There's a guy in the Northwest Potter group who has done some really excellent projects on his P19. One of them is a hoop style boom tent. Here is the link to the site and a copy of his post to the Potter list about the tent. Larry http://wwp19.home.comcast.net/cp6page.html I got the poles and clips from a small mail order outfit in Florida. Their website is at http://www.questoutfitters.com The clips were really hard to find, in spite of the fact that almost every small tent on the market uses some form of them. A word about the poles. They are made from 7075 aluminum, which is great for strength but awful for corrosion. They are anodized, but you'll still want to rinse them well after use in a saltwater environment. Shameless plug: I get my outdoor fabrics from my mothers shop in Corvallis, Oregon. It's called The Rain Shed and specializes in outdoor fabrics. No web catalog, but you can get contact information for a paper catalog at http://www.therainshed.com As far as handling the wind, so far so good. When at anchor with the bow into the wind and the front of the tent pulled down to the cabin top (it's designed for this) it seems to do pretty well. The strongest winds we've anchored in with the tent were about 15 knots. Not even close to a problem and there was no flapping noise. The worst case windage is at a dock with the beam into the wind. We havn't yet had such a situation, so I can only speculate. My experience with similar sized mountaineering tents is that if well anchored to the ground, they are fine in 30+ knots. Based on our experience, I can assure you that the tent will keep you dry, even in sustained rain/drizzle. Take the time to do a good seam sealing job. The tent really makes a difference on a small boat like the P-19. Go for it! Charlie
Yes, Larry, thanks! That's almost identical to what I was picturing, only instead of clips, I was thinking sleeves. Thanks for this post: It's inspirational. --Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Yake" <leyake@juno.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:03 PM Subject: Boom tents There's a guy in the Northwest Potter group who has done some really excellent projects on his P19. One of them is a hoop style boom tent. Here is the link to the site and a copy of his post to the Potter list about the tent. Larry http://wwp19.home.comcast.net/cp6page.html I got the poles and clips from a small mail order outfit in Florida. Their website is at http://www.questoutfitters.com The clips were really hard to find, in spite of the fact that almost every small tent on the market uses some form of them. A word about the poles. They are made from 7075 aluminum, which is great for strength but awful for corrosion. They are anodized, but you'll still want to rinse them well after use in a saltwater environment. Shameless plug: I get my outdoor fabrics from my mothers shop in Corvallis, Oregon. It's called The Rain Shed and specializes in outdoor fabrics. No web catalog, but you can get contact information for a paper catalog at http://www.therainshed.com As far as handling the wind, so far so good. When at anchor with the bow into the wind and the front of the tent pulled down to the cabin top (it's designed for this) it seems to do pretty well. The strongest winds we've anchored in with the tent were about 15 knots. Not even close to a problem and there was no flapping noise. The worst case windage is at a dock with the beam into the wind. We havn't yet had such a situation, so I can only speculate. My experience with similar sized mountaineering tents is that if well anchored to the ground, they are fine in 30+ knots. Based on our experience, I can assure you that the tent will keep you dry, even in sustained rain/drizzle. Take the time to do a good seam sealing job. The tent really makes a difference on a small boat like the P-19. Go for it! Charlie
Thanks for the ideas and links, guys. ********** A while back I thought I would try out Busca's fire extinguisher....only to find that despite reading "okay" on the dial it was in fact "not okay": not one tiny bit of pressure in it. So, after using a new one for a season or two I thought I would try it out, having never used one before. It worked fine and it was interesting to see how it actually sprayed. One thing is sure: you don't get a second chance with a small extinguisher. It only sprays for a very short time, and for a distance of less than about five or six feet. ********** Thanks for your electric treatise, Scott! Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas Tartan 26 #30 nameless
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