Best of luck!
On Fri, 18 June 1999, "Yarbrough, Linton" wrote:
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> Greetings to All in the Potter WebGroup:
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> My name is Linton W. (Lin) Yarbrough & I must confess to lurking behind
> the scenes of this informative/friendly site for the last few weeks.
> I'm truly looking forward to your answers to my inquiries and my
> contributions to yours , based on my sailing (somewhat limited) and
> construction/building (somewhat extensive) experiences.
>
> Where to start ?? I guess it's best to just jump right in.
>
> After several years of searching for the boat to fit my criteria, the
> WWP-19 was selected. Living in Albuquerque, NM required something that
> could be trailered and launched easily (approx. 80k acres of lakes w/in
> 5 hrs. drive time, but the key word is DRIVE). My wife of 31 years
> still hasn't overcome her childhood fear of water (stability was VERY
> important). Comfort for 2 people, or the occasional 3, for extended
> periods (large interior vol.= hard chines = great initial stability,
> that S word again). Etc., etc, etc. (Does anyone remember Yul
> Brynner??) Y'all've heard the litany before- I'm just preaching to the
> choir. Anyway, the WWP-19 had everything except a decent interior
> layout for our needs.
>
> We picked up the boat 1/97 at the factory and pulled it back to Alb.
> behind my 93 Suzuki Sidekick (the bigger one w/4 doors). Could cruise
> at 65 in 5th gear across the AZ/NM flats, even with the Baja Trailer
> from Garges.
>
> I had planned on extensive mods to the interior. After studying the GRP
> liner molding and refining my thinking for several months about what I
> wanted to do with the boat, I wheeled it into the garage; hoisted it off
> the trailer on a 4"x4" post assembly (there's a story in that, I'll
> assure you); and promptly gutted the interior. Yup, cut out the entire
> liner (pan) molding and flotation. Yup, brand new boat, an aquatic
> virgin. Babe (see above reference to 31 yrs.) gathered all her faith in
> me and tried not to cry too much. She's been sitting in the cradle I
> built on the garage floor since 6/97. (She = boat, not Babe.)
>
J.J. Falkanger
Cary, NC
P-19# 792 "Fozzguppy"
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