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Re: M_Boats: M23 Clarity!
by Larry E Yake 26 Aug '08

26 Aug '08

Jeff, If there's anyway you can, you've got to come! We could have 6 or 7 M23's at next years cruise! You don't want to miss that, do you?! We'll be heading up into the Gulf Islands for the second week. That would make a great kick-off point for your cruise. Larry On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:58:18 -0700 "Chris and Jeff Packer" <cjpacker(a)theofficenet.com> writes: > Sean, > If it works out for us to join the San Juan trip in June we > certainly will. > The only thing that might get in the way is if I decide to do a > circumnavigation of Vancouver Island next year. I'm seriously > considering > it at this point. If I do the Vancouver Island trip, I might be > working my > way up the inside passage in June. Will keep you posted. > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Nebwest2(a)aol.com> > To: <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 4:58 PM > Subject: M_Boats: M23 Clarity! > > > > Jeff, > > > > Clarity looks great. Can't wait to sail with you guys next June in > the San > > Juans. You guys ARE going to be there ....right??!! > > > > Sean and Jo > > M23 "Dauntless" > > www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com > > > > > > > > **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find > your > > travel > > deal here. > > > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) > > _______________________________________________ > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find old friends, lovers or family. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oCe4JSkKDwbwnFAtFhLOA0JM…

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Great South Bay, Long Island NY cruise
by Doug Kelch 25 Aug '08

25 Aug '08

Four M15 owners just returned from another great cruise. This one was only 40 miles from Manhattan on Great South Bay. I understand that it is difficult to find a launching site in NY that lets you park overnight, but Abbey Gura lives in the area and hosted the event through his yacht club. Because of the limited facilities we intentionally kept the group small. We kicked off the Cruise on Monday with a great New England lobster boil, with mussels over pasta. A delicious way to start before living on one pot meals for the rest of the week :-) We took off NE up the bay on Tuesday with an increasingly strong cold front from the W - NW. Early on I attempted to launch my spinnaker a couple of times and finnaly got it up. I was able to have a nice spinnaker run for about 40 minutes before the strong N wind kicked in and I got close to a broach with the big chute up. It takes a while to get the spinnaker down while single handing. The wind then settled in from the WNW and peaked at 18 kts with gusts to 22 while we were sailing - a great ride. We spend the night well protected from the strong NW winds in the Connetquot River next to a very pretty arboretum. On Wednesday the N winds were much lighter so we sailed South to Sailors Haven ( exposed to North winds). The Sea breeze settled in from the SW so we blew up the kayaks and headed to shore for a swim and a walk on the ocean side beach. We also hiked a long board walk trail though the barrier beach canopy - very nice. The forecast for the night was for the wind to shift back to the WNW at 5 kts. We decided to stay the night even though it was exposed to any wind without a South component. The winds were calm until about 11PM when the winds came up at 5 -10 kts from the WNW. We had to break up the raft up as the waves were knocking us around a bit much. Didn't get much sleep that night. On Thursday we motored farther NE up the Bay to Watch Hill (another delightful location) and arrived just as the SW sea breeze was starting up. After another Ocean side beach walk, we sailed back down the bay to Atlantique (WNW) for a delightful sail with the sea breeze holding steady at 10 - 12 kts. It was about a 14 nm trip with only one tack - easy to get spoiled here. Atlantique is a popular location with lots of ferry traffic and power boats that ran well into the night. While trying to sleep, one wake was so strong that the roll tumbled all of my bags from the starboard side down to the port side on top of me! Not a good night for sleeping again. Friday found us sailing NNW, then NW with that delightful SW sea breeze at 8 - 10 kts. I managed to get in a delightful 4 nm spinnaker run in perfect conditions. This time the anchorage was in a beautiful cove with lots of deep water, strongly shelving sand beachs and no houses. - Hemlock cove - behind Jones beach. Abbey, Rick and Mike combined thier stores into a clam sauce based pasta feast while the 4 of us stayed rafted up. I don't do clams so I had to settle for a grilled herb and garlic chicken breast with brown rice and green beans. I made up for the hardship by finishing off the good boxed wine. Saturday we motored back, packed up and headed home. Everyone was wishing this cruise could have lasted a little longer. -- Hmm, maybe this was the first annual Fire Island Cruise. Thanks Doug Kelch M15 #310 "Seas the Day"

