not so ignorant on accommodations
Garrard Young (gypsite@mindspring.com)
Wed, 17 Mar 1999 23:01:17 -0500
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Sleeping Four adults in a P19 is definitely a full house, but my wife and I
can share our boat with others because of our bimini. We bought in to shade
the cockpit from summer sun at anchor (which it does nicely), but found a
simple addition expands this into a boom tent. We just put a small tarp
over the boom. Ours hangs down about 18 inches on either side of the bimini
and is carried forward all the way to the mast (to provide covered standing
headroom in the companionway). The cockpit becomes our den at night. The
ice chest and potty are moved out here (after dark this assures privacy for
the ladies). This also allows us to leave the companionway open even during
heavy thunder storms so it greatly eases cabin claustrophobia (fear of
Santa?). To bath we just throw our sunshower on top with the hose dangling
into the cockpit.
We CAN accommodate four, but really feel the P19 is best suited for just
the two of us, especially if we're going to be out more than one night. By
adding our "bimini tent" we've stayed out five consecutive nights without
feeling crowded and managed to keep our boat just as organized and tidy as
when we left (however, empty containers do take up more space than full
ones. I considered the bimini an extravagence (still do), but feel it gives
us almost "live-a-board" space for vacations.
Fair winds
from the crew of "Passmeby"
PS. It is a pain to have one-more-thing on the transom while sailing.