Concrete by centerboard

John Purdy (johnp@ztechnology.com)
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 20:33:21 -0800


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

I'm a newbie potter. Just picked up a P-15 #1206 a month ago that has been
neglected since about 1987. I've been following this email list and found
it quite interesting. I've got a question for all the experts of potter
lore out there.

While cleaning off years of grime and sponging out 10+ gallons of was at
one time water, I found inside two rectangular blocks of concrete, one on
either side of the centerboard trunk. The one on the port side was loose
so I took it out, the one on the starboard side appears to be glued, or
fastened into place as it won't move. Are these things supposed to be here
I thought. I didn't get any paperwork about the boat to check. Maybe some
people familiar with the boat could fill me in on what these concrete
blocks are supposed to do. Or if it is normal for them to be there.

Secondly, I noticed the center board appears to have been painted white in
the past. Now it's mostly coarse rusty surface. I read on a web site
recently that someone had cleaned their 30 year old center board that was
galvanized. My P-15 is an '82 , apparently a demo boat in '82 and '83 for
a dealership that used to be here in the Portland Oregon area. Did they
not galvanize the center board that year ? Is it possible to have it
cleaned and galvanized now ? I'll probably just clean it and paint it
again. Any recommendations? From sailing other boats I know that having a
super smooth centerboard can help the performance of the boat (not that a
P-15 is a performance oriented boat.)

Thanks for any response

BTW my age is 4 twice, but not 8.

John Purdy
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