June 2003 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: M-23
by Sandyal55＠aol.com 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

In a message dated 6/17/2003 10:52:13 AM US Mountain Standard Time, lsmith56(a)cox.net writes: > I'm working in Dallas and can't wait to bring mine over from Phoenix.... > Lenny; We can sail it down the Salt River and go around the Horn to Houston. It'll be a shorter trailer that way!! Sandy

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those boats at Tangier Island
by htmills＠bright.net 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Being ever in search of knowledge (nosey?), I was curious about the "50 something" yachts that Busca was sandwiched between. As it turns out, they WEREN'T 50 somethings; I must've mis-heard. Instead, they were Dickerson 41's. I've confirmed that by first searching for Dickinson and Dickerson and lo and behold I found a web page for the boat that was on Busca's port side. I recognize the guy: http://svsoutherncross.com/ Not sure what the October 16, 2003 thing is; must be a typo. The lady that I was talking to who said she sailed out of my home port was apparently a guest of the owners. Tod

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Montgomery 15 For Sale
by Wyckoff Marvin 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

I have decided to sell my 1986 Montgomery 15. Details and picture are posted in the classified ads for trailersailer.com. Marvin Wyckoff Newberg, OR

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M-23
by lsmith56＠cox.net 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

You're right...She is a beauty....I'm working in Dallas and can't wait to bring mine over from Phoenix.... Lenny

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Re: M_Boats: 2003 Trip First Update
by Al Williams 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Hi John, Glad to here the trips going ok. I had a problem opening the attached document. Would you mind resending the trip update? thanks al williams M17 #329 Horizon Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_1e1.b4f43a3.2c1feaa2_alt_boundary" --part1_1e1.b4f43a3.2c1feaa2_alt_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The trip finally started and it's going well. Here is a quick update. I'm in Tucson and plan to head down to San Carlos, Mexico after getting insurance tomorow. I'll send another update when I get back. John Edwards Miss T M17 # 372 --part1_1e1.b4f43a3.2c1feaa2_alt_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML>The trip finally started and it's going well.  He= re is a quick  update.  I'm in Tucson and plan to head down to San= Carlos, Mexico after getting insurance tomorow.  I'll send another upd= ate when I get back. John Edwards Miss T M17 # 372</HTML> --part1_1e1.b4f43a3.2c1feaa2_alt_boundary-- _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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RE: CBR
by htmills＠bright.net 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

Tucson??? Wow, man, you've been doing some serious driving! Have fun! Sounds like you had a good time at the B.E.E.R. cruise! In case you start running behind schedule later this summer (hint, hint), I'm going to *try* to make it up to the North Channel in early September if possible. Sure would like to sail with you again. Chesapeake trip went well. I'll let the others tell the CBC part of the story. They left Tangier Island while I decided to hang around for a day. It's not a very big island and the houses are very tightly packed on the shrinking useable landmass. After taking the waterfront tour with Doug aboard Seas the Day and then wandering around with Bilbo and feasting on crab cakes and soft-shell crab sandwiches (Gary, you ought to give them a shot, they're tasty critters!) We made it back to the boat before the onslaught of 'skeeters (of the classification hummingbirdus maximus vampirus). Next morning I made my best effort at getting up early and made it to the "Double Sixes" by seven to catch breakfast with a handful of lollygagger watermen (I only say lollygagger because most of them had LONG SINCE come and gone. No way I could hack that job!). I think I might have caught a word here and there. Between the words I've not heard before and the funny accent I was mostly lost. The coffee was "fix-it-yourself-it's-instant" and the menu was, shall we say, minimal. The sandwich of choice seemed to be scrapple and cheese, so I ordered one too. Quite tasty, actually! After eating, Bilbo and I cast off from between the two 50' plus yachts and headed out the channel to the northeast. I was a bit careless, putting the lines in order instead of watching out for that post in the water and whoa!!! sideswiped it, leaving a bit of a streak along the gunnel. Ah, well, its fixable, just a paint smear from the pole (notice, not even any gelcoat damage to Busca, but the pole lost some paint!). We had a speedy hop on a broad reach over to Crisfield, arriving before noon, I think. Steve E. and his stepfather had just rolled into town a few minutes before I did, so we tied up there at the Captain's Galley restaurant right on the end of Main Street (not a good place to tie up that day, too much chop), had crab cake sandwiches that were oh, so good, then went for a spin with Steve at the helm. The marina at Crisfield is something else. Inexpensive (well, for boaters, not the general taxpayer I suppose), well-equipped, etc. Got some laundry done and Bilbo and I walked around a bit. Next morning, we set out and got about halfway across the anchorage when the shear pin gave way. It sure is sensitive and any shifts at more than slow idle are risking a shearing. So anyway, hoisted the main and sailed over to an empty pier where we changed the pin in a jiffy from the ease and comfort of the dock rather than leaning out over the motor like "Stretch Armstrong". Off north towards Deal Island. I wasn't sure about getting in there with the deep rudder, so we sailed on past and up around the northern end of Bloodsworth Island. Just as we were leaving the channel, I noticed that there were some nasty thunderstorms building on the Bay ahead, so I turned around and headed back to anchor in a shallow open area for the night. Ugh, I should've taken the extra time to go to the sheltered area because it was a rather rolly and uncomfortable night. It didn't help any when that thunderstorm rolled through and lightning was striking all around. But at last dawn came and a little sleep had been gleaned here and there. Away again, around Lower Hooper Island and across the Bay, the sheet-to-tiller doing all the steering while I finished my book. Just as we entered the Patuxent, a shower let loose on us, but it felt good after the heat and humidity of the day. Spent the night in Spring Cove and started unloading the boat for the trip home the next day. Whew! So, when's the next trip???? I didn't have any luck with the inverter to charge the laptop from the 12v. I think it's too sensitive to low voltage and expects the slightly higher voltage that one would find from the alternator on a car, but I'm not sure yet. Anyone have any experience with them? The thing would start to squeal and then shut itself off. It's working fine in the truck. Thanks, Tod

