January 2004 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

sailing in Texas
by MC 25 Jan '04

25 Jan '04

Does anyone sail between Port Isabel and Brownsville?

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toe rail strength
by MC 25 Jan '04

25 Jan '04

I asked if it was so, But no answer as yet, , a local yard told me that the toe rail on the Monty 17 was strong enough that with four equal points of lifting the toerail could easily hold the boat in the air with out damage. He suggested that the factory may do that to move the boats during construction process, I have never been to the factory so I'm not sure if its correct or not. Now I see a picture on the net where a Monty 15 is being held in the air by that method, what gives, ???

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M_Boats: Response to Doug's query about reading in comfort on the M15
by Seawitch 25 Jan '04

25 Jan '04

Doug, I experienced that challenge on my Thanksgiving trip. Not only was position a challenge, but so was adequate lighting. I had purchased a nice Coleman flourescent lamp which I thought was going to do the job. NOT. I rolled up the sleeping bag, placed it up near the forepeak of the V-berth, proped my feet up near the companionway hatch, and with the lamp on and a large flash light aimed at my reading material, I was able to be comfortable and see the book. If you are taller than my 5'5 though it may not work too well. ===== Time for a cool change! Sandra(Seawitch #617)

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M-17 trailer wheels
by Harvey Wilson 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

Hi gang.. The studs on my Trailrite wheels are rusted in place, as the previous owner used it in salt water. Is there a way to easily remove the whole wheel?? So far, no real problems, but knowing this, I no longer wish to trailer Stargazer more then the 2 miles to the ramp!!! Regards, Harvey/Ga M-17 Stargazer #294

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New Old M-17
by Bill Sylvester 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

This might be a question for Jerry, but maybe some of the rest if you might have the answer. I am about to drill a hole in the top of my cabin to install the plug for the mast light. I am planning to put the half inch hole on the aft/ port side of the mast step. I am concerned that I not drill through any wires imbedded in the ceiling. Thanks, Bill M-17 #279 Endelig

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RE: M_Boats: M-17 trailer wheels
by dik lang 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

When I bought sweet pea the same thing happened to me. I ended up removing the wheel and all by disassembly of the wheel bearing! It was the only way and sounds more difficult than it is in practice. Sorry! Dik Lang Sweet Pea M-17 >From: Harvey Wilson <HarveyWilson(a)compuserve.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: M_Boats: M-17 trailer wheels >Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:13:09 -0500 > >Hi gang.. > >The studs on my Trailrite wheels are rusted in place, as the previous owner >used it in salt water. >Is there a way to easily remove the whole wheel?? > >So far, no real problems, but knowing this, I no longer wish to trailer >Stargazer more then the 2 miles to the ramp!!! > > Regards, > > Harvey/Ga > >M-17 Stargazer #294 > >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scmId=1418

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RE: M_Boats: Jerry the Legend
by Smith, Tom 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

"Might as well get both legends with one shot!" Yup, Jerry's getting old enough to be a legend alright. t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar M17-064, Unnamed

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RE: M_Boats: Kitchen for M15
by Smith, Tom 24 Jan '04

24 Jan '04

I remember Charlie's approach now that you mention it Connie, and I just visited the website and looked at the pics. Even if we don't go down that road, it's is an excellent way to organize and package everything. Thanks for reminding me... t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar M17-064, Unnamed This message was scanned for viruses!!

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Re: M_Boats: Kitchen for M15
by chbenneck＠juno.com 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Hi Jane & Tom, I don't know how elaborate you want to get with your galley project, but some years ago Charlie Matthews has an article in Messing About In Boats about his 19 inch tool box that he had made into an M15 galley. I think a copy of the article is in the M-files along with the pictures. Basically he took out the upper tool tray and replaced it with 1/4 inch thick piece of plywood that acts as a work surface. In the center he cut a round hole that holds a propane bottle in the upright position. In my version I left the board solid since I already had a different type of propane stove which I set up away from the box. The box holds: plates; cups; silverware; wine glasses; bottle / can opener; spatula; cooking spoon; small Revere tea kettle; pots and pans; kitchen knives; cutting board; and salt and pepper shakers (also sugar container) I slide mine under the bridge deck. It is out of the way but readily available when the Admirable wants to build lunch. It also is most handy on longer car trips. At a Rest Stop, we just pull out the M15 kitchen, the cooler, and then we are ready to lunch in style. Spread the table cloth; open the kitchen and take out the plates, bowls and silverware; make sandwiches and a salad; make iced coffee; and live properly! A great device thanks to Charlie's inventiveness as a former camper. Connie

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Re: RE: M_Boats: Kitchen for M15
by tynerjohn＠erols.com 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

------------------------------------------------- Need internet access when you travel? See our new Net2Roam service at http://web2mail.com/n2r.php?1 ------------------------------------------------- The previous owner of my M15 built such a removable unit, but it fits in place in the access opening in the RH (and, I suppose, the LH) berth rather than the head area. It's made of fiberglass and plywood, supports one of the single burner screw-onto-bottle propane stove rigs with an opening for flame control, has a removable cutting board, and a utensil stowage area I haven't quite figured out. I've never used it (in fact, I still haven't gotten Chimpanzee into the water since I bought it last May) so I can't say how it works. It appears that, if turned upside down, it could be stored by dropping into the berth opening and placing the removables inside, but I haven't tried to see if it actually works that way; I hope so, otherwise a good bit of a berth would be lost, though that wouldn't matter for singlehanding. I have been intending to take some photographs of this to pass along to the MSOG, and maybe this query and my wife's new digital camera will give me the motivation I need. John Tyner M-15 #412 "Chimpanzee" > I've decided to construct a removable kitchen unit for our M15 that fits in the space where the portable head now resides. I have a crapper I use for wilderness canoe trips that works great and can be stored elsewhere and is smaller (go to http://www.eco-safe.net/ to see the Boombox). Has anyone built such a unit to specifically fit that space? t > > Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle > Sandpoint, Idaho > M15-345, Chukar > M17-064, Unnamed > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Audsley [mailto:haudsley@tranquility.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:59 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Fwd: Lyle Hess > > > I think we could all come up with nice pictures of our boats, but with > limited space available, I'd hope that whatever picture they use has Jerry > M. himself at the helm. Might as well get both legends with one shot! > > > Howard > > > On 1/20/04 3:35 PM, "kdiehl(a)xmission.com" <kdiehl(a)xmission.com> wrote: > > > Can anyone help Marianne? > > > > ----- Forwarded message from Marianne Scott <mariannescott(a)scottpoint.ca> > > ----- > > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:14:13 -0700 > > From: Marianne Scott <mariannescott(a)scottpoint.ca> > > Reply-To: Marianne Scott <mariannescott(a)scottpoint.ca> > > Subject: Lyle Hess > > To: Keith Diehl <kdiehl(a)xmission.com> > > > > I'm writing a long profile on Lyle Hess for Good Old Boat magazine. I'd > > like to obtain some pictures of Montgomery boats and anecdotes about Lyle > > Hess from people who knew him personally. > > > > I noticed your website. Might you or others in the group have photos to > > illustrate the article? For the photos to > > be usable, they can be electronic but must have a format of 300 dpi and not > > exceed 5 megabytes each (my server doesn't like bigger ones). > > > > Any help you can give me will be much appreciated. I'd love to include > > photos of all the boats Hess designed. > > > > Mariannescott(a)scottpoint.ca > > > > -- > > This e-mail was generated from your home page; the e-mail address > > "Marianne Scott <mariannescott(a)scottpoint.ca>" > > may be incorrect. > > > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > This message was scanned for viruses!! > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats >

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