Richard-
The outline drawing they used is actually for the first generation US-built
Potter. Hull number 151 was apparently the first, or nearly first. US
Potter built by Herb Stewart of HMS Marine. (I've heard reports of a #145
in the US.) HMS used that same drawing, with evolutionary changes, in all
the gunter rig brochures, and they all had the number 151 on them. The
oldest HMS brochure I have shows a photo of 151 on the front. The rest of
the information on that page of "Sailing Boats" applies to the C Type
Potter, I think. I don't have the book, but I think the page you refer to
is on the WWP web page.
The C Type Potters seem to have numbers less than 100. Perhaps they
continued the sequence where Stanley Smith left off.
Harry Gordon
P-14 #234, Manatee
(First generation US-built gunter rig)
Mountain View, CA
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>Dear Steve Oliveira:
> My information concerning the "West Wight Potter C Type" is from
>Sailing
>Boats of the World edited by Rhonda Budd, published 1974 by Prentice-Hall,
>Inc. They do not mention a "C-14 west wight potter". The book list the West
>Wight Potter (P-15) as another boat with different builders and
>specifications.
>
> They show a line outline of the boat with the sail number #151
>which suggest
>the initial boat would be numbered 151. The rest of the info is as follows:
>
>Design: Stanley Smith, U.S.A./Supplier: Ring Marine, The Golden Hill Fort,
>Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England
>Construction: GRP
>LWL: 11'9
>LOA: 14'6
>Beam: 5'3
>Draft: 2'8
>Displ: 540 lbs
>Fittings: Mahogany trim, drop keel, self-bailing
>Interior: 2 berths
>Variations: Optional outboard, 7HP maximum
>Salis: Area 110 sq. ft., Spinnaker area 65 sq ft.
>Rigging Sloop
>Price Guide: L 450
>Summary: Designed specifically for the North Sea. Very competent for offshore
>cruising. Self-bailing - non-sinkable.
>
>Hope this helps you.
>
>Richard S. Karam
>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma