Re: Shrouds
Carol Gula (cgula@innet.com)
Thu, 20 May 1999 08:31:46 -0400
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hi Jerry:
Kelpie points noticeable higher with a small amount of tension (<100#) on
the back stay. Whether this is due to aft rake (no forward pin in
tabernacle), a tighter forestay, or mast bend I have not determined, but I
suspect it's a combination of the first two rather than the latter. I
installed the inverted "Y" backstay with a 4:1 tackle on the stbd leg of the
"Y" mainly to offset the pull of my masthead assymetrical spinnaker. The
improved pointing ability was not a surprise, but welcome nonetheless.
Regards,
Mac
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From: Magico1@aol.com <Magico1@aol.com>
To: JBlumhorst@aol.com <JBlumhorst@aol.com>; wwpotter@tscnet.com
<wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: Shrouds
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> All big Potters from 1971 to 1992 were equipped with backstays. Most of
>which were non adjustable, and only used for support. Herb Stewart and
>Stanely Smith were great boat designers, however Joe Edwards was not a boat
>designer. He was the one that decided to go to a lighter mast and leave out
>the backstay. I would like to hear from sailors that have recently added a
>backstay to their P.19's after sailing them for a couple of years without
>one. Does she sail better? Jerry Barrilleaux