Re: Att. New P.19 Owners

Curt Westlake (cwestlake@k-w-b.com)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:19:08 +0000


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Ah, that clears up some mysteries. That users manual is a (insert lengthy, and
rather graphic string of profanity).

Curt Westlake
P-19 #1096
No Name
Greenville, SC

Magico1@aol.com wrote:

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> The instructions for rigging the mainsheet on the P.19's are wrong! The
> hardware is correct, but the routing diagram is incorrect. I wrote to Scott
> at I.M. and he said it will get corrected as soon as possible. If you are
> always fussing with the mainsheet while tacking, or if she doesn't to come
> about at all, this could be the problem. The proper set up is to have a
> double block on the boom, a single block on starboard, and a single block
> with a becket on the port side.
> the sheet starts at the becket on the port side, goes through the double
> on the boom, over to the starboard block. Then back through the double over
> to the port block, and back to the mainsheet cleat. If your boat isn't set up
> like this I strongly recommend changing it. Jerry Barrilleaux (Commodore,
> Potter Yachters)