September 2005 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Wood Boat Show
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Just got back from Port Townsend, Washington's 29th Wooden Boat Festival. I've finished a four page album (40 Pics) of "some" of the boats and activities of the trip. I sure hope you all can get into and see the photos on the site. The show and boats were great! For those who aren't aware of the products that John Harris of CLC puts out, I posted a couple of pictures of his display. Bill http://www.funtigo.com/MSOG?b=283029&c=1789789&p=start&cr=1

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#496 M-17
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Tom Smith just sent me a great picture of M-17 #496 (No Name Yet) with the genoa up and cruising in a beautiful Idaho Lake. I added it to the top of the West Coast Boats & Owners section at http://www.funtigo.com/MSOG?b=245906&c=1789789&p=start&cr=1

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Re: M_Boats: Re: Lifetime of Sailing weighs 62.3 Pounds
by chbenneck＠juno.com 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Hi Gordon, I have a pad at our dining room table to jot down sudden thoughts, and I haven't even begun to page through my old Log Books. I just hope that I collected things like a thank you letter from a French lock keeper (jobs that French veterans got) in my Log Book. He had asked me for US stamps as he was a stamp collector, seeing the American flag on the stern of our power boat as we were transiting his lock. In those days, all our mail coming into our Paris office, from our Hartford, CT office still was covered with US stamps, so I collected several day's worth of incoming stamps and sent them to him. The letter I got back was the most painstaking and beautiful exercise in calligraphy you could ever imagine. It was written on a lined pad using a crow quill pen. It was a work of art, by a man that probably only had had an Elementary School education. Just collecting all the reminiscences is already a fun job. Thanks for prodding me to get serious about doing it. Connie

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Re: M_Boats: Working, working, cruising, cruising - long
by chbenneck＠juno.com 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Hi Gordon, Just checking in to let you know that I am busy collecting reminiscences in a three ring binder, and starting to sort them by country, boat and chronological time. The ideas still keep coming, but probably after the end of the boating season here in Connecticut, I'll start putting words on the floppy disk and get started. My initial title idea is: " 62.3 lbs. is what a lifetime of sailing weighs" Which is about what the collection of charts weighs that we have accumulated over the years of sailing, in Europe and in the USA. Add all the Nautical Handbooks, Light Lists, Tide Tables, Radio data, and the weight will more than double. Any suggestions? Improvements? ~~~~~~~~~~ LEPPO was sold yesterday to a young couple who are just starting their sailing careers. Till now that have chartered various sail boats, but LEPPO is now their first owned boat. Lake Champlain will be their new sailing grounds, and LEPPO, knowing the area well, should keep them out of trouble. Connie

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Re: M_Boats: Re: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 31, Issue 4
by bownez＠juno.com 14 Sep '05

14 Sep '05

Hi Craig, I'm experimenting with adding a releasing cleat to my kickup rudder. I have not drilled holes yet, but I have a plan. It will similar to the Ida idea. As far as your pendant hole, Hooper's installed a small fairlead plate on mine so the rope pendant had a metal ring to glide upon. It works fine. Later, Bones

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Maine Trip
by David W. Wood 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

That Maine trip sounds like the real deal. Us left-coasters are all green with envy. But you did bring back enough Lobstah for the entire class, didn't you? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= David W. Wood -=- dwood(a)dwoodworks.com 1981 M15 -=- Hull #163

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Montgomery 10' for sale in Ventura CA
by nbundek 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

I just saw this ad in our local paper. Is a Monty 10' a classic? Boats - 10' MONTGOMERY Sailboat w/wood trim, all wood boat access in xlnt cond, new trailer, Fun! $12,000/obo (805)648-1731 Norm M15 #172 Ventura, CA

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Re: M_Boats: An indelicate subject
by IDCLLC＠aol.com 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

In a message dated 9/12/2005 11:08:45 AM Central Standard Time, gmhyde1(a)mac.com writes: It should be noted that sawdust, peat moss, and rotting leaves are NOT nitrogen rich. It's the poop & pee that are nitrogen rich. The sawdust dilutes the nitrate and probably achieves a better balance for composting; but in the short run it probably absorbs moisture, slows the fermentation, and to some extent absorbs odors, at least for a while. The deodorizing chemicals available for porta potties probably are way more effective. --Gary Hyde N24 'Sailabration' M17 #637 'Hydeaway2' Most of the nitrogen is in our pee pee. The phosphorous is in the poo. Not much of either in sawdust. It takes lots of sawdust to balance these components out. Steve Tyree backwoods boy

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Maine Trip
by Howard Audsley 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

Should be some exiting times for the boys up in Maine: http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/AN/150.html Hope they find a safe place to hole up......preferably one with a good supply of beer and lobster!

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Re: M_Boats: M15 mainsheet traveler option
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 12 Sep '05

12 Sep '05

In a message dated 9/12/2005 11:55:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, dwood(a)dwoodworks.com writes: Anyone care to speculate? Just me again, Before I mounted one on the P-15 I considered the problems and came up with only one, that was never ultimately a concern... On a run, if you let the sheet get away, it could concieveably end up alongside the boat in the water. It never happened. When I installed the new RF-5 I also replaced the mainsheet and cut it about five feet to long. I'm not certain that was the solution as the possibilities may not be founded. The easiest way to see what others have done in this regard is to bring it up to the Potter forum people. Lots of P-15's have this conversion, I have pictures of the application, but, they're on disc in San Francisco and I'm in Washington until mid week. Bill POTTERS: http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/potter/index.cgi

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