Bill Longyard
SolarFry@aol.com wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> In a message dated 10/21/99 8:54:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> longyard@ix.netcom.com writes:
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> << The Potter 17 has already been built. It's called the Siren 17.
> Perfect 'tweener boat. Has a real cabin, yet is easy to live
> with. (750#). Someone on the list was selling a Siren 17 a while
> back. >>
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> If it is anything like the one I saw, It does not have compression post and
> centerboard is under one of side berths not in middle of floor. The only
> disadvantages I saw was that it sailed on its side and not upright like P19,
> also it has a weak floor in bow area prone to delaminate..
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> It had as much room in it as a P19.
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> I almost purchased one had it not been for delaminated area under bow berths
> leaking water in. The owner had solved leak problem by placing a pump up
> there. I could have fixed it but the dude wanted too much money for a fixer
> upper.
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> SF