Re: Blocks on Cockpit Rails

theodore f. boyer (freelanc@execpc.com)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:57:01 -0500

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Dear Andy,
Maybe she (Great Wight)was owned by a person who ran a spinaker, whose
lower lines came through the blocks that where tied off at the rear cleats. You
could ask the previous owner?
Ted-Milwaukee WWPotter19 "Sea Breeze"
Krumpe, Andrew wrote:

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> I have a Potter 19, and on the cockpit rails are 2 blocks, one on the port
> side and one on the starboard side. They are each firmly mounted on the
> outside of the rails, are oriented such that the direction of pull comes
> from forward (like a jib sheet turning block), and I have no idea what they
> are used for. Does anyone have any clues? Thanks.
>
> Andy Krumpe
> WWP 19, #819, "Great Wight"