often subject to winds above 30 knots and rough water in the spring
and summer and during winter storms. Since I have a gunter rigged Potter
14 and need to sail singlehanded for most days of the week, I'd like to
avoid rigging, launching, and retrieving the boat by myself. But I don't
know if the Potter's forward deck and its hardware will withstand the
beating it will frequently take on a mooring. Will the towing eye and its
glassed-in backing take the strain?

I'd be grateful for any information anyone can offer.

Ed Herson
Sebastopol, CA