Re: BAD YEARS TO AVOID IN USED P19s ?
Magico1@aol.com
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 02:53:34 EST
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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I don't feel there were really any potters that were lemons.However some boats
were a little better built than others. The early Potters of the 70's, HMS
18's were built like tanks, and were a lot heavier than the Potter 19's. I
never liked the painted keels for salt water sailing, they are a real rust
problem. In late 1992 they went to a lighter (less expensive) mast that seems
to work well . I recomend the optional backstay for extra support. If you are
handy with tools you could fix up an old one, if not I would buy a new boat.
The fact is I would sail the worst P.19 ever made in weather that I would not
take a Macgregor 26 out in. Jerry Barrilleaux (Commodore) Potter
Yachters