November 2006 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: Butane below 40 degrees
by John Butler 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

My solution to cook breakfast when the ambient is below 40 degrees: remove the bottle from the stove, wrap it in a small towel, and put it in the foot of my sleeping bag. I started doing that when canoe camping on local rivers and lakes. John Butler, M15 #316 REJOYCE (YES,I finally got her launched on my Beaver Lake (NW Arkansas,) slipped in the local marina, sailing again.) > Do it now. You can't do it any younger! > .--.-. > ( ( )__ > (_, \ ) ,_) | > '-'--`--' ~~| , \ _ / > ,|`-._/| -== (_) ==- > ^^ .' | /||\ / \ > ^^ .' | ./ ||`\ | > / `-. |/._ || \ > / `|| `|;-._\ > | || || \ > ~^~_~^~_-~^~=~^~~^= / || ||__ \~^=~^~-~^~_~^~=~^~-^~ > ~^~ ~=~^~ _~^~ =~ `--------|`---|| `"-`___~~^~ =_~^=~~^~=`~^ > ~^~ ~^~=~^_~^~ =~ \~~~~~~~'~~~~'~~~~/~~`` ~=~^~ ~^=_~^~ ~~^ > ~^~ ~^=~^~_~-=~^~ ^ `--------------'~^~=~^~_~^=~^~=~ ~^~-~^= > ~^~=~ ~^=~^~ ~^~^=~^~-~^~ ~^~=~^~^~ =~^~^=~^~^=~^~^ =~~`~^ > ~^~= ~^~= ~~^~~`=~``^~^^~= ~^=~^~^~^ =`^~^`^~^=~^~-~~^ > John Butler - Sailing again. Praise the Lord!

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Re: M_Boats: SET UP TIME FOR YOUR M 15
by LUDLOWD2＠aol.com 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Chris: I've sent out a revised M15 launch/retrieve checklist to some of the folks on the list. I typically launch and retrieve in about 20 minutes but I do the following: I load the motor on the motor bracket when I hook up to the trailer. At that time I put my sail bag in the cabin and drop the bow/stern lines and bumpers in the cockpit. I hook up a small line with a loop to the bow cleat. I take the rudder out of the cabin and load in the back of the truck. I drive to the ramp (about 5 minutes typically) I get out and disconnect the strap and unhook the trailer lights as I walk around the boat. I also untie the safety lines to the quickpins on the forestay and rudder pins. I hop up into the boat, untie the bungies from the mast and hook the jib halyard to the small line on the bow cleat. I lift the mast with one hand while keeping the shrouds from hanging up on the motor. I walk forward until the mast is upright and pull the jib halyard until its tight and cleat it off. Then I go forward and connect the forestay to the fitting on the bow with a pushpin, tying the pin in place with a shoelace (safety line). I then flip the bimini top forward to ints running position over the companionway I drag the boom out of the cabiin with the main on it and install the boom, holding it up with the topping lift. I thread the main sheet, snap my burgie to the topping lift, and reach into cabin for the jib bag. I go forward again and install the jib, hook up the downhaul, and lower the jib. I toss the jib sheets back into the cockpit and go back and run the jib sheets through their eyes and clam cleats. I hook up the fenders and bow and stern lines and hop down. I remove the mast holder and install the rudder with a fast pin, tying it in place with a shoelace. I run back to the truck, tossing the boat hook in the back. I pull forward to the ramp, back down, stopping as the wheels hit the water to get out and disconnect the winch hook from the bow eye and connect the bow line to the pier. I then slowly back down until the fenders go under the water (about an inch) . As the boat floats free, I jump out of the truck, race down pier and grab the bow and stern lines, tying the boat to the pier. I drop the boat hook on the pier, run back to the truck and pull forward to the parking lot. I run back to the boat, waving at the folks who are pulling into place for the next launch. I hop into the boat, fire up the Honda, and drop the rudder. I flip the bow and stern lines loose and the boat backs away, shoving the dock with the boat hook until I'm pointing in the right direction. I rev up the Honda, and slowly motor out into the river. Total time about 20 minutes. Coming back is pretty much a reverse but add 10 minutes to wash the boat and motor down and put the cover on the boat when I get to the parking spot at the yacht club. With practice, I can do it faster by myself than with "help". It is nice to have someone hold the boat lines while I launch the boat and keep it from bumping the dock. I've got a trick, I use the extended boat hook and holding both bow and stern lones, I can guide the boat onto the trailer so the keel goes straight into the channel guideon the Pacific trailer. Don in Mobile M15 # 620 Sweet DreAM

