March 2005 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: S/S TELESCOPIC SWIM LADDER
by bobjudy2＠comcast.net 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Thanks Rick for the headsup re the ebay ladder. I never did hear from Bob E. Bob Becker m15 #208 > I saw a ladder on ebay # 4539513297. It looks like the type some of you > have been looking for. > > Rick Langer > M15 #337 > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Centerboard
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

More questions, As mentioned, I'm doing an album on removal of the CB on an M-17. This particular craft has a big stainless nut & bolt as a CB pivot. As well as on for the CB stop. Is this factory or retrofit? What are the steps to remove & reinstall the CB after the boat is up, the CB trunk clear and the CB lowered as far as possible, yet supported by the CB pin. Are most pins fiberglassed over? making it necessary to grind off a little gelcoat & glass to get to the pin to drift punch it out? I'll be posting the results on the Photo Site, with pictures. So, if you'ld like. Email me off list. Or, on list. Either way. Thanks for any help. Bill

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S/S TELESCOPIC SWIM LADDER
by Rick Langer 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

I saw a ladder on ebay # 4539513297. It looks like the type some of you have been looking for. Rick Langer M15 #337

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Photo Site Addition
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Hi All Another "Maintenance & Modification" addition to the Photo Site. Tod Mills has allowed me to use photos from his "sailing Pages" to create a photo essay on Lewmar #6 winch servicing. << http://www.funtigo.com/MSOG?b=233855&c=1789789&p=start >>. Enjoy the Photos Bill

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Re: M_Boats: CB weight?
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

In a message dated 3/29/2005 8:08:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org writes: The original cast iron boards were 170, the glass boards were about 50 lbs. Thanks to everyone who replied. I needed the info for an upcomming article on the Photo Site. Full sails & Fair winds... Bill

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CB weight?
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 30 Mar '05

30 Mar '05

Anyone know the weight of the Centerboard for the M-15 and the M-17? And, has this remained constant over the years? Thanks, Bill M-17 "Tipperary"

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"Small Boat Journal"
by Craig F. Honshell 29 Mar '05

29 Mar '05

I have a line on a smattering of "Small Boat Journal" back issues, through the Canadian Archives and Collections Society, http://www.aandc.org/collections/small_boat_journal.html . . . They offer 1980 and prior back issues in the large format for (U.S.) $20.00/per issue, which is more than I'd like to pay. However, they also offer 1981 and later standard-format issues for (U.S.) $8.00 apiece. For those of you who subscribed and retained your collections, are there 1981 and later issues in which I should be especially interested? Thanks!

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RE: M_Boats: Randy Graves M15 line handling questionl
by RandyG 29 Mar '05

29 Mar '05

Hi Norm, In picture 2019 the black V-Cleat furthest away from the cabin top is for the 110 jib sheet. Between that V-Cleat and the cabin top are 2 cam cleats. These two cleats are the kind that are spring loaded and pinch the rope when you quit pulling. Jam, clam, cam,.... hard to keep them all straight. The two cam cleats in picture 2019 are used to cleat the main halyard and main down-haul. - In-board cleat = main downhaul, - out-board = main halyard I found you need to keep tension on both the halyard and downhaul; both when the mainsail is raised and lowered. Otherwise the un-tensioned line get slack and tangles around stuff. These two cleats are captive. They have an optional top attachment that keeps to rope lined up with the cleat. A single rope is used for both the main halyard and downhaul. The rope attaches to the top of the mainsail and then travels upwards over the pulley at the top of the mast, down the front side of the mast to a block at the base, over to the side of the cabin top and through a horizontally mounted block, along side the cabin top and through the outboard cam cleat, loops down the cockpit bulkhead several feet and then back up, through the inboard cam cleat on the cabin top, forward to the other inboard horiz. block, back over to a block at the base of the mast, up the backside of the mast near the sail track and attaches to apx. the 2nd-from-the-top sail slug. If you attach the downhaul all the way at the top of the mainsail, the aluminum head bracket binds when pulling downward. I use the V type cleats for the jib. Again, tensioning both lines when either the jib is up or down. I've never had either the Jib or Main halyard/downhaul cleats give way under load. I think I went with the cam cleats for the main instead of the V-type because I felt they would be more reliable. The V-type cleats are also used for the 100% jib sheets. I have had these lines give way under load. The fix was replacing the jib sheets rather than the cleats. The cleats were fine but the jib sheets has gotten frayed and glossy looking in the area where they pinch. Maybe I could have/should have swapped ends instead, but my jib sheets are also a single line. Hope that helps. If not, please let me know. Best Wishes to Everyone for a Great Easter Sunday, Randy Graves M15 #407 M17 #410 ________________________________ From: montgomery_boats-bounces+randyg=cite.nic.edu(a)mailman.xmission.com on behalf of Norm Bundek Sent: Sat 3/26/2005 7:26 AM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Randy Graves M15 line handling questionl Randy or others, I patterned my single handed main and jib handling lines using your setup as shown on your site http://sailing.gravesfam.us/M15%20Hull%20Number%20407%20%20Dinky%20Boat/For… (pictures 2019 and 2022). I added cheek blocks and an extra V cleat for securing the lines on top of the cabin. Do you have a cleat in the cockpit to further secure the lines after going through the V cleat? I don't see any securing cleats in your detailed pictures. If you have a second set of cleats, where did you install them? Will the jib and main stay secured without a second set of cleats to tie off on? Norm M15 #172 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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SCA Cruiser Challenge VII
by htmills＠bright.net 29 Mar '05

