January 2007 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: Mast rake AND Boarding ladders
by John Butler 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

I will start my New Year on a positive note: THANK YOU all for the fine inputs on the theory and practical applications of mast rake, and the valuable and most useful responses on boarding ladders. I presume you all know just how lucky we are to have THE MAN contributing his sage advice, even placing tongue firmly in cheek and saying that the rope ladder would be fine for my young and capable body! Oh well, it was, perhaps fifty years ago, and the nice thing about my lovely little "Rejoyce" (my first M15, a couple decades ago, was "Joy" because she was such a joy to sail, work on, and just to own) is that she is so friendly to the old and incapable body that sails (and loves her) now. God's abundant blessings on all of you. The Lord must surely love sailors! John Butler Do it now. You can't do it any younger! .--.-. ( ( )__ (_, \ ) ,_) | '-'--`--' \ _ / -== (_) ==- ^^ / \ ^^ | | /|\ / | \ / | \ /361| \ / | \ / | \ / | \ / | \ /________| \ _____|__ \_ ~^~_~^~_-~^~=~^~~_______/ ==== \_______/ ~^~-~^~_~^~=~^~-| /~^=~^~^~^ =`^~^`^~ ~^~ ~^=~^~_~-=~^-=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/^~_~^=~^~=~ ~^~-~^= ~^~ ~^=~^~_~-=~^~ ^ `--------------'~^~=~^~_~^=~^~=~ ~^~-~^= ~^~=~ ~^=~^~ ~^~^=~^~-~^~ ~^~=~^~^~ =~^~^=~^~^=~^~^ =~~`~^ ~^~= ~^~= ~~^~~`=~``^~^^~= ~^=~^~^~^ =`^~^`^~^=~^~-~~^ John Butler - Sailing again. Praise the Lord!

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Re: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 47, Issue 1/ladder
by Flickasf＠aol.com 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

I used to own a M 15, but am now the owner of a Flicka. I strongly recommend a permanently attached ladder on the transome. If you ever go over board, you will be able to climb back in. A mounting there also makes swimming a pleasure. Bert

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Re: Boarding ladder
by John Butler 01 Jan '07

01 Jan '07

I had one fine reply on my previous request for recommendations on a good boarding ladder for my M15. Randy Graves recommended the fine ladder offered by International Marine for the Potter 19. A bit pricey, but appears to be very well made, so likely worth every penny. I don't find anything comparable in West's online catalog, so am wondering two things: ONE: Does anyone else have anything else to recommend? TWO: Has anyone installed one of the Potter 19s' on an M15 and has wisdom to offer on where to mount it, and how to back up the mounting bolts? Best yet, does our Monty guru Jerry have wisdom on either question for me? Wishing all of you great sailing in 2007. I plan on it! John Butler Do it now. You can't do it any younger! .--.-. ( ( )__ (_, \ ) ,_) | '-'--`--' \ _ / -== (_) ==- ^^ / \ ^^ | | /|\ / | \ / | \ /361| \ / | \ / | \ / | \ / | \ /________| \ _____|__ \_ ~^~_~^~_-~^~=~^~~_______/ ==== \_______/ ~^~-~^~_~^~=~^~-| /~^=~^~^~^ =`^~^`^~ ~^~ ~^=~^~_~-=~^-=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/^~_~^=~^~=~ ~^~-~^= ~^~ ~^=~^~_~-=~^~ ^ `--------------'~^~=~^~_~^=~^~=~ ~^~-~^= ~^~=~ ~^=~^~ ~^~^=~^~-~^~ ~^~=~^~^~ =~^~^=~^~^=~^~^ =~~`~^ ~^~= ~^~= ~~^~~`=~``^~^^~= ~^=~^~^~^ =`^~^`^~^=~^~-~~^ John Butler - Sailing again. Praise the Lord!

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