May 2002 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: Alina in her comercial salvage configuration.
by Wilsometer＠aol.com 11 May '02

11 May '02

In a message dated 5/10/02 11:27:00 AM, racsrv(a)attbi.com writes: << She ran out of fuel so we gave her a tow to the fuel dock. all 40' and 12,900 pounds of her! >> Perhaps you have found your new calling. Do you know how much tow services charge??!! BTW, was that your M17 hanging from Travel Lift at Svendsen's last weekend? Scott Grometer M15 #478 "bebe"

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Re: M_Boats: Alina in her comercial salvage configuration.
by Saltm17＠aol.com 11 May '02

11 May '02

Maybe we should have small silhouettes painted on the side of the montgomerys showing the boats we've towed in..like the fighter pilots did in WWII when they shot down an enemy plane. Never brought in anything like a 40 foot boat, but I have towed 4 powerboats in off the lake. One of which was towed in under sail (it was amazing how my motor conked out just when there was a good breeze blowing) and blessings abounded that day, for they had to be towed right past the local sailing club! John Miss T M17 # 372

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Another salvage story
by Charless Fowlkes 10 May '02

10 May '02

Our family was sailing our Ranger-20 at dusk in an 8 knot breeze on Canyon Ferry Reservoir. We saw a 17 foot inboard-outboard dead in the water with four adults peering out with rather helpless looks on their faces. There were no other boats on the lake (Montana!) and the sun was down. I whispered to my boys, "Get a line to throw them and pretend we do this all the time." We sailed by, passed them a line and towed them for about a mile into a bay with a dock. They seemed properly mystified by all of this. We were on a broad reach which let this sailing tow work. We sailed off into the dark trying not to laugh out loud. Charless Fowlkes Bozeman, MT

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Re: M_Boats: Alina in her comercial salvage configuration.
by IDCLLC＠aol.com 10 May '02

10 May '02

Now that will be a great story to tell your grandkids! Steve Tyree

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Alina in her comercial salvage configuration.
by Bob Campbell 10 May '02

10 May '02

She ran out of fuel so we gave her a tow to the fuel dock. all 40' and 12,900 pounds of her! http://home.attbi.com/~computerbob/alina/jboattow/jboattow.htm Fair Winds and Following J/Boats! Bob Campbell Montgomery 17 #615 "Alina" Lodi, CA

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Re: M_Boats: Anchoring
by Conbert H Benneck 10 May '02

10 May '02

Hi Deena and Harvey, I carry a small Bruce, with rode in a rectangular vented plastic box in my port sail locker. I have a second, Danforth type with rode there too. My final insurance policy is the small Fortress with chain and rode in the forward compartment under the berth where it's weight does the most good. I know that with the M15 that's vast overkill, but from my big boat days I learned you never can have too many anchors of different types to suite different bottom conditions. One anchor is never enough. What do you do when a powerboat drives across the rode and cuts it? ...or someone trying to anchor close to you manages to wrap your rode around his propeller, leaving you and he to drift around helplessly? No, two anchors are the minimum (each with chain and rode), and a third, if a front blasts through the anchorage at 2 AM with 40 knot gusts, makes sure that you at least stay where you want to stay. When I anchor, (lunch, snooze, bird watching) I just open the sail locker; pull out my Bruce and drop it over the side. There's no need to go forward to drop the anchor. Once the anchor is on the bottom and starts to dig in, the M15 will swing around, bow to wind, and then you can leisurely walk forward and cleat off the anchor rode on the bow cleat. When dropping the lunch hook on my old boat, I did the same. From the cockpit: then walk the rode forward and cleat it off, as the boat slowly pivots into the wind. There is also no law that says you can't anchor with the stern facing the breeze, but this should be reserved for calm conditions, otherwise waves hitting the stern may splash, making for a damp lunch! 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: Ladder
by Randy Watkins 10 May '02

10 May '02

Ken, thanks for the info, did you get it from Nor Sea ( ladder? ) You can't go too far wrong with the Honda 2. I have a 1998 model, works great, always has. Well, headed out an evening and overnight on the boat ,so will touch base with you gents later. Randy W. M15#194 >>> abrahams(a)structurex.net 05/10/02 09:12AM >>> Randy and Alvin, It is the same ladder that came with Alvin's boat and I copied the location. (I have ordered a 2 hp Honda like Alvin's, also.) Alvin ordered the ladder for me. Alvin, can you advise the model number and cost? Winds have been fresh here also. Maybe less this Saturday. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Watkins" <watkins(a)odpemail.tamu.edu> To: <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 8:06 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Ladder Ken, Do you have some details on the ladder type, model, est. cost. I'd like to add one also as a future project. The regatta sounds like fun, you guys are probably having the same moderate coastal 12-20 wind we've had this past week or so. Randy W M15#194 College Station, Tx >>> abrahams(a)structurex.net 05/09/02 11:57AM >>> No pictures yet but I installed a ladder on the transom of my M15 very easily. The secret is to install a 4'' opening port on the vertical portion of the stbb. aft seat riser near the transom. This allows easy access to the transom for installing nuts and washers. The transom was a solid layup, no core. Ken Abrahams, M15, Petite Fleur, Lake Charles, La. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: Ladder
by Randy Watkins 10 May '02

10 May '02

Ken, Do you have some details on the ladder type, model, est. cost. I'd like to add one also as a future project. The regatta sounds like fun, you guys are probably having the same moderate coastal 12-20 wind we've had this past week or so. Randy W M15#194 College Station, Tx >>> abrahams(a)structurex.net 05/09/02 11:57AM >>> No pictures yet but I installed a ladder on the transom of my M15 very easily. The secret is to install a 4'' opening port on the vertical portion of the stbb. aft seat riser near the transom. This allows easy access to the transom for installing nuts and washers. The transom was a solid layup, no core. Ken Abrahams, M15, Petite Fleur, Lake Charles, La.

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Ladder
by Ken Abrahams 09 May '02

09 May '02

No pictures yet but I installed a ladder on the transom of my M15 very easily. The secret is to install a 4'' opening port on the vertical portion of the stbb. aft seat riser near the transom. This allows easy access to the transom for installing nuts and washers. The transom was a solid layup, no core. Ken Abrahams, M15, Petite Fleur, Lake Charles, La.

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RE: M_Boats: Boat Name
by Morris, Giles 09 May '02

09 May '02

The most descriptive name I've seen was "My Last Boat II" Giles

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