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jerry boats
by MC Carpenter 20 Oct '04

20 Oct '04

does any one know if jerry had any designs in the Hawaiian outrigger canoes area, I am looking for a design.

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RE: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 tabernackle
by Don Haas 20 Oct '04

20 Oct '04

> Subject: RE: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 tabernackle > > This topic came up several years ago, and thinking it was a good idea, I purchased and installed the tabernackle and pin on my 1984 M15. The pin tabernackle works great - really simplifies the task of raising the mast. > > The only drawback is the installation. The mounting holes on the replacement did not match up with the original tabernackle mounting hole in the deck. It seems like there wasn't room to drill matching hole in the new fitting so I ended up filling the old holes in the deck and going through the process to drill new mounting holes. Although the installation came out just fine, drilling holes in my then new (to me) Montgomery was nerve racking. There is info in the achieves on the proper way to drill and fill holes in a balsa cored deck. > > Don > M15-248 Dream Catcher > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Holly <bobeeg(a)earthlink.net> > > To: <Montgomery_Boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > > Date: 10/18/2004 7:43:26 AM > > Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 tabernacle > > > > The mast tabernackle I use can be installed on the older boats. > > Go to www.dwyermast.com and click on the DM-4 mast. (we use the > > DM-4 mast for the 15) You can see a photo of the tabernackle and > > pin assembly we use. The part number for the tabernackle is DH 2173. > > The part number for the pin set is DH 2174P. The pin is 5/16 and is > > stainless. It should be mounted 1 3/4 inches from the base of the mast. > > This system makes stepping the M_15 mast a simple procedure. > > Fair winds, Bob > > > > Boat Builder > > > > > > Boat Builder > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: M-15 mast unstepping quandry
by LUDLOWD2＠aol.com 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

David The new M-15's have a slotted mast step with a fixed pin through the mast. I walk the mast back until it almost touches the hatch cover then pull the mast backwards to slide the pin out of the slot. I then raise the mast level with the boat and move it forward until it touchs the mast support at the bow end of the Pacific trailer. Great setup. It takes less time to do than tell. The slotted mast step is just a stamped piece of sheet metal. If you drop the mast often, I would consider replacing yours with the new type. Give Bob a call, I sure he can supply one. Then you need to install the matching pin in the bottom of the mast. Fair winds Don Ludlow M-15 # 620 Sweet Dream

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RE: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 tabernackle
by Smith, Tom 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

Thanks for the info Bob. By the way, if the small halyard organizer pictured on the same page as the tabernackle fits, it would be very handy. An organizer like this has been on my wish list for a couple years... t Tom Smith M-15 Chukar

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Montgomery 15 tabernackle
by Holly 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

The mast tabernackle I use can be installed on the older boats. Go to www.dwyermast.com and click on the DM-4 mast. (we use the DM-4 mast for the 15) You can see a photo of the tabernackle and pin assembly we use. The part number for the tabernackle is DH 2173. The part number for the pin set is DH 2174P. The pin is 5/16 and is stainless. It should be mounted 1 3/4 inches from the base of the mast. This system makes stepping the M_15 mast a simple procedure. Fair winds, Bob Boat Builder Boat Builder

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M-15 mast unstepping quandry
by David Wood 17 Oct '04

17 Oct '04

Yesterday I unstepped the mast on my M-15 for the first time in preparation for winter storage, and ran into a situation for which I was a little unprepared. When I unclipped the forestay and began lowering the mast (without removing the mast step bolt holding the mast into the mast step, merely loosening it), the mast wouldn't lie all the way down into the rear mast carrier. Instead it made contact with the hatch first, and I was afraid that the weight of the mast might crack the hatch (which was in the forward/open position). So I pulled the mast back up into its raised position and removed the bolt before lowering it down again--with GREAT effort--since I had nothing to "foot" that mast against. After reading how easy it was to step and unstep the mast on this boat, I figure that either I was doing something wrong, or my boat has a non-standard set-up which I'm going to want to rectify this winter. My boat is a 1981 M-15, and I'm not sure how many "improvements" have been committed on it. The aft mast carrier is not original equipment, I believe, since it doesn't slide into the rudder gudgeons, but rather is held up by a small wooden contraption the previous owner built in the rear of the cockpit. But the mast is level in the stored/down position, resting on the rear mast carrier and the bow pulpit (my old Trail-Rite trailer doesn't have a forward mast carrier on its tongue). It's just a real bitch getting it into that position. And when I lowered the mast yesterday while it was still bolted it was about 12-15" higher than level (over the mast carrier) in the rear when it made contact with the hatch. I'm just glad I was really careful when I was lowering it and pulled it back up as soon as I saw that plan A wasn't going too well. So is this normal? Does your mast get hung up on the hatch when you lower it? My initial solution is to simply build a taller mast carrier with pintles so that the mast can be lowered into it while still bolted without contacting the hatch. But I wonder whether it might be a problem to trailer the boat with the mast at an angle and therefore more likely to slide forward in a sudden stop--assuming I'm stupid enough not to secure it well. Sorry to be so long-winded. But what's up with that? David =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= David W. Wood -=- dwood(a)woodatwork.com 1981 M15 -=- Hull #163

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Re: M_Boats: M-15 Design, Jerry M
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 17 Oct '04

17 Oct '04

Okay Jerry, let's pin it down a little. Do you recall building more 17's after Jerry Merchant picked up this boat? I just gotta know... Bill

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Re: M_Boats: M-15 Design, Jerry M
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 17 Oct '04

17 Oct '04

Thanks for the answer back, Production date is February of 92 The Hull Number is MMP17496E292. Bill

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Re: M_Boats: M-15 Design
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 17 Oct '04

17 Oct '04

Hi Randy, #496 isn't sailing at the moment. I will be bringing her to San Francisco's, Oyster Point Marina this winter or early spring. Nothing is certain yet. If you haven't looked at the the web site... go to... Billamicasr.funtigo.com. Pictures of #496 "Tipperary" as well as some of the other boats from the MSOG. Nice pics! Bill

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Re: M_Boats: M-15 Design
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 17 Oct '04

17 Oct '04

Jerry, What is the hull number of the last M-17 & M-15 you built? I've got M-17 #496. The decal on the boat says she was made in Rancho Cordova. Thanks, Bill

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