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RE: M_Boats: M-15 Center Board
by RandyG 16 Aug '05

16 Aug '05

Jim, We had a stuck fiberglass center board on our 88 M17 (same cb as on your 15). I did want to drill an access hole in the cabin and I suspected our cb was damaged from the 17 sitting to low on the trailer. My first attempt was to try using a wood dowel, then a steel rod, working from the cockpit through the cb pendant hole. This didn't work and I would discourage anyone from trying it if the cb is anything other than lightly stuck. The cb is weak where the pendant attaches and could be easily damaged. If you do pound from the top keep in mind that the cb is a fiberglass-lead-fiberglass sandwich. So think in terms of how hard you would pound a dowel against your hull or deck. Instead, per Jerry's advise, we lifted the back end of our 17 up off the trailer and working from underneath clamped a pair of vise grips & rag over the aft end of cb. Then leveraged the vise grips against cb-trunk using a piece of wood as a buffer. This worked to free our really stuck cb without causing any additional damage. You can get quite a bit of controlled leverage this way. Randy Graves M17 #419 N.S.Dinky ________________________________ From: montgomery_boats-bounces+randyg=cite.nic.edu(a)mailman.xmission.com on behalf of Jim Sadler Sent: Mon 8/15/2005 8:52 AM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: M-15 Center Board Anyone ever had a problem with the center board being stuck retracted? How do you get it to come down? I have pulled real hard and it seems to be stuck solid. Thanks Jim Sadler _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: unsticking centerboard on M15
by JazzYachts＠aol.com 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

>>>>>>>>Sounds like a good solution. From what i gather the drilled hole is in the cockpit between the CB pennant and the cabin. Is this correct?? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On mine I put the hole in the forward face of the centerboard trunk in the cabin just below the companionway. CAUTION: I had to take care to seal the edges of the hole. The cabin hull liner joins the hull in that area, or something like that, so you have a double-hull situation that you might breach, letting water in between the hulls. This would be Bad. Cheers, John

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RE: M_Boats: unsticking centerboard on M15
by Hughston, Larry 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

John, where did you drill that centerboard trunk hole for unjamming your CB? I have the M-15 and I can't imagine where the hole would be located unless it is right at the hatch step down. Thanks, ----Larry M-15 #189 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+larry.hughston=dgs.ca.gov(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+larry.hughston=dgs.ca.gov@mailman.xmission. com] On Behalf Of JazzYachts(a)aol.com Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:18 AM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: unsticking centerboard on M15 Without launching the boat to be sure that the board is going up and down smoothly, there's no way to tell whether the board is moving freely or not. I jammed my board in the trunk once by grounding on mud and shells. It stayed good and stuck and I had to abandon a sailing trip. Determined that it would never happen again, I drilled a hole in the trunk in the cabin and installed a $3.00 waterproof drainplug. If the board ever jammed again, I could remove the drainplug, drive the board down with a piece of aluminum rod, and screw the plug back in. John _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Sirius
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

Hi All, Another new album on the photo site http://www.funtigo.com/MSOG?b=272529&c=1789789&p=start&cr=1&rfm=y M-15 "Sirius". Enjoy the pics, Bill www.msog.funtigo.com

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The Bear Facts
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

There are some great pics of "Bears" that are here in Grants Pass, OR. Scroll down and look at the lower right side of the Photo Site. Enjoy the pics... Bill www.MSOG.funtigo.com

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Sloop John B
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

Hi All, New material on the Photo Site. Thanks to Brooke Townsend and John Bodine, I just added "Sloop John B M~17 and another of the Recovery of the Sloop John B. Enjoy the photos Bill www.MSOG.funtigo.com

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unsticking centerboard
by B. Mayer 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

A photo of the hatch would be nice... I still need to know HOW to unstick it, even if we have to launch to make sure it is unstuck. Also, a quick question: I'm going to leave the boat here in Washington parked until June (at least)- should I put it up on blocks to save the tires? Bobbie

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M-15 Center Board
by Jim Sadler 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

Anyone ever had a problem with the center board being stuck retracted? How do you get it to come down? I have pulled real hard and it seems to be stuck solid. Thanks Jim Sadler

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m17 for sale
by Craig F. Honshell 15 Aug '05

15 Aug '05

Has anyone mentioned this M17 for sale at Hooper's (Afton, Minnesota)? Interesting write-up ... http://www.hoopersyachts.com/Index.cfm?PageID=11&usedboatid=667 or ... http://tinyurl.com/bb8kw Built by Gerry Montgomery, designed by Lyle Hess & tooled by Woodford Royce, the Monty 17 is truly one of the best built small sailboats ever made. The construction is very solid & the lapstrake hull design is not only beautiful, but it is strong. The entire boat can be lifted from the three mooring cleats. The interior configuration is that of a double V-berth and a single starboard settee. The fiberglass galley unit is to port. SheÂ’s a dry sailing vessel with high cockpit sides for comfort & safety. The shoal keel has a centerboard & the lift cable is not exposed to pick up any weeds. SheÂ’s self-righting whether the board is up or down. Â‘A delight to own and fun to sail. 1979 MONTGOMERY 17 "" $3,600.00 Hull & Deck: Cream File Number: 1482 Stripe Color: Blue Located at: Hooper's Yachts LOA: 17' 2" LWL: 15' 10" BEAM: 7' 4" DRAFT: 1'9 SA: Â²RIG: Sloop HULL: Mono Ballast: 580 Displacement: 1,550 KEEL: Shoal w/centerboard

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Eye Of Infinity
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 14 Aug '05

14 Aug '05

The album of "Ocean Racer" on the Photo Site about the boat "Eye Of Infinity" lacked one small detail. Sorry to say, the pics posted were from 1993. There hasn't been any more information from or about the boat or the person. Maybe someone someday will write us a finish to this mystery. Hope he made it. And, if so there is more to the story than these photos tell. Bill www.MSOG.funtigo.com

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