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2003 Trip First Update
by Saltm17＠aol.com 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

The trip finally started and it's going well. Here is a quick update. I'm in Tucson and plan to head down to San Carlos, Mexico after getting insurance tomorow. I'll send another update when I get back. John Edwards Miss T M17 # 372

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p.s., Monty 23 For Sale -- And an M17!!!
by Honshells 17 Jun '03

17 Jun '03

And the M17's mainsheet leads to the stern rail. Very unusual . . . Is this a McCoy boat? ----- Original Message ----- From: Honshells To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 11:18 PM Subject: Monty 23 For Sale -- And an M17!!! Did anyone notice that Yachtworld also has an '80 M17, with very unusual paint scheme (Chuck McCoy?) and bowsprit, if you just search "Montgomery" without specifying a length? ----- Original Message ----- From: Honshells To: sailboatman(a)hotmail.com ; Voigt, Rob Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 4:35 PM Subject: Monty 23 For Sale ----- Original Message ----- From: Maria Jorge To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 9:06 PM Subject: Monty 23 For Sale In case anyone is interested, there is a beautiful Montgomery 23 just listed for sale on www.yachtworld.com. The boat is a 1978 and is in Minnesota.

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Re: M_Boats: m-15 trailer specs
by Grove777＠aol.com 15 Jun '03

15 Jun '03

thank you for the effort you made am very grateful have a m15 no trailer live in hurricane area got to get busy on a trailer god bless

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Re: M_Boats: m-15 trailer specs, CBC, M-23
by Steve R 15 Jun '03

15 Jun '03

Sorry I forgot I was the author of this, or I would have replied earlier. I think I will go by the boat Monday to air the sails (it rained Saturday - go figure). I can take more measurements if you need them. I lowered the boat 1 1/2 to 2 inches with the new bunk brackets. I should move the axle forward as it is a little tongue heavy. However, it tracks great on those high speed cannonball dives down the mountains of W.Va. I also would go with a board down the middle to support the keel, rather than rollers. CBC 2003 was great. Thanks to Doug for the planning and especially to Howard and Tod for snagging my jib halyard after it parted. Very nice to meet those sailing as well as our distinguished visitors and hope to see everyone soon. I had seen only one Montgomery (mine) and now have lots of boat improvement ideas. That was actually the first time I slept on the boat, and I need to be better organized for next time. (Located the shroud adjusters I thought I left at home in the glove box.) I thought Jerry built a nice looking boat but Bob that M-17 you built for Clarence is a real knock-out. No bugs on the way back to Reedville from Tangier, but I had to dodge several of those destroyer sized fishing boats. They converged in front of me from every direction. At first I thought they were headed for a bouy but then I saw three planes circling overhead, so I guess they spotted a big school. Got home and the wife wanted to go racing. The club was having practice races this weekend. I think we were the only rookies. We got some good starts, but I need a genoa for the finishes during the light summer breezes. And a bimini for the heat. Anyone want to form an investment club and buy that M-23? Just don't tell the admirable it was my suggestion. steve Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY --- message from Doug King <msog(a)msog.org> attached:

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