Shrouds
Dan Rickert (drickert@thegrid.net)
Wed, 19 May 1999 08:16:40 -0700
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hello group,
I was out last weekend for a little lake sail and saw a few other boats,
including a P-18( I pulled alongside and asked what that boat was and the
reply was " Oh you wouldn't have heard of it, its a HMS. I startled the
captain when I rreplied Oh you mean a West Wight Potter." any way on to the
reason for this post, does any one know why the shrouds on a boat with a
back stay are set back to the rear of the mast? Other than messing up the
sail shape on a run? Seems to me that if they were even with the mast you
would not hit them with the sail as soon. The back stay must be strong
enough to support the mast without the shrouds help.
Dan Rickert First mate "THALES" wwp p-19 212 skipper Vagabond 14 dinghy #
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