I have the short rig, long boom. It's down at the lake, but I just thought the
boom would extend too far if not moved forward after lowering. I'll take a look
when I pull her out in November-December.
Did look at the pictures. Great looking boats. Sounds like you all had fun.
Ted
WWP19 #626
Mike Calva wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> The short mast is also a masthead rig. It is the same cross-section as your
> mast except chopped off where the forestay connects. The boom is
> considerably longer so the main sail has the same area. There are some
> pictures of it on the MN potters web page
>
> http://www.foad.org/~elp/waconia98/index.html
>
> Look under the "Waconia Sail" for a tanbark P19.
>
> When tilted back in the "travel" position it doesn't stick out much further
> than the standard mast, and clearance is less than 9 1/2 feet at the back of
> the mast.
>
> Mike Calva
> "Panacea" P19 #719
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> >
> >> With the short rig I don't even detach the mast from the tabernacle. I
> just
> >> pivot it back onto the mast yoke and tie there.
> >
> >Question: Doesn't that hang out pretty far and stick up pretty high? I
> might
> >look at that next time because it would definitely speedup in-out time!
> >Ted
> >