Design and Construction. The following accounts are not intended to frighten or discourage Potter sailors. I installed extra floatation in the form of twin size air beds stuffed under the cockpit seats and inflated. Look these boats up. Tom lowered the main. In a matter of SECONDS, however, the boat began to heel in very, s-l-o-w motion and I remember thinking to myself, "Wow, this is going to be some good sailing. " Just before we had turned back, there was a 40+ footer coming in behind us, so I think "well at least someone is around and close by, " but when I looked up to see where he is, some 300-400 ft away, they (3 or 4 on deck) sail right on! All he said was, "Awesome. " WEST WIGHT POTTER 15 has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. I only remember my daughter falling backward into the water and the mast fell parallel with her. A sudden summer monsoon came up, attempting to pound our swamped little Potter into the dock. The "what-if's" were dreadful.
WEST WIGHT POTTER 15 was designed by Herb Stewart. WEST WIGHT POTTER 15 is built by International Marine (USA). West Wight Potter (3). He made a list of things that he would modify on the boat, and we dutifully took notes. I took over the helm and headed back to the marina. And it wouldn't have made any difference if we could have found one. The boat shell is a 98,. but still in great shape. As a result of these events I have made several mods to Lionheart that I hope to review in later issues of the Potter Yachter. New Port Richey, Florida. Plus, being a trailered sailboat, you'll have ready access to camping and recreational areas! Fenders and helpful bodies at the dock held her off. It is also true that it did not float anywhere near as level as the boat in the brochure. What I should have done in retrospect is sail right up on the sand beach (letting the centerboard retract itself) instead of attempting to come about.
We are learning how to handle our P-19 in all types of conditions while in the relatively safe surroundings of San Diego Bay. I also should have released the main from my steering station by letting go of the clew from its cleat on the back of the boom. I must confess, at first I thought we were sailing in really "shifty winds" because we kept "seeing" the wind direction "shift" from deep on our aft quarter to above our beam. Lost also were the hatch, VHF radio/telephone, compass, fishing great, four pairs of shoes (we all kicked them off), toolkit, clothes, egg sandwiches, charts - but not our sense of humor. No salt water damage. This is a community for discussion of West Wight Potter sailboats and similar trailer sailors. World-class laminated tiller for your Potter 15 or Potter 19. The time is now 1510, and Paul Connors, a guy who lives only a mile away from me, arrives to save our bacon (bacon much chilled by that time, I can tell you)! My P-14 Flipper (hull 230) and I do most of our sailing on Monterey Bay. West Wight Potter 15 2007 Boats for Sale & Yachts. Only selling as it doesn't get used any more.
Manufacturer: Howard Ford Marine Sales. The Wonderful World of West Wight Potters. We then turned away from the boat to wave our arms at anyone who might have seen us. Also recently added a AUTO PILOT! My intent was to tow it 1, 000 miles from Indiana to Florida, and so I ensured that it was ready for any length trip. Excellent condition. ®️ Leader Platform For Sale Boats & Yachts. Category Daysailer Sailboats. Your cockpit centerpiece comes ready-to-varnish with marine penetrating oil. I think the story below demonstrates that a P-19, with its heavy daggerboard down and locked, approaches keelboat stability and is not easily capsized. Group Email Addresses. I tried to get my daughter to loosen the main halyard from its cleat on the mast, but she was unable to do so.
I'm sorry this turned out to be such a long response. Lined up against engineless boats like a Laser ($3, 200) or a Sunfish ($2, 200), she's expensive. West Wight Potter-P15 or P19 laminated mahogany and ash tiller. One person can easily raise and lower the mast, and can even do so on the water, granting access under lower bridges. About an hour later the weather had subsided somewhat and the park rangers succeeded in pulling the boat back to the beach (after putting a hole through Tetra's hull by striking her with the hull of their motorboat) where I bailed her and finally got it back on the trailer for the final draining. I am 61 and have some experience in small boats and 20 yrs as a Naval Officer, carriers, small boats, and just observations of the sea and weather. It might make a tender or harbor sailor for a big boat that can hoist her aboard, but unshipping the mast would be difficult. We could have been more isolated.
The boat has always been in near perfect condition and in 2012 the boat went back to the factory for a few upgrades and was went over from bow to stern with the factory technicians. For more related West Boats, please check below. That's my son, Joe, at age 22 months, standing near the head of the sail. I no longer need to trailer a boat to Fla. but can now just leave one on a mooring.
It carries up to six persons, but Hoyt conceded that with that load she'd be crowded and sluggish. We would rather give up a little speed than risk what happened to us at Canyon Lake. We have a totally of 82. It has a two-way Henderson pump, one channel to pump the hull, the other for the cockpit, which is not self-draining because Hoyt wanted to keep the floor low for adequate leg room. Once upright, she was full to the cockpit coamings (including the cabin). So sometimes a combination of wind and sea, inexperience or inattention, a fouled sheet, or any number of other unexpected factors can cause a Potter to reach a "point of no return" and a capsize happens. Hearts of oak are her men! Denver is known for its extremely violent weather phenomenon which include dangerous micro bursts (which recently closed the Denver International Airport for several hours), thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes, and strong winds coming off the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains.
Additional comments: There was a P19 further out the estuary last time we used the asymm. The boat has tiller steering and a newer fiberglass rudder, with the original wooden rudder as a back up. The little prop is protected by a skeg. Its awesome, you can just set the autopilot with the garmin GPS (also included) and lay back and sail or motor. The items we had in the cockpit all floated to the surface. The mast evidently stuck in the bottom as the boat stayed in one place rather than drifting into the mooring area. Pacific Trailer with Hydraulic Surge Brake System. We all stared open-mouthed and in silence at the perfectly formed overturned boat hull bobbing on the surface of the lake. Finally, some sailing weather! The waves rose to a foot. I don't think we had gone 50 ft wake of the ship reached us, not very high (say 2 ft), but very strong. We elected to conduct the test as though we had bought the EXPO for use on an inland lake or bay, taken it out of the crate, assembled it, and said, "It's all yours, boys. Later, we entirely washed the interior with the same baking soda solution, from bow to stern.
This is the worst time to find out that your flares, air horn, and even your Boy Scout whistle are still in the cabin. But the sail is so small and easy to manage that we were able to douse it in under 30 seconds, and stay out of trouble.
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