Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA
>Ok, I wasn't trying to be so hard on you. but i find it difficult to get
>behind all this complaining/brainstorming about how to make the Potter
>into something else.
>
>I had a good friend years ago who souped up his VW Beetle. Tried to make
>it into a Porsche. Changed so much, replaced/"upgraded". All he ended up
>with was an extremely high-powered and DANGEROUS VW bug.
>
>I'm pretty new to Potters (owned mine for 41 days now, been out 17
>times!). It is not a fast boat. it doesn't like to heel much. If you put a
>little ballast in the bow it sails just fine upwind. But it is still
>really a slow boat to putter around in. And I've discovered that it
>excells in sailing to a "gunkhole" (shallow swampy area), drop sails/up
>centerboard/break out the oars and wander around in the marshlands, check
>out the ospreys, ducks, etc. But all this brainstorming about
>modifications to improve speed etc. seem pointless. IT'S NOT BUILT FOR IT!
>There are lots of boats that are. I just hate to hear someone feeling so
>bad about a boat (or anything, really).
>
>Again, my apologies. I hope I didn't offend you too much. I hope you find
>peace with your sailing adventures.
>
>Ken Silverman, p15 "Vegan Lorax"