Re: How much Flotation? And Where?

SolarFry@aol.com
Thu, 6 May 1999 08:36:42 EDT


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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In a message dated 5/5/99 4:07:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, fowlersl@musc.edu
writes:

<< Subj: Re: How much Flotation? And Where?
Date: 5/5/99 4:07:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: fowlersl@musc.edu (Sandra Fowler)
To: DAVID_KAUTZ@HP-Sunnyvale-om5.om.hp.com
CC: hlg@pacbell.net, wwpotter@tscnet.com

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Having recently capsized my P-15, I can state with some confidence that
the centerboard trunk will be under water. The cockpit was full to
within a few inches of the top of the coaming, and water was well up the
sides of the cabin walls, but she did not sink. She wasn't much good
for going anywhere, though! I was lucky to have a fisherman show up
with a big hose and a pump to get most of the water (many hundreds of
gallons) out.

slf
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Possibly an electric bilge pump with ample capacity? How long would it take
with a hand pump?

SF