Re: rails for comfort

David & chardy Lang (chrdvd@gte.net)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 18:47:43 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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I have a p14 with no rails. I take a special stadium type seat with me for
back support, or if I am out for a short sail I just stick a boat cushion
between me and the gunwale. On the trip to Catalina the stadium seat (a soft
foldable seat with adjustable straps connected to the seat and the back)
really helped me out when my back was starting to hurt ( back problems since
I was 26) To me it seems the rails would just be something to get around. I
must admit when I first sailed her, the water seemed very close with nothing
in between. but I got use to that.

Regards, Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Lewis Baumstark <lbaum@preferred.com>
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 5:56 PM
Subject: Re:

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>Mike Stallings wrote:
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>>3. I'm considering side rails, because they are so handy for
>>tying things off, but does anyone find the side rail interfere
>>sometimes? Sometimes in gusts, or when paddling, or just for
>>a change, I like to sit up on the edge of the cockpit.
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>When I bought my boat I only got the rails because they were part of a
>package deal, but I think I would just about do without anything else other
>than the rails now. They are a very strong attachment point for tying
>lines, but probably just as important or more important, you can use them
to
>lean back against. Call me lazy, but I like to be able to rest my back on
>something. Without the rails I don't know what that would be on my P15.
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>Lewis Baumstark
>P15
>Bristol, Tn.
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