The big difference is that the Potter is only 5 years old. The fully retracting keel allows the Potter to be the only fully beachable cruiser her size great for going ashore in remote areas.
This is the first picture I have my boat in the water I have wanted a sail boat since I was 14 years old.
West wight potter 19 modifications. John Taubers centerboard trunk platform for sitting in the cabin entry way. Stanley Smiths storm rig modifications - a mizzen riding sail and a sea drogue. Sail slugs added to bolt rope of Potter mainsail.
Allen Parks method of using a single set of sheets for all head sails. 32 rows Potter 19 Hull and Keel Trunk Construction New Feb 21 2003 Actual photos of. First with the mast positioned after steps 1-4 tighten the backstay until hand tight.
Tighten the forestay with a wrench and screwdriver a few turns until it deflects about 25- 3 inches. The weight at the end of the halyard may move forward. West Wight Potter P19 1248 Kerrie Lynne II Chesapeake VA.
This is the first picture I have my boat in the water I have wanted a sail boat since I was 14 years old. Thirty years later at age 44 I got my first sailboat the West Wight Potter P-19. I picked the P-19.
West Wight Potter 19 number 1211. CONTENTS Keel cable Keel cap Added storage Electrical system Stern anchor Halyards led aft Miscellaneous Rocky is a West Wight Potter 19 year 2000 model. I purchased the boat used in November of 2001.
The former owner had only sailed it a few times had performed no modifications and kept it garaged. On the Potter 19 that I mentioned earlier in this post Bill did beef up his trunk. The new keel trunk was glassed into the hull by laminating both the inside and outside to the hull.
To prevent flexing the trunk had buttress installed on both sides extending from the top and angled down to the hull. The Potter 19s keel design retracts vertically into the hull. The fully retracting keel allows the Potter to be the only fully beachable cruiser her size great for going ashore in remote areas.
The keel is raised and lowered by using a convenient winch which is operated from the cockpit. This allows the skipper to adjust the keel position without having to leave the helm. The Potter 19s keel design retracts vertically into the hull.
The fully retracting keel allows the Potter to be the only fully beachable cruiser her size great for going ashore in remote areas. The keel is raised and lowered by using a convenient winch which is. Jim Harrisons and Rose Marie Trimelonis bimini.
Jim Harrisons bimini full boat view. Tom Grimes cockpit cover for shade on Far Horizon. Jim Borcherts commercially made modular.
Topping Lift 18 18 19 Spin. Down Haul 18 45 10 Topping Lift 18 30 42 Boom Outhaul 45 4 Boom Down Haul 35 3 Boom Vang 11 12 Keel Lift Line 12 26-28 cable Jiffy Reefing Line 165 14 Reef Ties 25 25 Spinnaker Pole Length 64 7. Ida Mae - a West Wight Potter 19.
Fixed Gooseneck TBD Mast Raising System. Potter 19 Rigging Guide Written by Roger St. John WWP-19 1100 Little Zephr June 2002.
This procedure has two sections. The first section gives instructions for initially rigging the mast. This section includes a description of how to run the halyards the lines for raising the sails and how to install the shrouds and stays the wires.
Ive found a WWP 19 that I really like but I have also found a Hunter 19 that appears to be the same boat as far as features go. The WWP is 1100000 and the Hunter is 500000. The big difference is that the Potter is only 5 years old.
The Hunter is over 10. The Potter has been in fresh water only and has a brand new engine. I know the video was a little quick and it might have been hard to catch everything but thankfully there is a pause button or you can change the playback sp.
The Factory producing Potters has moved overseas. As a result Potter 19 Potter 15 and Sanibel and Voyager 20 will no longer be available for domestic production. For further information please contact.
West Wight Potter 19. 18 feet 9 inches. 7 feet 6 inches.
6 inches board up 3 feet 6 inches board down. The West Wight Potter is the only daggerboard boat on the active consideration list. Its interior accommodations have been called a palace by some.
West Wight Potter 15 Interior Cabin Tour. Sleeping in a Potter 15. Under full sail with a genoa the boat may begin to heel excessively with the wind over about 12 knots but the main is easily reefed and the jib partly furled to reduce heel.
The P-19 moves well in as little as 5 knots of wind and quickly reaches its hull speed around 55 knots in a 10-knot breeze. Apr 6 2020 - Explore Patrick Terrylls board West Wight Potter 19 on Pinterest. See more ideas about sailboats for sale sailboat potter.
I love the West Wight Potter 19 and the Catalina 22 too. They are both fine wee boats. I recently towed my modified WWP19 up to Puget Sound behind my Toyota Highlander SUV for 10 days of single handed cruising and had a great time.
My WWP19 has a retrractable keel designed by Jim Antrim with improved the stability curve. WEST WIGHT POTTER - UK. This group is the focus for the 14 foot West Wight Potter WWP sailing boat designed and built in England - the A B C D E and AX types.
The files and photos areas provide information to help with sailing maintenance and renovation. Because of spam scams and all the other. I also previously looked at a West Wight Potter 15 but didnt end up buying it because it sailed so slowly and the cabin was far too small.
I would be interested in a West Wight Potter 19 but I personally think they look ugly. I have been interested in a few Hunters. Specifically the Hunter 19.
The West Wight Potter 19 sailboat is a popular choice for a pocket cruiser and has a well-deserved reputation for its easy sailing and stability. Read the full review here. The interior of a Potter 19.
West Wight Potter. One of the pleasures of cruising is not knowing what is round the next bend in a creek or river. Well I was rewarded when I met Dave Morl who was moored in his charming West Wight Potter Roamer while sailing down the tiny Waxham New Cut on the Norfolk Broads earlier this year.
I pulled over and put the kettle on for a.