May 2002 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: sinking & trailer painting
by Conbert H Benneck 17 May '02

17 May '02

Hi Tod, I redid my Trailrite trailer using Rustoleum primers and paints. That was a few years ago, and it is holding up very well. 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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by Harvey Wilson 17 May '02

17 May '02

Hi Bill.. Welcome to the group....our boats are close sisters Harvey/Ga M-17 Stargazer #294

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sinking
by WILLIAM COLGAN 16 May '02

16 May '02

Hi again, First question, my Montgomery 17 has a wet locker with hoses that run out to holes that are under the water line. Has anyone heard of a Monty sinking as a result of the hoses breaking or coming off? Bill Colgan M-17 #339

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by WILLIAM COLGAN 16 May '02

16 May '02

Hi New to list...this is a test Bill Colgan M-17 #339

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WATT-As water driven generator/alternator.
by Shawn Boles 14 May '02

14 May '02

Hi All: Gerard Dijkstra , Self-Steering for Sailboats (Sail Books 1979 ISBN: 0-914814-17-6)fig 73 p 104, shows water driven generator/alternator that looks like a electric trolling motor except the prop faces forward. It can supply .25 amps at 1.5kts and 9.5 amps at 5.5 knots for charging a 12v system. Called either WATT-As or WATTas. I have searched and searched for the manufacturer to no avail. Anybody got any leads? TIA! cheers, Shawn Boles (M17: grey mist 1978)

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Re: M_Boats: WATT-As water driven generator/alternator.
by Conbert H Benneck 13 May '02

13 May '02

Hi Shawn, I recall seeing the water generator too, but the tinkerers probably gave up on it because as alternator output increases so does the prop drag. You are adding a brake to the boat. Because of that, I think the boys all went with the wind driven versions of generators: They work at anchor when you need power, and you can stow them while sailing. The water driven generator only works when the boat is moving 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: Thanks and De-activating for a while
by Harvey Hochstetter 12 May '02

12 May '02

Thanks Connie, I'm moving to a new job, new learning and improving always ( I hope ), with more time to spend on the water, together, and with family. Thanks again, you are a tremendous resource and we really appreciate you. Harvey & Deena M-15 #348 Pelican Walla Walla, WA >>> chbenneck(a)juno.com 05/11/02 09:55AM >>> Hi Deena and Harvey, We'll miss your participation, but hope that things will be improving for you as the summer months lengthen. May Pelican always find a good school of fish for easy and satisfying feeding. 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/. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: Thanks and De-activating for a while
by Conbert H Benneck 11 May '02

11 May '02

Hi Deena and Harvey, We'll miss your participation, but hope that things will be improving for you as the summer months lengthen. May Pelican always find a good school of fish for easy and satisfying feeding. 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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Thanks and De-activating for a while
by Harvey Hochstetter 11 May '02

11 May '02

Thanks to all of you who returned information on my trailer tongue weight situation. I have not been able to get to do anything with it yet due to some family medical priorities, and to a job change. These reasons have also precluded me from doing much on the list for a while. With the job change I will be living and working in the same town and one of the priorities will be to get a computer access at home that will allow participation. Thanks too, to those who commented on the "Jump start kit" power supply system for short term power onboard. I am leaning toward that, versus hand building a system just so I can use a "agm" type battery or a jell cell type. At least until I start spending more than just an overnight on board. To the North West Montgomery sailors that are interested in joining the NWPotters at Lake Pend Orielle. Deena and I are still planning on being there, and I hope that there will be others there as well. Please contact me off list if you are interested and I will still try to do some coordinating if there is intrest. Home e-mail address is hardee(a)velocitus.net and it is really an old and tired system, consequently very slow and so the M boat list on it is a very painful process. I'll do my best to try and keep up. Thanks for making my slower nights, much better, even a learning clinic with a nice touch of humor thrown in. You all are wonderful source, a good check/balance system, and an encouragement along the project lines. Thanks and Happy Sails to You Harvey H M-15 #348 Pelican Walla Walla, WA

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Alina in her comercial salvage configuration. Take II
by Bob Campbell 11 May '02

11 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! Link to Picture: http://home.attbi.com/~computerbob/alina/jboattow/jboattow.htm Fair Winds and Following J/Boats! Bob Campbell Montgomery 17 #615 "Alina" Lodi, CA P.S. (Sorry about the previous slow link)

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