March 2002 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: new boat
by Conbert H Benneck 17 Mar '02

17 Mar '02

Hi Cherri Congratulations on finally getting your new toy. You'll love it once you have had your first sail and see what a lovely little vessel it really is. Love your boat's name: "Cherri's Jubilee"! If you have any questions or need answers to "How does this work ....." just yell. We're all here to get you sailing and enjoying your new boat. Happy sailing, Connie ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Re: M_Boats 15 trailer
by Grove777＠aol.com 17 Mar '02

17 Mar '02

a little help needed please am helping a friend move a m15 no trailer no trailer to compare to need measurements from owners of m15 w/ trailer neeed the following ...distance from bow chock to front vertical metal supports for bunk boards ...need vertical heigth above the top of the trailer frame for front metal supports for bunk boards; need the same for rear metal supports ...need total width side to side for supports for bunk boards front and rear ...need distance from bow chock to axle please we've got to put together a trailer and have nothing to take measurements from for the m-15 appreciate help can't do this without you thanks willow

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Re: M_Boats: Welcome Joe
by Harvey Hochstetter 16 Mar '02

16 Mar '02

Hi Joe (Kidd) and Joe (Hubert), Hey, I'm glad you are both here. I meant the welcome from last night to be to Joe Hubert of Portland, thus the comment about stopping in on the mid-Columbia on his way to the Flathead. However, Since I probably didn't welcome Joe Kidd to the list because I'm sure You were here long before I was, I'm glad you are here too. I was more than a bit tired and probably not hitting all the right buttons at the right time or something and got you two mixed up. My humble apologies. BTW, Joe, Hosmer is my very all time favorite canoe lake. I used to live in Prineville Oregon and have paddled Hosmer many times and do hope to do it again sometime. Harvey H M-15 #348 Pelican Walla Walla, WA

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Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 23 update and some improvements
by Harvey Hochstetter 15 Mar '02

15 Mar '02

I like that idea too. got to see a 23 in Portland last weekend. Really salty looking. BTW, what with being up and on the list at this time of day. I just figured I was the only one out here a these uncivilized hours. Glad I'm not alone. Harvey

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Re: M_Boats: sale of m17
by Wilsometer＠aol.com 15 Mar '02

15 Mar '02

In a message dated 3/14/02 10:14:54 PM, joehh(a)attglobal.net writes: << It's time to quit lurking and introduce myself. I'm Joe Hubert from Portland, OR. I bought Mike and Kit's M17 #369 a few weeks ago. This boat is in beautiful condition. Mike should have asked more for her. I'm going to call her "Puff". I needed a short name to fit between the rungs of the transom boarding ladder.>> Welcome, Joe! Sounds like you got a great boat!! <<I've been sailing for about 3 years on other people's boats. Last summer I sailed and maintained a Flicka in Port Townsend. http://www.xsw.com/tikaroa>> Does TC Vollum still own Tikaroa? <<I learned a lot but a four hour commute is just too long for quick trips. It'll be nice to sail closer to home. I'm looking forward to doing some sailing on the Columbia River, San Juans, Flathead Lake in MT...>> I am actually looking for a Flicka for some extended trips, but for the reasons you mention, plan on keeping my M15. <<I'll also have to try out Fern Ridge this summer and check out Mike and Kit's Cape Dory 25D. >> I met with John Vigor and looked at the 25D as well as a Flicka near it a year or so ago. The 25D (Jabula) was in great shape. Were it not for the lack of a good double berth and better engine access, I would have pursued one. Enjoy your new boat! Scott Grometer M15, #478 "bebe"

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outboard tiller
by Dale Williams 15 Mar '02

15 Mar '02

When I aquired my boat it came with a 4hp mariner on the original fixed motor mount. I have found that when motoring I have to reach back a ways to hold the tiller which feels rather ackward (compared to the little fishing boats that I grew up with). Do any of you use an extension on your outboard tiller? Should I stop whining and just get used to it? Here's hoping for an early ice-out! Dale Williams Staples, MN M-15 #185 "Sophie Mae"

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Chucks boat and Potshots
by Harvey Hochstetter 15 Mar '02

