Potter VS

RL Reno (rlreno@worldnet.att.net)
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 19:16:08 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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There are several key elements of your sailing plans:

You intend to rig and de-rig for overnight trips. Our HMS-18 (An old
model P-19 with heavier mast and boom) is the largest I would want to
rig on a regular basis. In fact, every time I do this particular task I
wish the boat was a P-15. Although the rigging can be done solo, it is
much easier with two to straighten out the inevitable tangles. The
rigging gets a lot heavier with a slightly larger boat. More of a nasty
task than a fairly pleasant way to get set for a relatively short
sailing outing. If I had a 22 footer, It would be in a slip. I could
probably have gotten a used 26 footer for the price I paid for my
ancient Potter. There are good reasons why these boats hold a value way
out of proportion to their size.

For regular overnighters, a P19 is a lot more comfortable for two people
and two dogs. Despite this, if you want to do a lot of long range
trailering with a small tow vehicle, the P-15 can't be beat.

For us, it was a tough decision on whether to go with a 15 or 19, but
there was never any question of trying to regularly trailer and rig
something any larger.

-Ron
HMS 18 #42 Bluebelle