Cheapest, easiest, and highly reliable flotation can be had by
putting an empty cheapo plastic gas can at the rear of each
bunk. Lots of bouyancy for $8!
Bill Longyard
Winston-Salem, NC
Siren 17
Tom Hill wrote:
>
> WWP Friends,
>
> I have recently become the owner of a P15 that was owned by Lars Mulford
> (formerlyėAlwaysî) and am now getting more familiar with her
> characteristics. I have a couple of questions about P15s for which I
> would like to speed up my ėlearning curveî on them as much as possible.
> As a result, I am asking all of you for your feedback (and wisdom?):
>
> (1) One of the features that is most striking in comparing it to the P19
> I used to own is that there is much less space inside. I would
> appreciate ideas how to store needed (or wanted) items in the limited
> space available. How would two adults live aboard a P15 for a period of
> time (say up to a week)?
>
> (2) What is the best way to increase the flotation in the P15,
> especially towards the stern? I have concerns with dependability,
> durability, and access to the interior of the hull, as well as also
> having needed storage space.
>
> (2) How do two persons who care for each other, and like to sleep in
> close proximity manage it on a P15? (I have heard enough complaints
> about this that I know there will be no "ideal solution".)
>
> Thanks for your thoughts,
>
> Tom Hill
> S/V P15 (Hull # 2125)
> ėMorning Starî
> (A Little Victory)
>
> ė...only that day dawns to which we are awake.
> There is more to day than dawn. The Sun is but a
> Morning Star.î
> Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
>
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