Re: Any Sunfish Sailors Here?

Andrew Sallee (ajsallee@engin.umich.edu)
Mon, 2 Aug 1999 22:50:42 -0400

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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It's hard to describe verbally, but easy to do. Assuming your rings are the
same as on my fish, the part of the ring that is inserted through the loop
can be compressed with a pair of needlenose pliers and then slipped out
(Carefully). But...
It's not too unusual for the necessary spring to dissipate over time. I'd
guess that you're going to replace half of them anyway.

Andy
Beatrix, P19-854

I may not know what I'm doing, but at least I know what I've done.

----- Original Message -----
From: <hlg@pacbell.net>
To: <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 10:34 PM
Subject: Any Sunfish Sailors Here?

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Sorry to get a little off topic, but I want to take my Potter's lateen
sail
> to a loft to have jiffy reef grommets installed, and I need to remove the
> Sunfish sail clips (like shower curtain rings), but I don't know any way
to
> open them without destroying them.
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> Does anyone know if there is a way to open them without damage, or do they
> always have to be broken off and replaced with new ones?
>
> Harry
> P14 #234, Manatee
> (Currently gunter-rigged)
> Mountain View, CA
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>