Re: Sail Slides on P15

Lars S. Mulford (mulford@bellatlantic.net)
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:18:43 -0500


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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East Coasties and Web Gang:
I am forwarding this note to you so that you might help out Laura, the writer of
this note. Please help her in her quest to get her new (to her) Potter 15 on the
water in a safe and comfortable manner. Respond to her privately at
lbertran@npr.org
--Lars

LBERTRAN@npr.org wrote:

> Hi, Lars. I have a question that I thought
> you might be able to answer. We would like to convert the main to use sail
> slides so that it's easier to furl and flake for single handing. The sail maker
> we took it to for washing and this modification says he thinks the full batten
> will get hung up with slugs more than it does with just the bolt rope. Do you
> know what kind of experience other P15 owners have had with this modification?
> I'd really like to do it but not if invites new problems.
> Laura
> Laura Bertran
> lbertran@npr.org

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