February 2006 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

The Best Sailing on the East Coast
by Doug Kelch 03 Feb '06

03 Feb '06

Best East Coast Sailing Far and Above the best cruising ground is the Maine Coast. The best sailing is the area from New York to Marble Head Ma where you get the nice reliable sea breeze most of the summer. The cruising in this area is also mighty fine. The best combination of good sailing winds and lots nice isolated anchorages has to be the Chesapeake Bay in the spring or fall. Of course the above is just an opinion so come an form your own! This year you can cruise both the Chesapeake Bay and Buzzards Bay to MarthaÂs Vineyard and Cape Cod with fellow Montgomery sailors. The Chesapeake Bay Cruise for 2006 will start on Memorial day weekend, May 27th, and run for up to a week of delightful cruising on the Southern part of the Bay. The plan is to have a one way trip where we launch in the Southern part of the Bay (up wind) and spot a couple of cars at takeout points along the way North (down wind). This way we can be true gentlemen and never have to sail to windward and if you only want to stay a couple of days you will still see a lot of creeks and gunkholes in a pristine part of the Bay. We are also planning a late August cruise to Buzzards Bay From Fairhaven to Cuttyhunk, to Menemsha, to Lake Tashmoo, Edgartown, Cotuit, and Hadley harbor. 3 of us Montgomery owners did a weeks cruise here in 2004 and it was fantastic. It was almost as nice a Maine. Better winds in Vineyard sound than the Penobscot but the lobsters are more expensive in Ma. This cruise will run the August 26 th through September 2nd. Send me a note off of the Montgomery list if you have any interest and I will add you to my cruising distribution list. If you can possibly make it get on the list as these cruises are unforgettable. If you cannot make it to any of the east coast cruises I would encourage you to make the San Juan cruise if at all possible. Cruising in company with other Montgomery owners adds significantly to you sailing pleasure. Try it, youÂll like it. Thanks Doug Kelch ÂSeas the DayÂ M15 #310 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: M_Boats: Aircraft stripper
by Hughston, Larry 03 Feb '06

03 Feb '06

Please tell us all where you purchased your aircraft stripper, and the cost. -----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 Rmceagrella(a)aol.com Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 3:44 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Aircraft stripper Hey thanks everyone who tossed some ideas my way about stripping paint and old tape off the aluminum toe rails on my M23. Just wanted to let those interested know that this aircraft stripper product is indeed impressive stuff. I ran a test comparing it with standard methylene chloride stripper and found that it worked better and just as importantly, washed up with water much better. This at 45 degrees ambient temperature (the instructions suggest 70 to 90 degrees). Anyway, I will continue to use it for the many pieces of deck hardware that were frosted with Interlux. Glad I asked ya all. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Aircraft stripper
by Rmceagrella＠aol.com 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

Hey thanks everyone who tossed some ideas my way about stripping paint and old tape off the aluminum toe rails on my M23. Just wanted to let those interested know that this aircraft stripper product is indeed impressive stuff. I ran a test comparing it with standard methylene chloride stripper and found that it worked better and just as importantly, washed up with water much better. This at 45 degrees ambient temperature (the instructions suggest 70 to 90 degrees). Anyway, I will continue to use it for the many pieces of deck hardware that were frosted with Interlux. Glad I asked ya all.

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Re: M_Boats: longwinded
by Rmceagrella＠aol.com 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

Hey man! Don't "dis" the work I learned alot! R

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Updates tonight Rick
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

I'll put up some pics tonight Rick. 850lbs of the steel ballast now removed. Rudder project nearing completion. Bottom paint 95% off. applying fairing compound to swing keel today. I am chomping at the bit to see the results of your gelcoat job! I don't have much experience with gelcoat and had never heard of the process your using. Sounds like it's working good. When we're each done maybe we should swap boats. You do my gelcoat, I'll do you bottom job.....................................on second thought...................................maybe I'll just pay you to do my gelcoat! ;-)

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where'd that come from
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

Hmmmm, The post about my goofey website not competing with Bills somehow returned from the dead! That was a post from a ways back that somehow got copied back like it was just posted or something. Anyhow..I agree, with Bill. Lets see some more Monty sites go up on Funtigo or whatever page you've got. Heck, it's free! I bought a paid membership and they turned around and refunded my money saying the're not taking paid memberships right now. Curious. Everytime I approach the limit of photo storage they up it. Right now they've upped me to 350 photos???? Maybe they're sucking me in and then gonn hit me with a bigger fee to keep from dumping my stuff or something???? hahaha. I really enjoy seeing and learning from what the rest of you guys have done. Steve Shenkel is onboard with his site. Let's see some more.