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RE: M_Boats: List up and running?
by Hughston, Larry 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

OK,OK. Here is some old news. Just finished the shoal keel on my M-15. Lots of sanding, prime, sand, prime, sand.....Mix 2 part cream colored urethane, sand, apply second coat of 2 part urethane.....oooops, drips, but very shiny. Not perfect closeup but it WILL be underwater....still in driveway after 2.5 years of detail work....always something.....DMV for new tags....Folsom Lake in California will be next stop....foul weather coat.....so I will look like a pro when they find my smiling, but drowned body still tied to my little Montgomery....... Too many projects, so little time.......I think I like working on this lovely sailboat just a little TOO much !!!!! -----Larry in California M-15 Hull # 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.xmiss ion.com] On Behalf Of Tom Smith Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:13 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: List up and running? Am I broken, or is the list? I haven't seen a Mboat message since Monday... I'm in withdrawal. t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle M17 #496 -- dharma bum _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: List up and running?
by chbenneck＠juno.com 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Hi Doug, Your M15 trip sounds fabulous. Makes me envious ..... Connie

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Check out BARIENT, BARLOW spare parts price list
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Thought some of the folks on the list with elderly boats may find this useful. _Click here: BARIENT, BARLOW spare parts price list_ (http://www.arco-winches.com/spares_2.html) Gary O. M-17 # 316a Looks Bad Goes Fast "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."--Edward Abbey

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Re: M_Boats: List up and running at the mouth (keyboard)
by bownez＠juno.com 18 Nov '06

18 Nov '06

Hey GaryO, Man, now that is a laundry list! The only thing you left out is opening up your deck to replace rotted balsa core, a nasty job I may need to address at some point with my M17. Keep up the good work, however, you have a way to go to equal Sean with his M23 refit. The list lives! Bones

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Re: M_Boats: List up and running at the mouth (keyboard)
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 18 Nov '06

