July 2003 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: Fern Ridge
by Seawitch 10 Jul '03

10 Jul '03

Dito the question from Jesse, where is Fern Ridge? I would love to get together with some other Montgomery sailers and the best time for me would be any weekend from now to the first of August. I have just had the greatest weekend and today sailing my M15! It has taken me awhile to get comfortable with mast raising etc., but after some intensive time on the boat and launching I am finally feeling good about it. We have finally had some clear days and some wind and it is GOOD!! ===== Time for a cool change! Sandra __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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RE: M_Boats: Fern Ridge get Together?
by Shawn Boles 09 Jul '03

09 Jul '03

Sorry, Fern Ridge is just outside Eugene Oregon. -----Original Message----- From: Jesse Tate [mailto:gunsblazing@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:40 AM To: spiehl(a)aakers.com; montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Fern Ridge get Together? where's Fern Ridge?

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M15 CB
by Jon Martin 08 Jul '03

08 Jul '03

Thanks for the M15 cb ideas - I hope to get to this project in the next two weeks or so - then can start sailing - Jon _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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RE: M_Boats: M15 CB question
by Morris, Giles 07 Jul '03

07 Jul '03

You may already have found this, but... The pin is a short length of stainless steel rod and isn't likely to be worn. There is no bushing in my CB. The standard warning about the M-15 CB is important: Make sure that downward progress is stopped by a knot in the pennant -- if it's allowed to over-extend, it WILL lever the end off the board where the pin passes through. Giles Morris -----Original Message----- From: Jon Martin [mailto:jonmartin666@msn.com] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 9:50 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: M15 CB question I recently bought a 1984 M15. The cb trunk edges are delaminated somewhat, not allowing the cb to drop. I am going to take the cb out to fix this situation, and am wondering if it is a good idea to automatically replace the pin? Is there some sort of bushing in the cb that might also be worn? I'd like to have parts on hand before I start, if needed. Any ideas on where to get these parts if I need them? Thanks in advance - Jon martin in Walla Walla, WA _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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RE: M_Boats: Boat show cruise
by Morris, Giles 07 Jul '03

07 Jul '03

I have a friend who always schedules a Chesapeake cruise for the week after the opening of the sailboat show. He has very seldom had anything but excellent weather. We always schedule our visit on the first day (Thursday) because although the ticket price is higher there is little crowding. Spa Creek is always full of interesting boats during the show, and the Truxtun Park ramp is, indeed, free after Labor Day. I might be tempted to find parking in a more, um... socio-economically developed neighborhood, though. The creek is one of my favorite anchorages, although the holding is truly lousy -- I've dragged two anchors all the way across and felt foolish about it until hearing that many anchors have been so dragged. I've never tried anchoring in Back Creek, but that might work well, too. Giles Morris

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Re: M_Boats: reefing and headsails
by dik lang 06 Jul '03

06 Jul '03

Thanks Jerry, just the sort of push I needed! Do you have a favorite sailmaker from which I might get one, or try sewing one myself from a kit? >From: "Jerry Montgomery" <jmbn(a)innercite.com> >Reply-To: For and about Montgomery >Sailboats<montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> >To: "For and about Montgomery >Sailboats"<montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: Re: M_Boats: reefing and headsails >Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 19:11:33 -0700 > >Hi Dik- The storm jib IS really small, but it works great- totally out of >proportion to its size. Wouldn't be without one. > >Jerry >----- Original Message ----- >From: "dik lang" <diklang32(a)hotmail.com> >To: <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 2:21 PM >Subject: M_Boats: reefing and headsails > > > > With all this talk of reefing, heaving to, I often find myself in the > > thick of things wishing I could use a smaller head sail. I have a 150 >genoa > > and a std jib. Does any one have a recomendation for the size of the > > headsail to use when reefed? I thought a storm headsail was the right >way >to > > go but have been told that is terribley small. > > Any thoughts would be appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > Dik Lang > > M-17 #375 > > Vashon Is. Wa. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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M15 CB question
by Jon Martin 06 Jul '03

