Re: About "Always" and related

Wm. Longyard (longyard@ix.netcom.com)
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:35:39 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Harry,

How much will you sail shop charge you to install the reefing
grommets? I'm going to have the same thing done on my Siren
sails perhaps as early as next week, and need to know what a
ballpark fair price is.

Bill Longyard

hlg@pacbell.net wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Lars:
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> I can't take the credit/blame for that post. That was my friend, Geoff, in
> Tahoe. I was wondering about it because I hadn't heard that you had
> consummated the deal on _Always_.
>
> I was very sorry to hear about Holland Webb. I never met him personally,
> but he was a long time member of the Potter Yachters and has contributed to
> the PY newsletter.
>
> I took Manatee's lateen sail into the sailmaker today to have some reefing
> grommets installed.
>
> Regards,
> Harry
>
> >East Coasties and Web Gang:
> >
> >I am afraid Harry was a bit premature in his note this morning regarding
> >my reacquisition of "Always", my former P15. I just did secure a buyer
> >for "Aqua", our trimaran, and am in negotiations with the current owner
> >of "Always" to bring her home. Nothing is set in stone yet, although
> >indications are positive and things look good.
> >
> >As for how "Always" left my possession in the first place, that is a
> >long story rooted in family tragedy. I will not go into it again, but
> >suffice it to say that we sold our P15 because we had to, there was
> >little other choice. Had we the choice, we would never have done it.
> >Having said that, it isn't the same as selling your P15 because you
> >choose to. I agree with what Harry says though in that you should
> >listen to that inner voice and if it is presenting nagging doubts about
> >selling your Potter, don't do it.
> >
> >I wish we had been in a situation back then where we could have
> >prevented the sale of "Always", but we weren't. But, if things work out
> >as we hope they will, we will have "Always" back home where she belongs
> >and we'll just consider her absence from May of 1996 to present an
> >extended vacation away.. (G)
> >
> >--
> >"Sea" ya!
> >
> >--Lars S. Mulford, President
> > East Coast Potter Association (ECPA)
> > Come visit us at http://members.tripod.com/~SpeedSailor
> > "Forgive, and live. Life is worth the challenge of living." --LSSM
> > "Love is good; Love hurts; Love sustains; Love remains." --LSSM