RE: Potter 19' Mast Raising

Rick Snide (Rick@RevolutionSoftware.com)
Sat, 26 Dec 1998 09:16:09 -0500


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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John, If you are going to raise the mast alone, you should get the
mast-raising system. The mast is pretty darn heavy (and not a good angle)
and you would have to be superman to raise it by yourself. My wife and I
raise it together - she starts it from the cockpit, and I take it up the
rest of the way from the cabin top. I wish I could comment on the
mast-raising system for you, but we've never used it.

-----Original Message-----
From: RAeschlima@aol.com [mailto:RAeschlima@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, December 25, 1998 1:19 PM
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
Subject: Re: Potter 19' Mast Raising

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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In a message dated 12/25/98 8:34:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
spooner@gateway.net writes:

<< I am wondering how difficult it is to raise the mast on the P-19 without
the mast raising system. I don't have my potter yet as you can probably
tell! Thanks John Spooner >>

John,

It depends, if there are two people one can start the mast up from the
cockpit
and steady it while the other pulls the mast up by a line to a hallyard.
This
is usually a pretty easy proceedure while the boat is on the trailer.
Temporary side stays are a real benefit and I would say an absolute
necessity
if you are raising/lowrering the mast while under way, like going under a
bridge.

Ralph Aeschliman
HMS-18 #67 Moby Duck
Flagstaff, AZ

ps. I've been off the mailing list for awhile the volume of Potter mail got
to
be too much for me.