Trailer Woes

Thos. Westerman (thomasw@vanion.com)
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 08:57:29 -0600


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Hi All,
Winter is setting in up here in Colorado. Sat was a sunny windy day--had a
great sail for a short 3 hours till sunset--may have been the last of the
season.

On the way home I ran over something on a side street. I thought it was a
tennisball sized rock. When i got home I noticed that the middle vertical
support for the carpet rail on the starboard side was missing. I dont know
if it came off then and I ran over it instead of a rock, or if it has been
missing a while.

Anyone else ever lost one of these supports?

I also noticed that the lag screws were loose on some of the other
supports--this scares me (imagine to lose the support of the carpet rail on
the trailer, that would mess up the hull bad). Anyone else had loose lag
screws into the wood? Maybe you should check your trailers. I would have
been grateful if someone had asked me to last weekend.....

Best
Thomas Westerman
P19 Hull #578
Colorado Springs