Re: Att. New P.19 Owners

David A. Beisel (dbeisel@ibm.net)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 22:21:35 -0600

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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My 1994 Potter 19 (#784) WITH, I might add, one of Jerry's excellent backstay kits installed, has
only a single block on the boom. The mainsheet is tied to the end of the boom, goes through a block
on the port side, up through the boom block, down to the starboard block, then to the cam cleat on
the transom. Is this wrong? This is exactly what that third grader who wrote the manual drew. To
change it, I would have to change the single block on the boom to a double and add the becket on the
port gunwhale. IM did not design my particular boat to be rigged this way. I guess I don't see
what's really wrong with this... When I tack, I'm always readjusting the mainsheet anyway.

-----Original Message-----
From: Magico1@aol.com <Magico1@aol.com>
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 9:53 PM
Subject: Att. New P.19 Owners

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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)
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