29 Mar '05

Just saw this on the SCA board: "Cruiser Challenge VII will be in Monterey on July 16th. Registration details will follow soon ... " Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas www.todspages.net is down until Friday, April 1st because I was naughty and exceeded my bandwidth limits and am too cheap to buy the "silver" hosting service that doesn't have a bandwidth limit. Uploading a 17 MB video file tends to eat up 2000 MB of bandwidth real fast!

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FW: Montgomery 2005 Rendezvous Prospective Dates
by RandyG 29 Mar '05

29 Mar '05

Friends, Arnold Haskin (AHASKIN(a)csudh.edu) is hosting a Montgomery Rendezvous for the weekend of July 30 at Brownsville, WA, on the Puget Sound http://www.portofbrownsville.org/ . Arnold is having trouble posting email to the MSGO list and asked that I post this information on his behalf. For questions or more information, please contact Arnold by email at AHASKIN(a)csudh.edu . Thanks Arnold for hosting this event! Randy Graves ________________________________ From: Arnold Haskin [mailto:AHASKIN@csudh.edu] Sent: Tue 3/1/2005 5:41 PM To: Arnold Haskin; jaczoey(a)yahoo.com; gmhyde1(a)mac.com; RandyG; rqlhg(a)ieee.org Subject: RE: Montgomery 2005 Rendezvous Prospective Dates I attempted to send a confirmation date of the 7/30/05 weekend, through the MSOG mailing list - with apparently no luck. Prices have gone up slightly, if you wish to reserve a slot please go to PortofBrownsville.org for information. Reservations can be made by paying for at least one evening directly to the Port. Since my orginal proposal a pod of Orcas stopped within a 500 yards of the Marina long enough for one of them to give birth, and an adolescent gray whale hung around close enough and long enough to confuse everyone as to what he was doing there. Thursday evenings are Seafood Buffet nights at the Point Casino, if you are Dungeness Crab fancier, you can really embarass yourself for $16.00($12.76 if you are 55 or older). I have reserved the barbecue Pavillion for Saturday evening, there is a campground adjacent to it, but reserve space through the Port as it can fill up. Hope you can attend and pass the info along to anyone else you might think would be interested. ________________________________ From: Arnold Haskin Sent: Mon 9/27/2004 5:46 PM To: jaczoey(a)yahoo.com; gmhyde1(a)mac.com; RandyG(a)cite.nic.edu; rqlhg(a)ieee.org; Arnold Haskin Subject: Montgomery 2005 Rendezvous Prospective Dates I spoke with the Harbor Master at Brownsville, and presently the following 2005 weekend dates are available. 7/30;8/6;8/13; 8/20;8/27. Midweek dates are more flexible. Holiday weekends are more difficult. Events at the beginning of September include: The Victoria Classic Boat festival on Labor Day weekend; the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival the following weekend; the Northwest Kayak Symposium the weekend after the Wooden Boat Festival, also in Port Townsend. Brownsville transient rates are $9.00/night or $50.00/week for boats up to 24 feet. Electricity is $3/night or $10/week. Vehicle and trailer parking is included. It is actually cheaper to stay in the Brownville Marina then on a Washington Marine Float. There are any number of short cruise destinations accessible to the Marina. If you have an M-15 and a family of 5 as well as a dog, you may want to consider camping in the designated marina campgrounds. The first weekend in October usually includes the Shelton(Wa) Oyster Festival and the Kinetic Sculpture Races in Port Townsend. I understand a San Juans cruise may be in the works for June, folks traveling from a distance might consider doing both activities in a reasonable time period. Do we have any Geo Caching Fans? If the event does take place the Boomkicker folks have offered some support. Please send me your date preferences.

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