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Dear Bernard,
Sorry to hear about the capsize. I think your on the right track to O.B.
Engine care. More important is to determine what caused the capsize, in
order to prevent it from happening again. Is your potter a 15 or 19 footer?
Was your weighted keel down and fastened? Do you use an inclinometer to
prevent going over too far on a beam reach. What angle would be too steep an
angle? What was your sea condition? Was your hatch closed to reduce water
entry into the dog house? Did you need a sea anchor out? Was there too
little sail area out? Was there too much sail area and no time to reef
alone. Were you pitchpoled, knocked down, broached or just in a lousy pooped
condition?
Ted - Milwaukee
Bernard Johnson wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Hi everybody. Just had my boat upside down in salt water. Motor
> submerged for a couple of hours. I would welcome any and all suggestions
> on how I should rectify any damage or potential damage. So far I have
> emptied out as much as I can through the spark plug hole, sprayed WD40
> liberally into the combustion chamber, and turned it over a few times
> manually.
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Dear Bernard,
Sorry to hear about the capsize. I think your
on the right track to O.B. Engine care. More important is to
determine what caused the capsize, in order to prevent it from
happening again. Is your potter a 15 or 19 footer? Was your weighted keel
down and fastened? Do you use an inclinometer to prevent going over too
far on a beam reach. What angle would be too steep an angle? What was your
sea condition? Was your hatch closed to reduce water entry into the dog
house? Did you need a sea anchor out? Was there too little sail area out?
Was there too much sail area and no time to reef alone. Were you pitchpoled,
knocked down, broached or just in a lousy pooped condition?
Ted - Milwaukee
Bernard Johnson wrote:
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
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Hi everybody. Just had my boat upside down in salt water. Motor
submerged for a couple of hours. I would welcome any and all suggestions
on how I should rectify any damage or potential damage. So far I have
emptied out as much as I can through the spark plug hole, sprayed WD40
liberally into the combustion chamber, and turned it over a few times
manually.