January 2008 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: Split tail mainsheet
by John R. Butler 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

The way my M15 #361 is rigged, the mainsheet is reeved from a becket on the block at the end of the boom, down to the upper block of a fiddle (?) block, back up to the boom-end turning block, thence forward to a turning block and down to the fairlead and cam cleat on the bridge deck. The lower block of the fiddle block carries the separate line from the outboard ends of the transom. (I hope this is clearer than mud…) This arrangement is rather unsatisfactory, since the boom can not be hauled in much more than over the quarter, and I find Rejoyce! points higher with the boom amidships. Gary O. has been kind enough to provide me further info on his split tail on his M17 LB/GF, and as I understand it, proper adjustment of the lengths of the two tails allows the splice to become "captive" at the block on the boom end, causing the boom to haul in amidships. If I have this right, have any M15s been rigged this way? Can someone provide me verbal or photo guidance? Thanks, y'all. .--.-. | ( ( )__ \ _ / (_, \ ) ,_) | -== (_) ==- -'--`--' /|\ / \ / | \ | ^^ / | \ / | \ ^^ /361| \ / | \ / | \ ^^ / | \ ___/____| \ ______|_ \ ___ _______/ ==== \___\___/ | “MONTGOMERY 15” / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~^~~^=~^~~-=~^~^~=~^~=~~^~= ~^~=~~^=~^~~^~^=~^~-~^~~^~= ^~=~^~=~~^~~=~~=~^~=~~^~~^~^^ John Butler - First M15 was #264

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Raven
by Bill Lamica 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Raven is an M23 on the Photo Site owned by Rick Agrella. He uses AOL, which occasionally (every 30 to 60 days) sends "Upgrades" which consequently "may" knock him off the list, by resetting preferences. He says he got tired of dealing with re-subscribing every couple of months. Anyone who wishes to send a hello to Rick, his E-mail is Rmceagrella(a)aol.com I have sent him an invitation to get G-Mail or suggested he use one of the other free E-mail services, which may not cause subscription problems. Which by the way are not the fault of our E-mail list. It relates to the E-mail server settings from the Internet Service Provider (I believe that's the correct way to describe it - if not help me out here). He asked me to say hi to the group for him. Bill

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LB/GF!
by Bill Lamica 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Gary O sent a very nice photo taken by Jo Mulligan of LB/GF! This link is to the photo. http://www.msogphotosite.com/MSOG/blbgf/blbgf8.jpg

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Re: M_Boats: Re: M17 heavy weather capabilities
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

My girth increasing faster than my age - even when I was at 'fighting weight' of 170# it was VERY hard to get my shoulders thru the foredeck hatch - My boat is an early model -1980 I am not sure if the late model hatch is larger. If it is blowing - start out with the working jib -Of course if you need to change down to the small jib, it a fairly easy deck with good handholds to get up and do the work from the deck. GO M-17 #316a Team Geezer Racing...Old and In the Way PS I have driven the bow of my 17 into the back of a wave on a broad reach (surfing) and taken about 6-8" of water over the foredeck (not exaggerating) - NONE into the cockpit ! We did that three times one afternoon teaching a student to sail ! He LOVED it. Next time I will head up a little more, spend more time on the face of the wave. Personally -I think mine was ready to break into pieces but I was lucky to get home -whew. I think we used the Jerry M-Curb Method. LOL **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

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Re: M_Boats: Yellow M17
by bownez＠juno.com 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Bill, As usual, splendid work. Looking at the pics makes me want to go sailing. Thanks, Bones _____________________________________________________________ Live the good life! Click now for great retirement planning assistance! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3mK7Bu204NrWi0Ng3vInzvyoR…

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Yellow M17
by Bill Lamica 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Hi All, For those who did not peek... and the rest of you also, I've published Bonita 1976 M17 (Yellow). Many of you know Michael "Bones" Bowden owns "Dhana" the M23 on the Photo Site and now his second boat "Bonita" owns a page as well. Her story is pretty normal for an M-Boat. Took him two years to find her and five months to negotiate the buy. These things are sometimes hard to acquire. Start at What's New http://www.msogphotosite.com/WhasNew.html

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boat cover/Tom
by Flickasf＠aol.com 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

Hi Tom, I would love to see pictures of your cover. I have been trying to figure out how to make a cover that will work as yours does. I have a Sailrite machine and do my own canvas work. Thank you in advance, Bert Felton M 15, #365 Zephtyr ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

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Bonita Credits
by Rick Langer 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

Bill, The credits look good to me. I'm sorry it was so much trouble. Thanks, Rick > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 17:37:11 -0800 > From: "Bill Lamica" <billamicasr(a)gmail.com> > Subject: M_Boats: Bonita Credits. > To: "Montgomery Email Forum" <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Message-ID: > <3018b6c40801041737x1a20d920w5f33cba946bba147(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I believe I have Frank and Rick on the correct photos (please confirm). > But > I have one more that no one has laid claim to and it was not Bones who > took > the shot. He's in his Kayak and twenty foot from the camera. It may be > from > the lens of John Edwards. John, would you look and let me know? Bottom row > second from the left. Any others? > Thanks, > Bill > > http://www.msogphotosite.com/m17bonita.html >

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Re: Boat covers
by John R. Butler 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

Seems like all of the boat cover chat concerns M17s, so I'll add this: I am in the last stages of having a cover made for "Rejoyce!" my M15. As with all of my too-many projects, I started with a prototype. (Sometimes I go through two or three or more prototypes before I get what I want.) For my cover, I started with a cheap, blue poly sheet from China, via Wally World. Cut it, pinned it, maimed it, started over again, second prototype came out OK, called my friend/ boat builder/sailor/sailmaker/cabinet maker/etc., and he took measurements, designed, cut and sewed it up for me. He attached the various grommets to Rejoyce! with cheap "small stuff," knowing I would tinker with it for too long and use mostly bungees and a variety of fasteners. But it is pretty nearly done. It runs from in front of the mast to the end of the boom, with a small extension that fastens over the aft end of the tiller. (That provides a fine aft end tie, and protects my lovingly applied too-many coats of varnish.) When I get this last edition back, I will pass the word here especially to Bill Felton, and take photos and submit them to Bill's fine site. John R. Butler theoldcat(a)cox.net

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Re: M_Boats: Boat Covers
by Eeeisen＠aol.com 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

My first suggestion would be to order the cd from Sailrite and view it. That will give you a good idea of whether you want to attempt it. I purchased the machine and supplies from Sailrite and have made several other projects. For me it was cost effective to buy the machine and make my own. Are you going to be in Havasu? We will be there. In a message dated 1/4/2008 5:50:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, turkajo(a)netzero.net writes: Dorothy, My complements on the sailboat cover! It looks very professional. How difficult was it? Can you briefly explain what was involved? Steven Turk M17 DINGO Southern Utah -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bill Lamica Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 4:37 PM To: Montgomery Email Forum Subject: M_Boats: Boat Covers While on the subject of boat covers. Just placed four new pix on M17 Motu iti's page. Unbelievable trailer mods and two of the cover Dorothy made with her Sailrite LZ sewing machine. Start at the What's new page: http://www.msogphotosite.com/WhasNew.html _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

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