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> on 1/7/00 10:14 PM, Gretchen Potter at gpotter@calinet.com wrote:
> This brings up an interesting debate which we all were involved in awhile
> back. To clamp or not to clamp. As I recall, most of the stories of
> turtled Potters came as a result of an unclamped centerboard that slid up
> into the cabin when the boat tipped too far. Any thoughts gang?
The _only_ (so far as I recall) P19 turtling was due to the keel being up
when the sails were raised. We talk a lot about the keel sliding up (down)
if we turtle when it is unrestrained, but I don't think it's ever happened.
I've been knocked flat with an unrestrained keel, and we came back up OK.
The sensible thing remains to sail keel-restrained, which in my case used to
involve a bolt through the keel but now takes the form of heavy rubber
bungees. Last time I was knocked down, the conditions did not seem such that
a knockdown would occur -- graphic proof that we can't always predict when
to lock down and when not to.
Regards,
Bill Combs
-- WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987) "Ursa Minor" Fort Walton Beach FL ttursine@earthlink.net
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