06 Jul '03

I recently bought a 1984 M15. The cb trunk edges are delaminated somewhat, not allowing the cb to drop. I am going to take the cb out to fix this situation, and am wondering if it is a good idea to automatically replace the pin? Is there some sort of bushing in the cb that might also be worn? I'd like to have parts on hand before I start, if needed. Any ideas on where to get these parts if I need them? Thanks in advance - Jon martin in Walla Walla, WA _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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Boat show cruise
by Doug Kelch 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

During the spring CBC we got to talking about a fall cruise and a suggestion was made to combine a cruise with the Annapolis boat show. I really liked idea of combining a cruise with the Annapolis boat show. Sailing around the the Annapolis area during the boat show is an annual favorite of mine. The true lifestyle cruising boats make this a staging area that week. They are doing their fall migration to the south and stop here to get good boat show prices on all of their necessities - (electric wine coolers? :) Almost 100 long term cruising "snow birds" anchor in Spa Creek and Weems creek but few of the them are anywhere else. I love cruising around the anchorages checking out the boats. 2003 Show Dates: Thursday, October 09, 2003 through Monday, October 13, 2003 We already have 3 boats interested so I thought I would float the idea to the entire list to see what the response is. If anyone is interested please let me know. The cruising grounds around Annapolis are plentiful and there are slips available a short distance from Annapolis. There is a free, good, public launching ramp in SPA Creek at Long 76'30 lat 38'58.2. It has free parking but may be in a low rent area. I have parked there overnight on several occaisions with no difficulty. For two shows I have anchored right near there where the water gets too shallow for the big "snow birds". This is a well protecteded area with little to no boat traffic since it is the end of the creek. There is also a very good launching ramp with excellent parking at Sandy Point State Park but if it's blowing out there is no place go. The launching area is well protected but when you leave the launching area you are directly below the Bay bridge in very exposed water. There are a couple of small marina's up the Severn river north of Annapolis which are too far from the action for the "snow birds" as well. Just to the East of the Severn is Mill Creek with a couple of nice secluded branchs and a little farther east is Whitehall creek with a couple of branchs. Both offer very nice anchorages with little to no traffic. Again they are toooo far from the action during the boat show to draw a crowd. If it is cold and blustery all of the above offer short distances and very good protection with enough interesting cruising for three days. One possible itinerary is below. Day 1, launch, raft up and ferry or water taxi to the show, back to the raft up and anchor for the night. Day 2 AM day sail with any boatless Montgomery sailors in the area, checking out all of the cruisers and explore the Whitehall creek for an evening anchorage. If no boatless Montgomery sailors are around we would skip the return drop off at Annapolis and head for the Magothy River and anchor in back of Gibson Island - a beautiful secluded view of the manicured golf course. Day 3 back to SPA Creek in that clear sparkling fall air with the leaves just turning, mmmmmmmm goood. Contingency plan if the weather is bad - Party at Al's house for 3 days! - Just kidding of course. Thanks Doug Kelch "Seas the Day" M15 #310 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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Older M17 Skeg
by Honshells 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

Older M17 owners: Any reason why I shouldn't drill small holes (1/4", max) through my skeg, port to starboard, toward the bottom and almost on the end, in order to mount hardware? I'd rather not go into the what and why of the hardware, I'm just curous whether drilling through the skeg is a no-no. My immediate thought is that, since I have the steel ballast, I could introduce moisture to my keel. However, I understand a glass "slurry" was used and the skeg seems very dense. Also, it's quite a distance from the bottom and back of the skeg to the area of the keel where swelling problems have occurred. I'm assuming the drilling would be very difficult, so I don't need to visit that part of the equation, I just want to know if I would be risking moisture incursion or other damage by drilling. Also, my 17' is an '84: Does anyone with a boat of similar vintage know the width of their skeg at the very back/bottom? I would be very grateful if Jerry and/or Bob could weigh in on this. Thanks!

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Re: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 4, Issue 15
by david_hill＠idg.com 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Has anyone has a problem with turnbuckles loosening on their own when the leeward stays are slack in a stiff breeze? David Hill M17 -- "Grouper"

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