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Greetings,
My husband and myself recently bought a 15' potter, we believe it is a
1972, with the sail number 598. It is a beautiful little sail boat and
we
were happy to have found it since my husband had been sailing when he
was a kid (he is now 48, still just a kid) with his father in the
Newport Harbour in Southern California for many summers.
We took it out to a small lake a short ride from where we live and Frank
could not get the keel down. He tried everything he could think
of and could only manage to get it down about 10", from there it would
not budge. We brought it home and he has it hanging from the
rafters of our garage, pounding on the keel with a 6lb. sledge hammer.
He spent 3 hours last Sunday pounding, and pouring oil to lubricate it
to move, he has been able to move it about 4'' from the pivot pin, but
now cannot move it in either direction.
If anyone has had any ideas on how to move that keel we would
appreciate it, or if anyone has had similar problems and has
suggestions, please let us know. We can be reached at the above
email address.
Thank you, Frank & Bonnie Mathes
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Greetings,
My husband and myself recently bought a 15' potter, we
believe it is a
1972, with the sail number 598. It is a beautiful
little sail boat and we
were happy to have found it since my husband had been
sailing when he was a kid (he is now 48, still just a kid) with his father
in the Newport Harbour in Southern California for many summers.
We took it out to a small lake a short ride from where
we live and Frank could not get the keel down. He tried everything
he could think
of and could only manage to get it down about 10", from
there it would not budge. We brought it home and he has it hanging
from the
rafters of our garage, pounding on the keel with a 6lb.
sledge hammer.
He spent 3 hours last Sunday pounding, and pouring oil
to lubricate it
to move, he has been able to move it about 4'' from the
pivot pin, but
now cannot move it in either direction.
If anyone has had any ideas on how to move that keel we
would
appreciate it, or if anyone has had similar problems
and has suggestions, please let us know. We can be reached at the
above
email address.
Thank you, Frank & Bonnie Mathes --------------71FA0F14B5498B0E2B2328DA--