Bearing Buddies, p-19 sails

Eric Zilbert (eezilbert@ucdavis.edu)
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 11:54:52 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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All - made it to Monterey and it was fantastic. Steady winds and gentle
swells made for superb sailing. We tried out a regular spinikker on
Riptide and it was really fun. Free bow hammocks were distributed and
ours was a real highlight of the trip for the boys.

I replaced the bearings on my Shoreline on Friday and went down to Monterey
without even a dust cover. Lost the bearing buddy on the port side last
thursday and two blocks from home heard screaming. One of the races is
loose in the hub and I am contemplating replacing the hubs and spindles
completely. The most frustrating part of the re-packing operation was the
inability of the local parts store to supply me with the correct rear seal.
I noticed that the starboard bearing buddy lost its zirc fitting and that
grease IS all over the inside of the wheel on that side too. The good
news is we made it to Monterey and back with no problems. Neither was
even warm when we returned.

Gretchen - I use the working jib most of the time in SF Bay. In Monterey
we used the lapper. I think the boat does point better with the separate
sails than with the roller reefing. We do not do much light air sailing,
so I have not invested in the Genoa. I plan to get an asymetrical
spinnaker some day when I have the boat-bucks or a good used one comes
along.

Eric Zilbert
Davis "not by the sea" California
P19 #621 "Riptide"