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Photo of #160

Posted By: Harry Gordon, WWP14 #234, Manatee, Mountain View, CA
Date: 10/19/08 7:26p.m.

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In Response To: Thanks for the input (pic) (Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA)

I wonder if this could be your boat, even though the color is different. I've been trying to solve the mystery of your Potter, so I checked Bill's registry for early US Potters in your neighborhood. As of about 5 years ago this boat belonged to Stephen Nestel in Redondo Beach (and maybe still does). It is #160, which makes it about the earliest US Potter still around. (The first one was #151.) The name of the boat was Nancy.
What's especially interesting is that it appears to have a sliding hatch, which was not normal. HMS didn't add a sliding hatch until #300. Yours is the only other first-generation gunter I've heard of with an overhead hatch.

Messages In This Thread

Hull Identification Number location on early Potter -- Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA -- 10/16/08 1:37p.m.

Second Picture -- Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA -- 10/16/08 1:42p.m.

Forgot to mention -- Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA -- 10/16/08 1:54p.m.

congrats Greg.... -- John Madill WWP2090 Mackinac Dreamer -- 10/16/08 3:42p.m.

Good save, Greg! -- Katie Lea, P14 #691 "Follow Me", Santa Clara, CA -- 10/16/08 3:57p.m.

Hull ID -- Bill Nolen, WWPotter Owner's Web Site -- 10/16/08 4:32p.m.

HIN -- Chris J -- 10/16/08 5:34p.m.

Thanks Chris! -- Bill Nolen, WWPotter Owner's Web Site -- 10/16/08 7:09p.m.

HIN - - Hull Identification Numbers -- Dave_N - - SF Bay Area Sailor -- 10/20/08 10:37a.m.

A "MIC" link that works -- Dave_N - - SF Bay Area Sailor -- 10/28/08 11:19a.m.

You may have a UK B-type -- Harry Gordon, WWP14 #234, Manatee, Mountain View, CA -- 10/16/08 5:43p.m.

Thanks for the input -- Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA -- 10/16/08 7:52p.m.

gunter rig -- Goose p14#164 -- 10/16/08 9:01p.m.

A gunter rig would be great -- Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA -- 10/17/08 9:03a.m.

Modified gunter rig -- Harry Gordon, WWP14 #234, Manatee, Mountain View, CA -- 10/17/08 3:10p.m.

gunter -- Goose p14#164 -- 10/17/08 5:40p.m.

pix again -- Goose p14#164 -- 10/17/08 5:46p.m.

Gunter Rig -- Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA -- 10/19/08 4:32p.m.

This is exciting -- Ashley - R23 #639, Pearl, SF Bay -- 10/17/08 11:07a.m.

She's in capable hands. Can't wait to see her done! -- Katie Lea, P14 #691 "Follow Me", Santa Clara, CA -- 10/17/08 3:41p.m.

Photo of #160 -- Harry Gordon, WWP14 #234, Manatee, Mountain View, CA -- 10/19/08 7:26p.m.

Probably not -- Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA -- 10/19/08 9:59p.m.

tail fins on boats -- John Madill WWP15 Mackinac Dreamer -- 10/20/08 8:00a.m.

Picture of the sticker on the transom. -- Greg Bauman WWP 14 San Pedro, CA -- 10/17/08 9:07a.m.

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