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{:^)
My experience with my P19 is that it is very sensitive to mast rake and boat
trim.
When I first took P19 out in FL keys blowing 14 MPH plus she would really
heel in the gusts then head directly into wind. It was a fight holding that
tiller and I think I developed extra muscles that first time. After that I
messed with rake and it worked great. I also moved that heavy duty battery
under fwd V berths. Raking mast provided easy light helm all way up to 25
mph. After that it would lean and overpower helm in a fight to head directly
into wind. I left it like that figuring it would be easier than facing a
knockdown. It would heel up to 65 degrees with water almost coming up to
coaming. I do tend to wait till too late to reef. Old age has made me too
darn lazy. In addition, the thing that made me buy a P19 was sailing in FL
keys way back in 97' and remembering a P19 passing me by almost surfing
straight upright without any heel while wind was blowing 22mPH with gusts to
35 MPH. The Dude had one reef on main and full jib up. I really admired that
fella with his wife and kids sailing his boat upright in those conditions.
Obviously, you need to be dockside with sails down before you can "fondle
that forestay turnbuckle under the CDI skirt" otherwise you could lose that
mast.. {:^)
Best
SF
In a message dated 3/27/00 1:15:15 PM Pacific Standard Time,
DrJudyB@pacbell.net writes:
<< Subj: RE: Balancing the helm when reefing - Mast attitude
Date: 3/27/00 1:15:15 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: DrJudyB@pacbell.net (Judith Franklin Blumhorst, DC)
Reply-to: DrJudyB@pacbell.net
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
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SF,
You could be right about that. My first thought when I took the helm on
Chris' boat was that the mast had been raked forward when Chris retuned the
rig.
I know it sailed okay on it's maiden voyage in 15-20 knots with first reef
and lapper. It was just a touch underpowered, but the helm was fine, with
just enough weather helm, but not too much. I'd have to see how the boat
handled with full lapper and full main at about 16-18 knots of wind before I
could tell if the mast needed to be raked aft.
My boat handles nicely at 20 knots with full main and lapper if it's not too
gusty, but my boat has a lot of extra gear for fine trimming my sails. I'd
have to see what I could do with Chris' boat with just factory standard trim
controlls. If I recall correctly, she'd be overpowered with gusts to 25
like that. Now that I think about it, there have been more than a few times
that we put the first reef in the main with the full lapper, like last year
at Lake Tahoe, where it was blowing about 20 knots with gusts to 30 (or
higher).
And, SF, under those sea-conditions, I wasn't about to take my pliers up on
the foredeck, pull the cotterpin and "fondle the turnbuckle under the CDI's
skirt til the forestay was a few inches longer." I usually do that sort of
stuff when the boat's not underway.... ;^)
Fair winds,
Judy B >>
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