Centerboard Pin, cabin liner, porta potti

Ken Preston (preston@gencc.com)
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 08:13:08 -0800

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Wow. Christmas day, fog lifted by noon, breeze up to 10 mph (at best) and
it got to 40 degrees. Launched little yellow boat (still working on a name)
for the first time, used the genoa and full main, lovely sail, few quick
bursts of real scoot, but mostly just chuckling along. . .so:

1. This is a P-15, #1063, cabin liner appears to completely block access to
the bilge forward of the small storage compartments inside the hatch. I
can't figure out how to get to the centerboard pin. Would like to galvanize
the painted centerboard but. . .how is this arranged? Magic access plate
and I still need the password?

2. Why is the space under the liner inaccessible? Seems like cans of beef
stew would fit in there just fine. . .or is it just too narrow a space?

3. So okay. . .everybody talks about porta potti's like they would work,
but other than out in the cockpit, I haven't figured it out yet. Don't have
one to try, but good grief, somebody try (delicately) to describe the
procedure!

4. Transom drain. . .just goes straight through and is definitely perished
plastic. . .so. . .is there anything that has to be worried about when I try
to replace it? Looks like a straight forward job of reaming out the garbage
and installing something better. . .is there a part number for a particular
fitting to use?

Thanks to all.

Ken Preston