While we are the Shallow Water Sailors who ride the wind across waters that no powerboat would normally dare to attempt for fear of digging in its propeller, we are not averse to appreciating a graceful hull and a comfortable cabin when we see one, even if it is a…
Author: Don Barker
How fast and far will an eLite electric outboard push a Potter 15 into the wind? I found out.
I outfitted my Potter 15 with an electric outboard: ePropulsion eLite with 500w output, roughly equivalent to a 1.5 HP gas outboard. I was eager to try it out. The weather forecast for Maryland’s Eastern Shore was for temps in the low 60s and NW winds 6-10 kts. I would…
Potter 15 Shakedown Cruise
My friend Jerry Culik, who made the Potter available to me, drove down from PA to help me practice rigging and launching, and to take it for a small shakedown cruise. Since I acquired the Potter in November, Jerry helped me select, buy, and configure an electric propulsion and power…
My next boat
This is the plan I’m working from – Two-Sail Crabbing Skiff, Figure 4 in Chapelle’s Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiffs. I set up the strongback in September. This is station 5 near the beam. This is where we’re at now — setting up the stem and transom jigs.
Upsized to a 15
I favor traditional wooden boats and didn’t think I would acquire a plastic boat. I did the SWS spring cruise and MASCF Wye River overnight cruise in my 1.5 foot Dory skiff and slept on board. Proud of that, yes. But it was uncomfortable. And it will be a year…