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longwinded
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

Help.... I just re-read my post to dan about Havasu launch sites. SOMEBODY PLEASE KICK ME WHEN I GO OFF LIKE THAT!!! Geez, I didn't even want to read it all and I wrote it!!!! Sorry folks. :-)

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Havasu launch sites
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

Dan, There are a number of sites where you can launch here in Havasu. The most commonly used by out-of-towners is either Windsor State beach which has two large ramps or the Marina which has about a 6 lane ramp. The Marina is a pretty nice facitltiy. It is on the Island and you have to drive over the London Bridge to get to it. They have about 1000 slips currently. You can rent a slip year round but their is a lengthy wait to get one or you can leaseback a fair weather powerboaters slip that is not being used for the winter months. That's what we do. Their ramp is at a pretty shallow angle but I have lauched an M17 there numerous times with no problem. It's about a two minute drive from downtown to your slip. "Windsor" is on the "mainland" north of the island and a very nice facility but most of the power-boaters go there and the ramps are more exposed to wave and wind. Both of the ramps I just mentioned are "pay" ramps. Locals like me often frequent a smaller public ramp (the only free ramp left!) located on the west side of the island called Site Six. It is only 3 lanes wide but much steeper. It's kind of a double edge sword ,though. The steepness of the ramp allows the boat to float off much sooner without having to put the tow vehicle so far in the water. The downside is that the extreme angle of the trailer can make for some issues with getting the boat on and off with respect to how the bow and the trailer interact at that angle. If you have a fin keel boat, Site Six is the only place where you are going to get it in or out here in Havasu. Even then you want to check the current water levels and the forecast levels for the duration of your visit. We had a fin keeled Beneteau 26 from Phoenix visit for a race years back. We got him in but during his stay the water dropped making every ramp on the lake too shallow to get him out without backing the trailer off the concrete ramp. He had to leave his boat here for about 4 months till the water levels came back up! As long as you don't draft over 4 feet you shouldn't have problem. One nice thing about Site Six is it is situated in the very back of a small cove and very protected from wind and waves. There are also some other ramps at communities further south down the lake. Havasu is a fun lake to sail in late fall through early spring. Its not uncommom to have winds in excess of 15-20knts when fronts move through. Summer time, though, is to be avoided with a sailboat, at least in my opinion. The lake has become a mecca for the loud, brash, party crowd from California, Vegas, and Phoenix that bring ridiculuosly large (30-40ft) over-powered and loud offshore powerboats here and run the lake at speeds commonly exceeding 100mph. It is crowded, loud, choppy, extremely hot (110 is the norm 120 sometimes) and no wind to speak of. It's a shame but it can literally be worth your life to be on the water due to the alchohol and speed factor and unfortunately a few people every year prove that point. We still use the lake in the summer with our powerboat. We stick to the weekdays to avoid the crowds and hit early morning when the water is smooth and temps cooler. We pull the sailboat out and if we want ot sail we can trailer sail or San Diego and a glorious 65 degrees and wind is only 6 hours away! Back to the late fall, winter, and early spring.....it is a joy to sail here then. The water is not more that 7 minutes from anywhere in town. The town rises on a grade from the lake so you can see the water from just about anywhere in town. Just checking the color of the water lets you know the wind situation. The loud crowd vanishes, especially if its windy. You often have the lake to yourself or maybe another couple of sailboats and some fisherman. Surprisingly, there are only a handful, maybe 20-25 sailboats slipped in the 1000 slip marina. What a waste! Temps are moderate and sailing all winter no problem. If the high for the day is 55, it's a cold one. Normally mid-sixties or above. The coldest, clear, nights can get nippy, down to just above the freezing mark.The lake is about 20 miles long (the part you can sail on). It ranges in width from about 2.5 miles at it's widest to pretty darn narrow in a couple of sections. Tacking is the order of the day especially if you're moving at hull speed! There are 4 or 5 other small communities or campgrounds that you can sail to that have docks, stores, restuarants or at least some semblance of such and lots of coves with pre-placed picnic tables and port-a-pot waiting for your arrival. I can't guarantee wind, mother nature does that, but it's a good bet late October through March. If any of the cold country crowd's looking for a week or two break from "the real winter" (the white stuff we have read about) you might enjoy hitching up and draggin' on down here and thawing out. We'd love to see ya! You can stay at the Nautical Inn right on the water with your boat either tied up to their docks or beached in a sandy cove right in front of your room. And no,,,,,,,I really don't work for the Lake Havasu Tourism Board (they'd have never busted on the powerboat party crowd!) :-) Sean

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Re: M_Boats: Monty pics
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

In a message dated 2/1/2006 9:08:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, fmc2900r92373(a)yahoo.com writes: Inspired by Bills site....and by no means trying to compete with it!!! Bills site is awesome! And, no worries from me... In fact, everyone should have their own site... It makes it so much easier for me to "lift" material I want to use for the Photo Site (Ha-Ha). The real benefit for the MSOG Group wont be seen until the search engines recognize the Photo Site. When they do, The name alone will get us alot of hits (we have lots of bandwidth already paid for) and with everyones site listed in their albums, the visitors will then be able to see all of the other sites available no matter what you may call your site. An example would be... If you have a site called "Bill's Sailboat Site", it will never show under Montgomery or MSOG, it will only be found with searches for Bill or Sailboat, however, with a link from the MSOG Photo Site, your site will be seen easier. So... YES, please start your own site. I'm happy to assist in any way I can to help you do so. Sean's site is GREAT (as Tony would Say) and the reason why is because he isn't a Prima Donna. He shares with all of us his success and failure. How many sites have you seen that do that... Rare indeed! Way to go Sean Bill

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Re: M_Boats: Photo site
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

In a message dated 2/1/2006 4:08:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, LUDLOWD2(a)aol.com writes: Is it my browser? It's Possible... What are you using? (most important question) And possibly more important. Is your monitor set to 1024 X 768. Should find that under settings, in the control panel. Another possible problem is the monitor size itself. If it's size is quite small (as compared to most sold today). If everything there is good, let me know. Bill

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