18 Nov '06

This will provide some "List Fill" Most recent list of work - Boat has not seen water on the bottom since 1998! Toerails refastened all new hardware. Aluminum ones, approx 110 #10x3/4 screws. Mast step replaced - deck organizer modifications to accommodate original mounting holes and excess space limitations at M-17 deck layout(!) LOL TIC Finishing internal outhaul and single line reef blocks install in an aluminum boom that I will probably end up throwing away for a plastic one! Don't ask - but it sure is light! Replacing handrails after 10 coats of 100% Tung oil/ 0000 steel wool between coats. ooooh Baby are they smooth! Dead teak. New gooseneck and tack fitting. Deck organizers installed on all that extra cabin house deck I had left over (partially under the handrails) Laminated new hatch rails -SS backing strips on underside - yeah they are polished* *Fernando runs a polishing cave 2 streets away from the shop. Sheet stoppers on excess spare leftover deck (see above) One triple and one double. Replace railwood at Cabin hatch and companionway with Starboard (white) teak VERY dead ! We live in Arizona -home of teak skin cancer. funny Frank Butler story here. Washed -no scrubbed, all cushions - Yeah fun FUN fun again! Rewire trailer and add side marker lights and new big reflectors (cuz I am a sucker for reflectors esp Do-Ray reflectors) Replace glazing in cabin lights with tinted and custom tempered glass -very nice but be careful installing glass in aluminum frame. New uprights at front end of trailer bunks (one of few mistakes I have ever seen on a Trail-Rite trailer (of course on mine) (( I have sold about 250 of them)) New boards and carpet etc at bunks. New jack internals at trailer. Service 3 winches (CB winch later) New spacer (starboard) for middle gudgeon. Does anyone else have one of these? Teak spacer toast. Replace all chainplates after they were polished. ooooh pimpy! Install 4 lower shroud chainplates Fore and Aft (tall rig has been added to the boat and I am going overkill here- may not end using all four for lowers we will see.) Remount mooring cleats - powder coated gloss black polished screws - ooooh mo pimpy! Remount nav lights - now on aluminum risers powder coated black to get em up where I wanted em. Teak was dead on Arrival New mast mount for knotlog and compass aluminum. B&G and KVH Oh fun stuff like start cleaning the bilge ( easy to stop doing this one!) Washing down interior of 8 years worth of dirt. " " " " " Rigging new mast (fun FUN fun!) Cutting 1980 stinky ol water tank out of boat (FUN not FUN not) Install new battery tray/pan in bilge (should get back to scrubbin that bilge) Got a used near new, sealed aircraft battery from a buddy- suuuweet! Forgot the rudder and tiller work OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh nice! Cleaned up UGLY companionway drop boards for now ( don't usually see em when I would be sailing anyway - and if they are in when I am sailing, I don't really care that they are not beautiful!) And I still need to: Fair the keel, remove blast etc the CB, seal the trunk hull joint, and finish priming the starboard topsides and paint hull. Currently 2/3 white 1/3 yellow! But I am going sailing soon (really) and then racing in the 47th Annual Arizona Yacht Club Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup January 12th- 14th 2007. All Montgomery sailors that have read this far are invited and if you can't or don't want to sail please forward this link to your Montgomery sailing buds ! _http://www.arizonayachtclub.org/TheCalendar/2007/birthday_regatta.shtml_ (http://www.arizonayachtclub.org/TheCalendar/2007/birthday_regatta.shtml) Y'all Come - Mulligan's M-23 and Willertons M-15, my M-17 and hopefully more will be there. I think I need to go work on the boat................And our sailing season started about 8 weeks ago. GaryO. M-17 # 316a Looks Bad - Goes Fast Somebody asked for Montgomery List news - I 'm spent. "Be careful with that thing! you could poke yer EYE OUT!" back to lurkin.

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Photo Site Notice - Please Read.
by Bill Lamica 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Hi All, Just a little for-warning. Right after Christmas, the Photo Site will not receive updates for a while. The time frame may run from 2 to maybe 6 months. I do not have anyone who can do the updates (make albums / post photos) during my absence. I would like to encourage all of those who may be interested, to hurry up and get photos to me so I can get them published. The Photo Site will remain available and online. The site will not close, recent and past donations have seen to that. So, send photos!!! I would love to add a few more M-Boats. Thanks to all who have participated during this past couple of years. I look forward to renewing the work on the Photo Site as soon as possible. Bill www.MSOGPhotoSite.com

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Stowing anchor rode
by Gary M Hyde 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Fellow sailors: The following web site shows a simple way to stow anchor rode and chain using a mesh bag. The bag is a 19 x 23" mesh "dunk bag" available where camping supplies are sold. It will hold way more than 150 feet of 3/8" line. Put mesh bag in bucket, and, leaving bitter end out, drop rode in from bitter end to anchor. Close bag, remove bucket, tie bitter end to bow cleat, tie bag to better end, and leave bagged rode on foredeck ready to deploy. Here's the site: http://web.mac.com/gmhyde1/iWeb/Site/Anchor%20Rode%20stowing.html --Gary Hyde Pullman, WA gmhyde1(a)mac.com M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails.

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No Subject
by Flickasf＠aol.com 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

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