June 2008 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: Credit where credit is due!
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Jerry, You shouldn't feel guilty about anything except that ufgly yellow gelcoat someone at your shop sprayed into the mold when they built my 17!!!!!! LOL I truly appreciate your offer and work to this end. I'll tell you what I think of the boat when I see it! Thanks, GO. LB/GF! M-17 # 316a 'that ain't bad gelcoat -it's "patina"! Team Geezer Racing.....Old and in the Way Arizona Sailing Squadron **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

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Credit where credit is due!
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

A great big public "Thank You" to Sean and Jo Mulligan -Dauntless, for getting my new-to-me 6-8 dinghy over to Arizona! Seems they were on a trip for some kind of 'sightseeing' and they end up close to where my 6-8 has been sitting on the side of Jim A's home for the last six months since I purchased it from him. Sean calls me this morning at 7:00 AM and says "hey -I am over here in the neighborhood- call and see if I can pick up the dink! Yeah! Another arrow in the quiver- now I am set - a 17 and a 6-8 for shore patrol and fishing! Thank You Sean and Jo! GO. LB/GF! M-17 # 316a 'that ain't bad gelcoat -it's "patina"! (More 'patina' on that 6-8!) Team Geezer Racing.....Old and in the Way Arizona Sailing Squadron **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

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Re: M_Boats: Sail slugs
by John R. Butler 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

I have sailed M-15s with bolt ropes & slugs, (also the very old Cape Cod Catboat with mast hoops, my much loved "The Old Cat," check my link to her in my address below) and MUCH prefer slugs. To stop jamming in the track, I spray the slugs with a good lube most every time I sail. And my very simple solution to keep them from falling out: run a long cotter key at the lowest point you want them down. (I have fed a few stops to Davy Jones, too.) Holes further up allows me to stop the boom and furled sail higher for standing under the boom when cruising along with my built-in electric drive in a calm, or going slowly into a new cove. No, my e-mail address is not salacious, it just refers to my last sailboat, "The Old Cat." Check her out at <http://www.unicorn- systems.com/theoldcat.htm> ...

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Re: M_Boats: First sail finally!
by Danelle Landis 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Due to my typing fingers being more alert than my brain last night, I asked Tod if BuscaBrisas had been trailered down the Bella Coola hill... BuscaBrisas was sailed *to* Bella Coola, not *from* there! Was Bella Coola the original destination, or did they simply become too enchanted by the scenery to go farther north? Thanks to everyone sharing their experiences with slugs, boltropes, and just the mechanics of handling the mainsail. It had never occurred to me to stand in the cabin to handle the sail. I'm sure hoping that ridiculously expensive pre-feeder makes a big difference. I'll send a report here. And sailing the little boat vs the big boats: I read with interest, Tim's thoughts on sailing different sizes, and am glad I'm not just imagining things... I have really enjoyed the closeness to the wind, the water, the responsiveness of the boat to conditions, and the maneuverability of the M17. Doesn't take a gale force wind to feel like you've had some excitement! Danelle "Ceto" M17 #378 Ketchikan, AK

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