Re: Boom - above or below slot?

Dennis W. Farrell (dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us)
Tue, 13 Apr 1999 08:14:08 -0700


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Joe McWilliams, the originator of this mailing list, was AFAIK the
originator of that modification. Joe hammered the original slot closed and
opened a new one below and smaller than the original. I believe several
others copied that idea, and I'm not aware of any complaints or negative
aspects to it. Joe also led his mast lines aft, but not from the mast base.
He added swivel blocks some distance (a foot or so?) above the mast base so
the lines going aft to the cabin top cleared the hatch slide. If anyone
wants further information, let me know.

-- dwf
"In a power boat, you get there in a hurry, in a sailboat, you are already
there" V-17 #36; M-15 #189; P-15 #1086 "PELICAN" - Ridgecrest, CA

-----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
>
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>> 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:
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>> > 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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