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Seller's Description

The West Wight Potter 19 is a pocket cruiser and camper sailboat. This boat has been restored and set up for lake and coastal sail camping. We took fun trips with this boat – and you can too! We are selling as we are now restoring a C-Dory. The boat is currently parked in warehouse storage.

Potters are stable, seaworthy, sail over 6 knots on a reach, and are easy to launch and retrieve. Self-righting from a knockdown with built-in foam for buoyancy. Draft with keel down is under 4 feet, and when the lifting keel is fully raised the draft is about 6 inches. The kick-up rudder allows the boat to be sailed right up on the beach. Trailer weight around 2,000 lbs. depending on load. There is a lot of info online, including an active Facebook group and www.potter-yachters.org.

Brief History We are the third owners of this boat. Previous owner purchased from original owner (OO), but never used the boat. The OO installed hardware without sufficient waterproofing resulting in core rot and fiberglass delamination on the foredeck, cabin top, and transom.

We replaced the core and repaired the fiberglass using epoxy resin. Where new fasteners penetrate the core, the balsa core has been over-drilled and filled with epoxy to prevent rot.

Equipment: Propulsion: Mainsail with two reef points 110% overlapping jib 150% Genoa with cars for genoa tracks Telescoping whisker pole for Genoa 6hp long-shaft Tohatsu Sailpro outboard purchased new in August 2017, engine hours approx. 30-40. Drives the boat with very low fuel consumption at just over 6 knots. 3 gallon fuel tank Aluminum paddle

Electrical Systems All new electrical systems installed by owner; plans reviewed by ABYC Certified Electrical Technician. Systems include 30A 120V shore power and 12V system. Primary components are Blue Sea Systems and Victron.

120V Shore Power: Marinco 30A 125V Shore power inlet and 25 ft. 30A shorepower cable Blue Sea Systems Main Circuit Breaker Panel, 30A Blue Sea Systems 3-position circuit breaker panel Three GFCI outlets (two available in cabin; one in battery compartment for charger) 6A Guest battery charger (Discontinued model)

12V DC Power: Two Interstate Group 27 marine deep cycle house batteries 160 Reserve Capacity wired in parallel Blue Sea Systems 50A main circuit breaker Blue Sea Systems 12V 3-circuit distribution panel Victron Energy battery monitor BMV-700 - allows you to see remaining battery charge Blue Sea Systems Mini OLED DC Voltmeter Blue Sea Systems 12V phone charging station All new 12 V electrical wiring with all LED lights including blue courtesy lighting in cockpit and cabin, amber interior ambient lighting, two overhead lights, and running/anchor lights

Interior Modifications Glassed-in bottom of anchor rode locker and added drain Installed two super-quiet, efficient swivel-mount Caframo fans with timers Stanley 1500-Watt Utility Ceramic Portable Heater; frame modified to fit under cockpit behind companionway steps Standard Horizon Eclipse GX1300 25W VHF Class D DSC Marine Transceiver with mast mount Shakespeare VHF 5215 antenna Garmin ECHOMAP Plus 63cv CHIRP depth finder/chart plotter on RAM swivel mount (includes BlueChart G2 US lakes and saltwater charts installed) SONAR transducer mounted inside hull Removed ceiling liner and painted with ceramic microspheres to reduce condensation Sunbrella snap-on fabric companionway door with screen and roll-up cover Soft fabric screen for front hatch - Velcro attachments. Provides good summer ventilation with fans. Reinforced keel trunk and added four stainless latches Padded covering on mast partner Teak grab rails New bi-fold teak companionway door with table leg for cockpit dining Keyhole mount for companionway steps for better footing Mounted fire extinguisher near companionway Exterior Modifications New stainless steel hawse pipe for rode locker (replaced plastic ventilator) Refurbished teak swim platform with new stainless steel telescoping swim ladder Boat is fully painted with Pettit EZPoxy paint: white topsides, dark green hull, black bottom paint Replaced flimsy outboard mount with refurbished older OMC mount. A 3/16 backer plate was epoxied to inside of transom Added a Mastup Mast Stepper allows mast to be raised more easily. Original mast crutch is included in sale. Ratcheting pulley system to assist raising mast Windex wind indicator on mast

Items included with boat sale Fluke-style anchor with 20 ft. of chain and 200 ft. of new nylon rode Two new fenders Thetford 135 Porta Potti Partial package of Porta Pak sanitizing packs Covers for mainsail, outboard, and tiller Collapsible boat hook Butane stove

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Specs

Designer
Herb Stewart
Builder
International Marine
Associations
?
# Built
?
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Lifting
Rudder
?
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
18 9 / 5.7 m
Waterline Length
62 4 / 19 m
Beam
24 11 / 7.6 m
Draft
0 5 / 0.2 m 13 1 / 4 m
Displacement
1,230 lb / 556 kg
Ballast
370 lb / 168 kg

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
132′² / 12.3 m²
Total Sail Area
?
Mainsail
Sail Area
?
P
?
E
?
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
?
I
?
J
?
Forestay Length
?

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
?
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
1

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.7 kn
Classic: 5.49 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

7.71 knots
Classic formula: 5.49 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
18.4
16-20: good performance

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
18.44
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
30.2
<40: less stiff, less powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

30.22
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
116.1
100-200: light

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
116.13
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
7.4
<20: lightweight racing boat

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
7.38
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
2.8
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
2.81
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

aka POTTER 19.
An earlier version was the HMS 18.

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