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Shallow water boat pictures
by Doug Kelch 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

For Pictures of some shallow water boats like - Peep Hen, Bay Hen, Dovkies, Shearwater, Martha Jane and other unknowns (custom Micaelik design)go to http://www.shallowwatersailor.us/04-04/spring%20cruise%20on%20the%20sassafr… Thanks Doug Kelch "Seas the Day" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com

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Re: M_Boats: M-15 Mast raising
by mike_matthews＠comcast.net 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

Good...but I'm quickly falling behind the others. Hopefully I will get some time with it this weekend. Need to paint, mount the leeboard and build the rudder. I have a sailing rig based on an old windsurfer sail but plan to swith it to a dipping lug when we have our sail making get together. Are you a fellow pdracer? Seems like a lot of cross pollenation going on between the boating lists! I'm on the potter list, macgregor list, pdracer list, bolger lists and now the montgomery list! It's great having such a big online community of fellow boat nuts! Take care, Michael > Hi Mike > How's the PDRacer progress going on the West Coast ? > Wayne M17 #204 "Intrepid" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Matthews" <mike_matthews(a)comcast.net> > To: <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 10:08 AM > Subject: M_Boats: M-15 Mast raising > > > > Wow, this is a pretty amazing list! Thanks for all > > the feedback on my question about the difficulty in > > raising the mast on an M-15. You folks have convinced > > me! Additionally, a M-15 owner here in the area has > > offered to show me his boat and how to raise the mast. > > I'll be taking a look at his boat as soon as we can > > setup a time. > > > > Thanks again for all the feedback! > > What a great resource this list is! > > > > Take care, > > Michael Matthews > > 26' Tartan > > 8' Bolger Skimmer > > 8' PDRacer > > Maybe...soon...15' Montgomery? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: Shallow water boat pictures
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

Hi Doug, Great shots. I only know you from the pictures of you, so I may be wrong... Is that you in the double ender tender? And, if so. What is it? Were all of the shots taken in the smaller format? Bill M-17 "Tipperary"

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M-15 Mast raising
by Michael Matthews 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

Wow, this is a pretty amazing list! Thanks for all the feedback on my question about the difficulty in raising the mast on an M-15. You folks have convinced me! Additionally, a M-15 owner here in the area has offered to show me his boat and how to raise the mast. I'll be taking a look at his boat as soon as we can setup a time. Thanks again for all the feedback! What a great resource this list is! Take care, Michael Matthews 26' Tartan 8' Bolger Skimmer 8' PDRacer Maybe...soon...15' Montgomery?

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Re: M_Boats: RE: Downsizing - Catboat?
by mike_matthews＠comcast.net 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

Great suggestion! It seems to me that a tabernacle setup would be a trailer sailor's dream. That or something with a free standing rig (as long as the mast isn't too heavy). Unfortunately, boats of this type seem to be few and far between out here on the west coast. Occasionally I've seen a Com-pac cat for sale, but they tend to be very very expensive. The Nimble Peep Hen really intrigues me but I've yet to see one for sale out here on the west coast. And the odds are not getting better with Nimble Boats shutting down. Although I did hear a rumor that Marine Concepts, the builder of the Sea Pearl (another boat I'd like to look at) has bought the molds for the Hen line from Nimble Boats. I've since regretted letting the owner of the M-15 talk me out of going to look at his boat. If it's no harder to rig than a Potter 15 then that's good enough for me. Take care, Michael > Michael, > > I'm mostly a lurker on the list. I own a 1985 Sanibel 17 > (www.widgetsailor.com) which is fairly easy to rig. As a suggestion, if > speed at the ramp is a primary concern, perhaps one of the little > catboats with a tabernacle mast would be the solution? Leave the main > sail on, pop up the mast, pin it, and you're done? I've no experience > with these boats, but others on the list might and I'm sure others on > the trailersailor lists would. > > Maybe the suncat or something? > (http://www.com-pacyachts.com/com-pacsuncat.php) Keep us posted! > > Todd S. > Dubuque, IA > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > So I've decided that smaller and simpler is better. Everyone > in my family owns a boat so I have access to bigger sailboats. > My goal for a trailerable is something I can rig by myself at > the ramp in less than half an hour. The quicker the better. > It must have enough room for a useable porta-potty. > So this is my dilema. I would like a small trailerable that's > easy to rig, easy to launch and has a small cabin with a useable > porta-potty. Sounds like the M-15? Yes? No? > > Take care, > Michael > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: Captain's Throne
by IDCLLC＠aol.com 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

