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At 11:12 AM 2/2/00 +0800, Eric Johnson wrote:
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>>>Having not received my P-19 yet, I have been sailing on some larger boats
>which
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>>>have traveler configurations on the stern. My memory can't recall the
rigging
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>>>on the P19. Is there a traveler? If not, is there a similar way to
>>>adjust/shape the sails? Are there configuration changes that folks have
>>>made/recommend to the factory rigging to achieve similar goals of a
traveler?
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>>>Feel free to refer me to articles, as long as they are in the "Many Ways to
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>>>Potter" packet sent out to new Potter Yachters. It's loads of information
>that
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>>>I haven't completed yet!
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>The P19 doesn't come with a traveler arrangement. I haven't yet figured out
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>an elegant way to implement one. The problem with the usual obvious methods
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>is that since the P19 uses end-boom sheeting, a traveller there would get in
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>the way of the tiller handle. You could raise a traveler track above the
tiller
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>handle, but the would greatly complicate attaching and detaching the rudder
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>and tiller.
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>A lot of tiller boats get around this by sheeting further forward on the
boom,
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>but i think that would be impractical on a P19, since it would chew up a lot
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>of cockpit space.
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>It would be nice though - the traveler allows the mainsheet to control mostly
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>just leech tension, while the traveler car position adjusts angle of attack
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>or the sail, and there are lots of situations where you want to control these
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>separately. I think a proper traveller arrangement would squeeze another
degree
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>or two of pointing ability.
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>You can approximate the results you'd get with a traveler by buying a decent
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>boom vang and using it to control leech tension and using the mainsheet for
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>angle of attack. But with that arrangement its still hard to get a centerline
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>boom position with out a tight leech.
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>http://www.nwlink.com
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"Thales" has a coachroof traveler, your are right, it does inprove pointing
measurably. It also frees up the cockpit. Dis-advantages, costs a lot, you
can bang your head on it going below. We installed it last year and still
have some learning to do. When it comes out of storage this summer I will
try to get some more pictures with my digital camera so others can see it.
Dan Rickert First mate "THALES" wwp p-19 212 skipper Vagabond 14 dinghy #
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