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M23 Clarity!
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 25 Aug '08

25 Aug '08

Jeff, Clarity looks great. Can't wait to sail with you guys next June in the San Juans. You guys ARE going to be there ....right??!! Sean and Jo M23 "Dauntless" www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)

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Re: M_Boats: I is a sale'r
by Larry E Yake 25 Aug '08

25 Aug '08

Congratulations on your first sail with your M17! Lake Lowell, huh? I take it you're in the Nampa area. Have fun at Lucky Peak. I sailed there once 30 some years ago, but do most of my sailing in north Idaho now. Larry Yake 1976 M17 #200 CornDog On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:23:09 -0400 larrypegg(a)aol.com writes: > > Well we made it to the lake. (Lake Lowell ) ID > Local lake is a bit low so the first ramp was closed and I thought > we wouldn't get to launch. > The other ramp was fine and we had a great time and no mishaps. > We never put up the jib we were just trying everything out. > We had a great time and can't wait till tomorrow to go to a Real > Lake. (Lucky Peak) ID > I think Old Bill would be proud. > > > > > > At your service > > Larry Pegg > Soon to be > Pilgrim #55 > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > ____________________________________________________________ Get the shot you need with a discreet new spy camera. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m1Eqz3qSKOLH9k82Bm2hWRXO…

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M23 Clarity!
by Bill Lamica 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

New sailboat added to the Photo Site! Lots of photos of M23 Clarity owned by Jeff Packer of Washington state Start at the What's new page http://www.msogphotosite.com/WhasNew.html

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Re: M_Boats: Steve Pearse's comments
by John R. Butler 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

I must agree with Steve's comments that he learns something new every time he goes out. I've only been sailing for 70+ years, and I still learn something new EVERY time I go out. If you don't learn something new each trip, you just weren't paying attention, or listening to your craft, or watching the weather. Captain Alan Villiers in his book "The War With Cape Horn" quotes this from Captain Robert Miethe about his four-masted bark Pitlochry: "She listened to the wind . . . " When your M15 listens to the wind, try to hear what she is hearing, then see if you can hear it, too. Steve, I have fond memories of Whidbey Island--I flew out of Port Angeles for 4 and a half years. 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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2007 Isle Royale Trip
by John and DesAnne Hippe 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

Hello All, A while ago I wrote about my trip last year around Isle Royale in Lake Superior. I have finally posted some pictures on the web. You can view the pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/jdhippe I will be going back up there again in about a week and a half. I will be leaving the weekend before Labor Day and will be out for about 11 or 12 days. John Hippe M-15

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'stuck' M-15 centerboard…
by Bobbie Mayer 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

If you are launching on a beach ramp or landing on a beach you may get pebbles stuck in under the centerboard (orbetween the centerboard and its slot.) I haven't tried pushing from the top but on occasion I could crawl under the trailer, see the pebble, and push it out. The centerboard rope also gets stuck sometimes if it is allowed to stay loose (hard to describe but it does.) Bobbie

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Re: M_Boats: (no subject)
by Orlando Velez 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

It was off white with green. ----- Original Message ---- From: "htmills(a)zoominternet.net" <htmills(a)zoominternet.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 11:47:44 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: (no subject) What colors? -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission..com] On Behalf Of Orlando Velez Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 10:17 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: (no subject) Today I saw an M15 being trailered south on the New York Turnpike near Pelham Bay. Is the owner on this board? Is the first time I see one around here besides mine. Orlando Velez M15 #266 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1629 - Release Date: 8/23/2008 1:16 PM _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Beckson Overstock and Overrun Specials
by Larry E Yake 23 Aug '08

23 Aug '08

Here's a link to a site with some deeply discounted deckplates, opening ports, hawse pipes, etc. For example, all the opening ports are marked down to $40, original prices as high as $130. Don't need anything myself, but I'm sure someone out there does. http://www.beckson.com/overstock.html ____________________________________________________________ Are you a homeowner in debt? Need cash now? Click here to refinance your mortgage. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m3eRi3RnWEKdiftSvnb1YOrW…

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