Ken, that was probably a good example of what not to do when sailing by yourself. You could just as easly been knocked out cold and fallen overboard. In those winds I would tend to be a bit more cautious when sailing by myself and there would be no way I would go forward to do anything unless in an ...

One of the folks on the Potter-19 has some pictures of the LEDs he installed in his boat, you can se how they compare to the std. bulbs.

http://www.casteyanqui.com/harriedpotte ... index.html

Ken

For those of you that like reading about others sailing adventures, check out James Baldwin's site. I think you will like it. It has many stories to keep you entertained. One of the best I have seen.

Ken


http://www.atomvoyages.com/articles/articles.htm

Now we all know the Big Ten Rules. I just wish my OSU Buckeyes had not lost to Texas in the last two minutes.

Ken

They know what they are talking about, I was caught in a Gale on Lake Huron 25 years ago in a 24 ft sail boat (6hp motor). This was one of the most frightening things that I have ever experienced in my life (16 to 20 ft seas) I was relative new to sailing and if it had not been for the fact that I w...

I found this site where you can buy LED,s for about $20 to replace your present interior light,s bulb. Has anyone used this bulb for replacement? It looks like it only draws about 10% (amps)of the standard bulbs in most boats.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/other_bulbs.htm

Ken

I think the Potter 19 will do OK on a trip like this, I won't be able to keep up if you Power Sailors rev up those big engines, but the P19 does sail well (blue hull) and there may be some other boats that could be in a slower group. Probably a lot of white hull boats going. :wink: It's great that y...

Mark, what do you think of some of us Potter guys joining the Mac trip? I could probably get 4 or 5 Potters to go on the trip. They are all a great group just like all the Mac folks. I know I would like to go on the trip.

Thanks,
Ken /Indianapolis

Bill, I can't really answer your question, I just bought the P-19 6 weeks ago and have only sailed a P-19 for a few hours. What I can tell you, it is a very stable boat in 20 mph winds. It has a semi dispacement hull and will exceed normal hull speed. There have been folks who have sailed the P-19 f...

I am a PO of a 26X. I have owned 3 Macs over the last 15 years and now have a Potter 19. I am trying to get some of the Potter 19 folks here in the Midwest to go on a group sail on Lake MI. I was wondering if it would be possible for some of us Potter 19 folks to go on the same trip with the Mac gro...

Although I was in a Naval Air Wing, I went to school with and had alot of Marine friends. So Happy Birthday all you Grunts out there.

All the best,
Ken

There are no Dolphins in the Greatlakes, we all know the fresh water Sharks killed them off years ago.

Ken