Eric Pederson wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> After spending four days in the hot, humid, and windless Apostle Islands,
> we've decided that we need to improve the airflow in the boat, and add
> some shade in the cockpit. Nothing like a heatwave to get you focused on
> what's really important - personal comfort.
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> For the cockpit, we plan to get a bimini - probably the 5'3" model in the
> Defender catalog. The smallest bimini in the West Marine catalog is 6'
> long - too long for the P-19's cockpit, I think. Any comments about
> after-market biminis welcome.
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> For the cabin we'll add fans, but we also want to replace a pair of fixed
> ports with opening ports. The v-berth fixed ports are odd-shaped - 5" high
> and 17.5" wide overall. I can't find any ports that wide and only 5" high.
> I'd be happy to go bigger, but there is only about 5.5" of vertical surface
> area to work with right there. Replacing a pair of the larger windows is
> an option, but I'd like to hear from folks who may have replaced any of the
> factory ports.
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> Eric L. Pederson
> P-19 #970, Necessity
> Bloomington, MN