December 2007 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: 2008 trips
by Eeeisen＠aol.com 17 Dec '07

17 Dec '07

I wanta go! Dorothy & Eldor **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

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Portable Heads -- URinBiz.Com
by Mark Muellerweiss 16 Dec '07

16 Dec '07

Has anyone tried this product? "The Throne" found at http://www.urinbiz.com/accessories.html Found it doing a search about heads a year. No nothing about it but given the interest in portable heads thought I'd share the link. Mark --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

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Greetings from Germany
by Michael Anderson 16 Dec '07

16 Dec '07

> Welcome to the Montgomery Sailboat Owner's and Fan's Mailing List! > > Why not post a short note telling us about yourself and > your boat and where you sail? Well, at least in answer to Ron, M 15 / 249, who spent some years at the river Rhein, I will follow the suggestion and introduce myself: After sailing different boats in the mediterranean, especially a Flicka 20 over seven years, I ended up with a roomy 7 meter "family-boat" for me and my wife, a "swimming caravan", as I told in the article "Classical or practical" in SCA ( thanks to Editor Joshua Colvin, who made my English readable!): http://smallcraftadvisor.com/content/classical/index.htm But nevertheless I am thinking over a much smaller, more "salty" boat just for me alone - only with the possibility to have a occasional guest. Easy to move on the trailer, fast to rig and launch. To make even weekend-sailing a realistic, enjoyable option. But with a boat, able to cruise the baltic coast singlehanded 2 weeks or longer for example. Thats why I am just focussing on the Montgomery 15. But I have one problem: I am 60 years old and like to have a seat for reading a book or eating in the cabin without "ducking". So I just work on drawings to arrange this in the M 15. (I know, the M 17 offers all I am talking about, but in opposition to my "family-boat" I want the advantage of a realy small, "easy going" boat with only two shrouds, no backstay, no winches etc. .....) Has anybody else made a real, major re-design of the M 15 interior to get a comfortable seat? (I dont talk about solutions like cushions in the space designed for the Porta-Potti etc.) Best Regards from old Germany, Michael Anderson Karlsruhe michael(a)anderson.de

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Re: M_Boats: CACTUS Trockentoilette - klappbar für die Reise
by EinkaufR43＠aol.com 15 Dec '07

15 Dec '07

Wow, my second year on the list and it just keeps getting better! Or at least more amusing. A well written note from K-Town arrives to keep Gary "on his toes" with the aptly named trocken-potti brand, and something certainly seemed to have struck a nerve..and not an olfactory one. Who'd have suspected a gentle Monty lover lurked in Deutchland? Maybe my time in the Army protecting the Rhein wasn't as wasted as I once thought, as my remaining GI German helped follow along, nur ein bischen. Ron in Michigan M-15 249 8th Inf Div '66-'68 ps: Thanks Bill, for your efforts! **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

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CACTUS Trockentoilette - klappbar für die Reise
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 15 Dec '07

15 Dec '07

'Segel Boot und Fischerhaus mit klappbar' -a multi use craft. Oh happy day! I have finally found the proper name for my BOOT! But the thought of a 'relaxing time' on a "Cactus" does not sit well with this boy from Arizona (home to many types of cactus) call me cactus shy - been there done that kinda thing. Gary O. Proud Zonie,living in the home of the Saguaro, Ocotillo, Prickly Pear, Peyote, Cholla, Barrel, Opuntia, etc. **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

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Re: Dry portable Toilet
by Michael Anderson 15 Dec '07

15 Dec '07

In Germany the system "Cactus" becomes popular. It is more than "just a fancy bunch of plastic that holds a plastic bag in the correct target area". Lidbag has two parts. Top is connected / pressed together with the bag by closing the toilet. Is said to be really tight. Please excuse my poor English! Regards, Michael Anderson Karlsruhe, Germany http://www.car-a-fun.de/p16169.html http://www.car-a-fun.de/p16173.html

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dry portable toilet--boom box
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 15 Dec '07

15 Dec '07

hmmmmm....I have no doubt that Bill is absolutely correct about the cat litter......I have to say I find a smile on my face , though, wondering where I get the human sized liter box......might think twice about healing Dauntless over too far too unless I can find one with a lid!......The San Juan crowd will remember the reason for me being gun-shy on these issues! After finding myself short tacking up East Sound in a good blow, in the rain, and my significant other sticks her head out of the hatch and says "Uh, I think we have a leak....." Fortunately the leak was not the hull, or a through hull, or a water tank.....no.....it was the port-a-pottie. Not good. Not good at all! The rest of that story has been put in a lock box for eternity! So, I too have purchased wagbags and decided to give em a try. No practical experience to report ,yet. But anything has to be better than being the Official San Juan Poo Patrol! **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

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dry portable toilet
by Doug Kelch 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

This dry collapsible toilet looks very practical as an alternative to a porta potti. http://www.thepett.com/ Has anyone used them? They are only $90 at REI Thanks Doug Kelch --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

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Re: dry portable toilet
by Richard Everett 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

We use the PET folding toilet on our M17 and I recommend it! It folds up small enough to stow in the bilge area under the cockpit (we keep the anchors in a bag under there too). The WAG bags used with it are somewhat expensive (around $2 each or so) but they are double sealed and have no odor leakage (although I wouldn't leave them on the boat for weeks!). I have to say, it sure beats having to dump out a porta potty. The bucket idea would work, but might not be as comfy and I don't think a bucket would fit in the relatively small bilge area in an M17. The PET toilet seat is full size...perfect for enjoying browsing the tide charts as you complete your business. Rick

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Re: M_Boats: Keel pivot pin
by Larry E Yake 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

>>The stock pivot pin on my 1977 M17... Now why did I say '77? It's a '76, if anyone but me cares.

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