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P-14 Gunter Rig Reefing
by Harry Gordon

P-15 Quick Rigging Hints
by Dave Kautz

P-14/15 Centerboards

P-15 Electrical Wiring
by Bill Nolen

P-15/19 Bilge Pump Wiring

P-15 Hobie Cat 16 Sails
by John Wheeler

P-15 Design Comments
by Judy Blumhorst

P-15 Combined Headknocker
and Boom End Sheeting
by Bill Nolen

P-15 Stanley Smith's Sailing Tips

P-15 Mast Bending and Sail
Control by Dave Kautz

Sail Dimensions for Early Potters
by Harry Gordon

Rigging and Sailing the Gunter Potter
By Herb Stewart (HMS Marine)

P-15 International Marine's End
Boom Sheeting by Bill Nolen

P-15/19 Electric Motor Survey
by Harry Gordon

P-15 Lateen Brochure Draft
by Larry Brown

P-15 Random Suggestions for
Getting Started by Harry Gordon

P-15 Intermediate Running Lines
by Dave Chase

P-15 Rigging Tips
by Jerry Barrilleaux

Using Telltales to trim headsails
by Roger St. John

Use of cleats for main sail reefing
by Judy Blumhorst

Safer sailing when the winds are high
by Bruce Hood

Preparing for a Category 4 Storm
by Jake Taylor

Rigging the Potter 19
by Roger St. John

P-19 Internal line drawings
by International Marine

P-19 Masts, Dates, & Weights
by Judy Blumhorst

P-19 Mast Gates & Jacklines for reefing by
Judy Blumhorst

P-19 Size of IM's Main Sail Cover

P-19 Rigging Notes
by Judy Blumhorst

Potter Gel Coat Repair Info
David C Dressler, Jr.

Potter Forestay-Adjustment with
CDI by Judy Blumhorst

IM's Potter Sale Brochure
1980 & Later

Potter tie down strap adjustments
by Ron Parr

Understanding Potter VIN or HIN
Numbers & Letters

Wind Guides for Potter's
by Malcolm Jones

P-15 Original Main Sheet
Rigging by Ron Parr

P-15 Under the Liner Floor
by Bruce McCreary

P-15 Packing for several nights aboard by
Bruce Hood

Planning Guide for Small Boats
By Anne Westlund

P-15 Tilt Trailer Launching
by Harry Gordon

P-15 Tilt Trailer Tips
by Bruce Hood

My Favorite Polishes
by Judy B

Gel Coat Repair Tips
by Judy B

Rug Rail Coating and
Protection by Capt.
Howie

Finding Leaks
by Milwaukee Ted

Definitions & Signals for Sailors

P-15 Original Rigging
Drawing furnished by Anne
Westlund

P-19 Mast Measurements
by Michael Pracht

Saving Battery Power when Cruising
by Jack Mayer

Counter

Katie Taylor's P-15 Sliding Hatch
Photos

Cooking aboard a Small Sailboat
by Anne Westlund

UK B Type Gunter Rig
photos by Michael Morton

Little Legend
Dave Greenwell sails the West
Wight Potter.

Improved P-15 Manual
furnished by Ron Force
Reformatted by Emily Force

Sales Brochure for HMS-18
furnished by Jerry Barrilleaux

Late Sales Brochure from
International Marine.
Furnished by Jerry Barrilleaux

The 12 Best Budget Boats
Under 20 feet, by Bob
Burgess. Furnished by Jerry
Barrilleaux

Potter 15 Hull Evolution by
Dave Kautz

Sailing Dimensions for Early
Potters by Harry Gordon

How Small is Too Small?
by David Harding

Possible sources for Rub Rails
for Potter 15's.

Using a GPS and Wind Gauge to
Test P-15 Sail Trim and Sailing
Skills. by Bruce Hood

Learning to use Wind
Shifts by Bruce Hood

Hi-Tech Sails or not? by Bruce
Hood

Rough Water Anchoring by
Steve Potter

Swinging a Compass with a GPS
by Dick Herman

Packing a P-15 for Several
Nights of Sleeping Aboard. by
Bruce Hood

Stopping the Ping! by
Larry Costa

Rudder Pushrod by
Harry Gordon

P-19 Interior & Exterior Views
of Dave Reiss's Avid Sailor.

Information on HIN's

Sailboat Definitions/Terms

Older P-15 Owners Manual
improved by Emity Force

P-19 Electrical Wiring

Potter 19 Review by Sailing
Magazine

The Potter 19 Idasail Rudder

The Potter 15 IdaSail Rudder

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