We went sailing. Good winds, 6+ mph in the boat. Some heeling,
a couple poundings, heaved to to yell with the regatta boat, spray
over the bow. Rigged the main sheet wrong and lost it through the
guide/jam by the tiller, out the starboard block, but managed to
grab it 3" above the end as it went flying to try to get through
the block on the boom before I could catch it. Beat it! Hah! All
the regatta boats would sail in below the docks, heave to, drop
sails, and motor in to the docks. Not me. I sailed out from the
dock, I sailed back to the dock. Not much choice, anyway. The
motor was making a funny sound, so I left it home this time. All
in all, the four of us had a blast, although I was a bit tense
because it was the first time I'd had her out in this kind of wind.
Plus, I was worried about heeling too far in the P-19 with it's
hard chines. I didn't have my compass with the heel meter installed
yet, so no idea how far over we went, but definitely not as far
over as those round-hulls were doing!
Anyway, anyone know what's supposed to hold that gooseneck in
place? It can't be a bent nail. I figure the cotter pin's got
to be better than that. Plus, it's a near exact fit to the hole
diameter. This cotter pin is also just about 3/4 thelength of the
inside diameter of the boom.
Bill B.
P-19 #454, "Dream Catcher"
Nampa, ID