In a message dated 11/5/2004 8:38:41 AM Central Standard Time, farreach(a)optonline.net writes: For my use a bucket, a beer bottle, the rail or even the cockpit scupper works fine. I think direct animal discharge is still legal. Be careful if you use the rail. I read somewhere that most sailors who drown after falling off their boats have been found with their fly down. I heard that it was far more prevalent among fisherman, and that typically alcohol was involved.... Steve Tyree

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Re: M_Boats: More... Two more cents worth
by IDCLLC＠aol.com 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

A bit of "Dark Side of the Moon", I take it? Steve Tyree In a message dated 11/5/2004 8:08:23 AM Central Standard Time, dougl20002001(a)yahoo.com writes: It even works WITH the portapotti! nothing like answering natures call with a martini, Mozart and perfect scenery! I admit a frequently exchange some fine merlot for the martini and have been known to indulge in pink floyed instead of Mozart. But only once in awhile The other Doug m-15 #214 "Umbra limi"

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Captain's Throne
by Rick Langer 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

I second what Connie says about removing then the portapotti and revealing a great seat. When I was looking for a boat Connie showed me his and when I hesitated because of the lack of sitting headroom he showed me this technique. I have removed the portapotti and use this seat all the time. There's plenty of leg room, good back support and arm rests. One day I fell asleep sitting there. When I bought my boat the PO said the portapotti was never used. Since then I've noticed many boats for sale with the statement "portapotti never used". I think they're one of those things that sounds good, but in practice is more of a problem than a convenience. For my use a bucket, a beer bottle, the rail or even the cockpit scupper works fine. I think direct animal discharge is still legal. Be careful if you use the rail. I read somewhere that most sailors who drown after falling off their boats have been found with their fly down. Rick Langer M15 #337 > Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 19:30:31 -0500 > From: chbenneck(a)juno.com > Subject: Re: M_Boats: More... Two more cents worth > To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > Message-ID: <20041104.200807.2308.1.chbenneck(a)juno.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Bill, > > If you take out the Portapotti in an M15, and put a cushion in it's > place, it becomes a very nice seating position for drinking a Martini, > and watching the evening sun go down. > > I have a little pancake SONY CD player that runs on some AA batteries, > and can enjoy the evening, with some Mozart gently playing - provided > that some bozo in a PWC isn't making maximum noise and maximum waves > lousing up the ambiance............ > > Connie >

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Re: M_Boats: More... Two more cents worth
by chbenneck＠juno.com 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

Hi Bill, If you take out the Portapotti in an M15, and put a cushion in it's place, it becomes a very nice seating position for drinking a Martini, and watching the evening sun go down. I have a little pancake SONY CD player that runs on some AA batteries, and can enjoy the evening, with some Mozart gently playing - provided that some bozo in a PWC isn't making maximum noise and maximum waves lousing up the ambiance............ Connie

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Re: M_Boats: More... Two more cents worth
by IDCLLC＠aol.com 05 Nov '04

05 Nov '04

Sure. Remove any right of way rules at the intersection of the figure eight, and tighten the course to the point that maximum speed is reached just when crossing said intersection...after all, its a contest of machismo, isn't it? Darwin awards can be given immediately following the event. Steve Tyree In a message dated 11/4/2004 8:11:37 PM Central Standard Time, chbenneck(a)juno.com writes: Think that we can convince the Cigarette boat owners that this is a manly competition and they are honor bound to participate??? ............after all it's only money...........! Any refinements to the basic idea are more than welcome. Let's make this a race that appears on the front cover of YACHTING.............. Connie

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