January 2008 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

re: February sailing in Lake Havasu
by Steve R. 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Sean, We will be in the area and would like to meet up with you folks. My wife wants to see Bette Middler in Las Vegas so we will also travel about as much as the weather will permit. I guess if I can drag her on sailboats she can drag me to a concert. I do not know how we can work things out, but I think at the very least we can be at your destination Saturday night. I assume everyone will be meeting for dinner. We need to be back in Vegas by mid-afternoon Sunday. We would like to crew if there is space available. I know it would be difficult to add two extra crew members, but if someone’s wife wants to go off with my wife Saturday I would be happy to serve as the replacement crew. I am looking forward to meeting everyone and especially Fu-shing Pan as our boats have back to back hull numbers. Thanks, steve Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY

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Re: M_Boats: where are the boats
by JDavies104＠aol.com 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

In a message dated 1/2/08 10:10:33 PM, ewhaile(a)hotmail.com writes: > Tappahannock > Hi Ed, I have an M-17 on a trailer at the Washington Sailing Marina in Alexandria, well within a 100 m from Tappahannock, and would be glad to give you a guided tour. Email me offline and we can arrange to get together. Regards, Rick Davies ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

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Removing rust stains from fiberglass M-15
by Jim Sadler 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Ahoy Skippers Happy New Year The Pelican is close to "fully found and in Bristol condition" Just have some rust stains in the non-skid fiberglass. Any of you skippers know how to remove the stains? Captain James Albert Sadler skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15 jimsadler(a)jascopacific.com

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M-23 "Clarity"
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Here's how to decipher the HIN _http://msog.org/specs/hin17.cfm_ (http://msog.org/specs/hin17.cfm) S **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

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Photo Credits
by Bill Lamica 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

I do not have Rick Langer's E-mail address. Sorry to use the list to get hold of him: I have added your name Rick to the photo on Bones M23 page and would like to have you E-mail me off list so I can give you a link to look at the rest of the photos I'll be publishing about "Bonita" the M17. One is the same photo you E-mailed Bones about and there are 9 more that you may require names to be added to. I'd like to do the name thing all at the same time, it takes a while and uses bandwidth to republish every time I make a change. Thanks in advance, Bill <http://www.msogphtotsite.com/>

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M-23 "Clarity"
by Chris and Jeff Packer 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Happy New Year everyone: My wife and I have decided on a name for the 23 we acquired in October. "Clarity" it will be as sailing has always helped me to clear away the cobwebs of my life. Since this boat didn't have a name, I'm not sure if re-naming ceremony is in order or just simply a naming ceremony on launch day. Any thoughts? Bones, I have searched the internet and have not found any replacement centerboard winches of the type you and I have. I looked on the photo site and yours looks exactly the same as mine. I think I will try to rework the one I have. Most of what I have found is trailer winches that will hold about 50 to 100 feet of cable. Nothing as small and compact as what we have. A couple of other questions for anyone. My boat was listed as a 1982. The HIN is: MMP231111D82. The number 111 is on my mainsail which I believe is original as the boat hasn't been used since 1991. Does this indicate that the hull number of my boat is #111? In looking at the photo site I noticed that many of the 23's are listed as 1979's. Not many 80's, 81's or 82's. I wondered when production stopped and whether mine was one of the last ones built. Also, I need to replace at least a couple of the shrouds this year. I have not had any luck finding the type of turnbuckles that I have. I like them and would like to keep them all the same. They are not the typical open or closed body type with the stud fittings on the wire and chainplates. They are open bodied on the wire and chainplate ends, with a central stud threaded opposite on each end and with a hex in the center to tighten with a wrench. I wondered if they are aircraft type fittings. Anyway, I have not been able to find them online. Any leads would be appreciated. Looking forward to eventually sending in some photos and info to post on the MSOG site under M-23 owners. Any help on those turnbuckles would be appreciated Jeff M-23 "Clarity"

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I thought I knew a little about sailboats...
by Bill Lamica 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

I thought I knew a little about sailboats... I just published a great page about AMY. Amy is a flush deck M17 owned by a familiar name on the list... Mark Escovedo. After getting involved with this boat and this "professional, master tinkerer" I found out I was right! "I know a little about sailboats!" Start at the what's new page: http://www.msogphotosite.com/WhasNew.html Any of you with cast iron centerboards who want to consider an alternative or who may want to fly an Spinnaker or who have thought about a Bowsprit, etc, etc, need to look at Mark's M17. WOW!

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trailering with outboard on the transom
by Bill Lamica 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Another page on the Photo Site... Gary O. was kind enough to not only photograph his transom repair, he also wrote the copy. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure I'd get another "ROLFLMAO!" (did I spell that right?) Check out the page and see why it may not be a good idea to keep that heavy outboard hooked up on the transom and blasting down those bumpy roads. Start at What's New Page: http://www.msogphotosite.com/WhasNew.html More coming! Bill

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Re: M_Boats: M-23
by Bob Eeg 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

I remember when Darryl Greenamyer, Matt Jackson and it must have been Vernon..(Don't know Vernon, but I know Darryl and Matt..did some work on Darryls F-104 back in the 70s. Matt's dad owned Pacific Continental Engines; bought a lot of engines from them...) But despite the effort...Kee Bird didn't make it. A fuel line broke on an APU in the tail section and set that beautiful plane on fire. Very sad. I remember what a cowboy Darryl was. After putting together a beautiful F-104 (extremely fast) over the years in a hanger at Van Nuys Airport, he actually had to moxie to borrow a J 79 from his pals at the Navy. He shoehorned it in and it ran great; because of the limited type certificate Darryl wasn't allowed to fly the 104 off Van Nuys Airport and the FAA told him to move it up to Mojave by truck. A costly proposition. So one clear early morning day, Darryl lit the 104 up and told the tower he wanted to do some high speed taxi tests to see how the gear was tracking..etc...they said OK...so he taxied down and ran the 104 down and back a couple of times at high speed....he asked for one more and after approval he punched it into afterburner about half way down; he rotated and disappeared as he climbed vertically out of site. hahahha..he told the tower the power lever was stuck and since he was already passing thru 25,000 feet, he might as well take her into Mojove. Bob -----Original Message----- >From: Nebwest2(a)aol.com >Sent: Jan 1, 2008 5:13 PM >To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com >Subject: M_Boats: M-23 "Clarity" > >Yep, > >I've seen Vernan's work and it is certainly first class. If you have ever >heard the story of the "Kee Bird", a B25 bomber that crash landed in Greenland >during WWII, and the crew of guys who flew to where it was, and rebuilt it >on site to be able to fly it out...well, Vernan was one of those guys. And like > Gary said he also worked on the Spirit of America Land Speed Record Car. >Only thing better than looking at his work is looking at all the pictures of >the projects he's been involved with. > >Also, Jerry's rigging service is at _http://jerrymontgomery.org/_ >(http://jerrymontgomery.org/) > >Sean > > > >**************************************See AOL's top rated recipes >(http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Boat Builder

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M-23 "Clarity"
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Yep, I've seen Vernan's work and it is certainly first class. If you have ever heard the story of the "Kee Bird", a B25 bomber that crash landed in Greenland during WWII, and the crew of guys who flew to where it was, and rebuilt it on site to be able to fly it out...well, Vernan was one of those guys. And like Gary said he also worked on the Spirit of America Land Speed Record Car. Only thing better than looking at his work is looking at all the pictures of the projects he's been involved with. Also, Jerry's rigging service is at _http://jerrymontgomery.org/_ (http://jerrymontgomery.org/) Sean **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

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