Karen:
Your cover sounds like what we have been contemplating for a couple of
years. I there any way to get a photo of it posted for others to see,
and maybe copy?
I use the mainsail cover to store the flaked mainsail for travel and
storage. After neatly flaking and loosely tying the mainsail to the
boom, I slip all the sail slugs out of the mast groove, followed by the
gooseneck. Next, wrap the end of the sail cover over the end of the
boom and tie it around the boom-sail bundle. Disconnect the topping
lift and the whole bundle easily stores inside the cabin for travel.
Regards:
Bard Johnson
P-19 #997 "Passing Wind"
San Jose, CA
WWPotter@egroups.com wrote:
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 23:27:21 -0400
> From: Karen Johnson <kojohns@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Re: Potter Poll #2000-1: What's the most unusual and creative mod on your boat?
>
> We have only had our boat for 3 weeks and only done on improvement, which isn't
> really a modification but I'd like to share it anyway. I suppose it is in the
> Elegantly Engineered category.
> When we trailer Miss Maggie (a '98P19#1010), we tie up the roller reefing genoa
> on the mast. This takes about 10 minutes to get the ropes wrapped around the two
> parts. We just had a sunbrella cover made that zips over the mast and roller
> furler. It is tight enough so that it holds the roller furled sail and the stays
> together for quick, easy trailering. It also protects the genoa and lines from sun
> damage while it sits in our driveway. We also had a batten put in one end so that
> we can raise the cover (via the main halyard tied to a grommet in the end of the
> cover)over the genoa when Miss Maggie is rigged, if we leave her in the water for a
> period of time. The cover is dark blue to match our sail cover and is reinforced
> with vinyl on the inside where the metal fittings on the mast stick up. And it
> looks great! And we don't need to use bungies or lines to tie things up--we just
> zip everything together and we are done!
>
>
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