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IMHO, securing the line to the rear is superior 90% of the time. The boat
doesn't swing as much and you get much better ventilation. In Texas, where
we were hitting 100+, that makes a huge difference on whether you sleep or
not.
Richard
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> From: james nolan
> Sent: Friday, August 6, 1999 4:18 PM
> To: SolarFry@aol.com; gollerj@home.com
> Cc: wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Re: Operating a P-15 from the cockpit
>
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Why not attach the anchor line to the bow cleat and run it back to the
> cockpit (outside of the shrouds). Attach an additional line to the anchor
> line about 20' from the cleated end. Run this line to the cockpit too.
> You
> can then launch and retrieve your anchor from the cockpit and have it tied
> off on the front, just pull the 20' line to retrieve. Looks shiply and is
> safe.
> Jim Nolan P-15 #1055
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SolarFry@aol.com <SolarFry@aol.com>
> To: gollerj@home.com <gollerj@home.com>
> Cc: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
> Date: Thursday, August 05, 1999 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Operating a P-15 from the cockpit
>
>
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> > West Wight Potter Website at URL
> > http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> >In a message dated 8/5/99 10:11:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> gollerj@home.com
> >writes:
> >
> ><< heavy anchor mounted on the bow pulpit >>
> >
> >And in an emergency you will drop everything, climb up on cabin top, skip
> >over all lines (without getting caught) and run to bow to untie,
> untangle,
> >wrangle and drop anchor while your motor races to burn itself lifted out
> of
> >water by your weight on bow?
> >
> >Would it not be safer in floor by cockpit hatch where you can reach, grab
> and
> >launch without leaving cockpit. There is no law that says you have to
> carry
> >the anchor at bow location or bust a gut rushing up there to untie it so
> you
> >can drop it...
> >
> >I have a P19 and keep the stupid thing (Danforth of course!) in cabin
> under
> >cockpit near hatch. In an emergency I would not like to run fwd with
> sails
> >up, tangle with jib sheets, fall overboard dangling head down from jib
> sheet
> >while trying to launch the stupid anchor (prior experience) just because
> I
> >was dumb enough to listen to a bunch of sailors that never use their
> >anchors...
> >
> >It sure is a lot easier to reach inside cockpit pull dang thing out,
> untangle
> >it and throw it out stern. Voila! no need to be a circus clown... Another
> way
> >is to run line to bow roller and back to cabin. That way when you need
> the
> >anchor it is close by (in cabin near hatch) and you can dump it over side
> and
> >adjust line from stern (assuming it holds on first try...)
> >
> >Doing things the hard way must be a Potter thing...
> >
> >Hope you reconsider...
> >
> >Best wishes
> >SF
> >
>
>
>
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