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>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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>--- TillyLucy@aol.com wrote:
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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:
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>> >
>> > 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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