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-----Original Message-----
From: Dickerson, Richard <Richard.Dickerson@TTMC.TTUHSC.EDU>
To: 'JBlumhorst@aol.com' <JBlumhorst@aol.com>
Cc: 'Potter List' <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 08:04
Subject: RE: Boom - above or below slot?
>Judy, on my boat the previous owner had closed the factory slot and opened
a
>new one six inches lower. With my main pulled to the top of the mast, the
>boom gooseneck sits two inches above the slot. Thus, when I lower the
sail,
>it flakes nicely and does not come out of the slot. I do have to use a
>stopper right under the gooseneck, however.
>Richard
>
>> ----------
>> From: JBlumhorst@aol.com
>> Reply To: JBlumhorst@aol.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 8:40 AM
>> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
>> Subject: Re: Boom - above or below slot?
>>
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>> In a message dated 4/13/99 5:27:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>> sfoshee@yahoo.com writes:
>>
>> > This may sound like a goofy question, but I'm going to
>> > ask it anyway. Should the boom go above or below the
>> > wide opening in the mast slot?
>>
>> Hi Scott,
>> Usually, the boom goes below the sail feed slot. Otherwise you would
have
>> to
>> fuss with lowering the boom if you needed to reef the mainsail, and you
>> don't
>> want to be doing that when you're under pressure to reduce sail. On our
>> P19,
>> I have set the boom as low as 8 inches below the bottom of the sail feed,
>> but
>> usually it's only two inches below.
>>
>> On our P19, (which boat do you have?), we remove the sailstop (the
>> removable
>> thingie with the thumb-screw tightener) and let the first few slugs out
of
>>
>> the mast slot so it sits lower on the boom when it's flaked (folded like
>> an
>> accordian).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Judy B.
>>
>> Judith Blumhorst, DC
>> HMS18/P19 Fleet Cap'n, Potters Yachters
>> 1985 WWP19 #266 Redwing
>> (Rigged so a petite woman can solo)
>> Sailing on SF Bay, CA
>> (5-35 knot winds, 2-4' chop, 2-6' swells, and currents up to 6 knots)
>> Visit <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jblumhorst/HomePage/index.htm">Judy
>> B's
>> West Wight Potter Pages
>> </A>
>> and <A HREF="http://songbird.com/potter_yachter/">The Official Web Site
of
>>
>> the Potter Yachters
>> </A>
>>
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