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15 West Wight Potter 2014
in Excellent Condition with Trailer
Blue Hull, Lots of Spares and Equipment Legendary Small Cruiser -Mexico to Hawaii, Seattle to Alaska, 36 Days across the North Sea to Sweden - See the Small Craft Advisor Review
New Photos Added Including Interior
Blue Hull, Lots of Spares and Equipment
Legendary Small Cruiser - Mexico to Hawaii, Seattle to Alaska, 36 Days across the North Sea to Sweden - See the Small Craft Advisor Review
New Listing - More Photos Coming Basic Boat Info Make: West Wight Model: Potter 15 Year: 2014 Condition: Used Category: Sail Builder: HMS Marine Inc. Designer: Stanley Smith Construction: Fiberglass Boat Hull ID: HMSA2830A014 Has Hull ID: Yes Keel Type: Centerboard Dimensions Length: 15 ft Length Overall: 15 ft Waterline Length: 12 ft Beam: 5’6 ft Max Draft: 3 ft Min Draft: 0’6 ft Displacement: 475 lb Ballast: 100 lb Single Berths: 2 Engines / Speed Engines: 1 Make: Honda Model: 2.3 Fuel: Unleaded Engine Power: 2hp Type: Outboard Year: 2014 Other Boat Class: Daysailers
Equipment: Small Craft Advisor Review According to Small Craft Advisor: “Originally designed by Stanley C. Smith for a singlehanded crossing of the Atlantic, the jaunty, pug-nosed Potters legendary reputation has grown with each new voyage of daring. Two of the most notable took place in the 1970s. John Van Ruth sailed his Potter, Freya, 2700 miles from Mexico to Hawaii in 1972, and a few years later David Omick navigated the Inside Passage from Seattle to Alaska.
But the most mythical of all Potter feats involved the boats designer and a voyage he undertook on October 12th, 1965. Having boldly offered to hand deliver one of his 14-footers to a customer in Sweden, Stanley Smith set out across the North Sea that October day on a wild 36-day adventure that very nearly cost him his life. Despite enormous trials, he remained impressed with the little boats performance. He wrote: In all ways the boat handles beautifully in reasonable conditionsfast and exhilarating in a fresh breeze, close-winded and hard to get into irons.”
Enough said about performance.
Deck, Sails, Rigging & Accomodations Fractional sloop rig Cabin Cushions in excellent shape Blue cockpit cushions to match hull color Sails, standing and running rig in great shape, easy to rig and launch Custom mast supports and motor mount when trailering Excellent EZ Loader Trailer Lots of spares and additional equipment Disclaimer The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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.
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
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.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
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.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
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.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
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.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
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.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Based on the earlier WWP 14.
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