Dave,
You must have been reading my mind. I ordered my
P15 yesterday and had meant to ask IM why there wasn't
a "lapper in-lieu of Jib" option.
Right or wrong I went with the CDI Furler. the
budget could handle it and I felt it better to get it
now than mess with sail modifications later. I also
opted to get the Genoa track installed assuming that
down the road I'll add a Genoa.
I started thinking this morning that if I can Furl
the Genoa why do I need a Jib in the first place. I'd
just logged in to throw that question out to the
experts when I read your reply below.
So, if I get the Genoa, can I get away without the
Jib. If yes or probably, and since I'm ordering new
should I try and get a "Genoa in-lieu of Jib" from IM?
The Potter should roll in pretty darn close to
Christmas!
Regards, Andy
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> Dave,
> The standard jib on a Mk. II Potter is a lapper (the
> foot of the sail reaches
> past - overlaps - the mast). So your only choice, if
> you want a larger sail
> on your CDI, is to get the genoa. Makes sense to me,
> anyway, roll it all the
> way out when you want to maximize sail area, make it
> smaller when you don't.
> Some folks have said that sail shape will suffer
> when the sail is reefed and
> I think this is true on big boats where the roll can
> get large and the
> tension on the luff uneven. But the P-15 sail is so
> small to begin with that
> there really isn't much sail on the furler when it's
> reefed. My old boat, a
> 14 ft. high perforamance sloop called a Sesame had
> roller furling and I never
> had any issues with sail shape when reefed (I was
> usually cold and wet and
> hanging on for dear life). I disliked the furler
> because it took extra time
> to rig and was harder to transport. But we have
> plenty of wind around here
> and I have seldom wished for the extra sail area of
> the genoa on my P-15. If
> I needed a genoa regularly I think I'd like to have
> it on a CDI like you've
> described.
>
> Dave Kautz
> P-15 #1632 Tilly Lucy
> Palo Alto, CA
>
> In a message dated 11/2/99 11:41:14 PM Pacific
> Standard Time, chrdvd@gte.net
> writes:
>
> >
> > Well I dumped my overkill Nissan 5hp 4 stroke
> ( great motor but not for
> > a p15) and am getting the CDI with Genoa
> installed tomorrow. Being of
> > limited sail knowledge, could someone explain to
> me the difference between
> a
> > lapper and a Genoa. Would a Lapper work in a CDI
> and would it be a better
> > choice than a Genoa. I am looking to use the same
> sail (no bow walks for
> me)
> > to pick up the light breezes and also reef to
> make a nice jib replacement.
> I
> > will ask the folks at IM but thought I would get
> some input from you guys
> > and girls also. Also anyone with oars on p15
> could you tell me the best oar
> > length to get?
> >
> > Happy Sailing, Dave Lang P15 Hull#554 "Go West"
> >
>
>
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