Re: P19 Mast Specs ONLINE at Judy B's Website.

Rdement1@aol.com
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 03:55:46 EST


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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In a message dated 2/10/99 12:04:54 AM Pacific Standard Time,
JBlumhorst@aol.com writes:

<< How much "bend, bend, and bend some more" can the mast take before we get
the
"SNAP" part? >>

Rest assured, you will probably never reach the SNAP part, unless you really,
really try.. It is a long story, but I have a P19 mast in my garage (a
trophy I guess) that has about a 30 deg permanent bend in it, when it had a
conflict with an overhead power wire. The 'give' point was a set of <factory>
holes apparently used for the gin pole mast raising system. The wires caught
on that little cast masthead 'ornament', and didn't let go until the mast bent
to it's current position. Didn't pull any shrouds out of the deck, didn't
punch any holes through the cabin top, just tweaked a mast. Amazingly enough,
didn't even break the masthead lights! It all turned out to be a golden
opportunity to install that VHF antenna wire, put anti-rattlers on the wires
running through the mast, eliminate extra hardware, and lose a month and a
half of valuable summer sailing waiting for the new parts to arrive.