15 Mar '02

My $00.02 Just some random thoughts. 1. Anything as good as a Montgomery is certainly worth waiting for. ( I waited 25 years for my M-15 Pelican) and although I didn't purchase it new I recognize the quality put in by the manufacture. 2. Anyone ( Bob and crew ) who care enough to put in the kind of quality that is in the Montgomery product are just not likely to not care about their customers. They have a vested interest in our ( yours, mine, and future owners ) satisfaction. 3. Hopefully, anyone lurking, as a prospective owner, or just curious and looking through the archives could hardly discount the preponderance of positive info here and I'm sure the balance would be favorable towards the positive, so a "not so happy comment" included shouldn't be to devastating. 4. I think both Steve and chonshell are right in their responses. 5. As perfect as the Montgomerys are, they still don't sail in NO wind or in TOO MUCH wind, well, at least I haven't learned to do that with them yet!

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Re: M_Boats: ---error in sending ?
by daideo＠webtv.net 14 Mar '02

14 Mar '02

Ok, i`ll try replying to my own email that has apparently got through. [see, my wifes probably right] ~T~ ~ "Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards"~ Kierkegaard ~

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---error in sending ?
by daideo＠webtv.net 14 Mar '02

14 Mar '02

Any thoughts as to what i`m doing wrong in sending/replying to an email that gets kicked back to me. The return message says the address [sent to] is wrong ? -[probably its me, just ask my wife]- terry ~ "Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards"~ Kierkegaard ~

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Re: M_Boats: Introduction
by Randy Watkins 14 Mar '02

14 Mar '02

Hello Cal and welcome to Mboat land. I sail a M15 in Texas. What type of music are you doing? Regards, Randy Watkins M15#194 <<< cspooner(a)mn.rr.com 3/13 4:47a >>> Hi all, My name is Cal Spooner, and I hail from Mpls, MN. I have been lurking on this list for some time, not because I'm in the habit of lurking, but because I fell behind on the list right off.... and I hate responding to 3 month old posts, as no one knows what you are talking about anymore. But I caught up. Anyway, I purchased an '87 M15, hull #402 (Hi Connie... we're almost twins) in Sept. of 2001 from a friend who used to be on this list, Steve Alm. Steve and I play piano together for a living, and he sucker-punched me with a midnight cruise under a full moon on Lake Minnetonka (the boat's name is Moondance!) and then mentioned that he had his eye on a Rhoads 22, and that if he found one, the boat would be up for sale. The gears started turning immediately in my head... I knew he would cut me a good deal on the M15. Funny thing, a Rhoads 22 turned up in the next couple of weeks.... So, after a little wheeling and dealing, I trailered the (in wonderful condition) boat off for $3500, which I believe is a pretty good deal after reading prices on this list. It has been though some minor modifications, like the mainsail having traveler slugs attached for ease of raising/lowering, and UV covers made for the sails, and a new rudder with a handle that curves upward so it doesn't bang on your knees,with tiller extension. It has a jib downhaul and came with running lights, and a 2 HP two-stroke Yamaha motor, oars, boarding ladder, etc. I threw up a quick web page, if you would like a look at her go to http://www.visi.com/~spoon/Boat/m15.html. I put a solar panel on since and installed a porta-potty. I'm really new to all this, but I've sailed her in high wind conditions (not reefed) and most of it (with a lot of training from Steve) seems to come naturally. (My girlfriend's comment on one occasion... "Geez, we could be pulling a water skier".) Not that I'm smug... on the day in October that I pulled her out, It scared the hell out of me. Bad weather, rain and huge gusts coming from all directions put the mast horizontal a coupla times. Really humbles you. So I'm reading a lot, and subscribing to a few pertinent magazines. I may be short on sailing experience, but I'm long on mechanical know-how, and I'm really gonna have fun with fixing up this boat. I'm going to get those keel guides on the trailer first... get a second pair of reef points on the sail... then I'm going to cut out the starboard locker like Connie describes, and put catches on the lockers. And I'll bet that you could mount one of those low-profile butane stoves to one of the plywood storage covers in the cabin, and flip it upside down when you weren't using it, securing it with rotating clips. And so much more.... Well, considering that my sailing season last year consisted of about 2 months, I hope you understand my exuberance. Here in Minnesota it was below zero yesterday, and all I can see out my window is a big blue tarp, with mast sticking out both ends. It's torture, I tell ya. -- Cal Spooner M15 #402 spoon(a)visi.com cspooner(a)mn.rr.com 763.574.1482 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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