March 2009 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

attaching hardward to spars
by Flickasf＠aol.com 01 Mar '09

01 Mar '09

Depending on the application and thickness of the spar, I would either use aluminum rivets or tap the spar and use bolts. If you use stainless be sure to coat it with silicon or something to prevent electrolysis. On my M 15 I used rivets to attach hardware to the boom. Bert Felton M 15, Zephyr ************** You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. (http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi00000001)

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Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
by eisenee＠aol.com 01 Mar '09

01 Mar '09

In a message dated 3/1/2009 7:53:13 A.M. Central Standard Time, mayrel(a)hughes.net writes: wife is 5'4" @ 135, we're both soon to be 62 but in good physical condition, and very young at heart. Our desire is to be able to explore the ICW and occasionally **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=htt… %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62)

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My mast DID come down once
by Brian Gilbert 01 Mar '09

01 Mar '09

Hi All... My mast DID come down once... I never quite figured out exactly how, but as close as I can tell, it's because I used a lube on the masthead threads. The boat was in a freshwater lake, at my wife's uncle's house, had been there for a season. We used to get ski boats coming through every Sat and Sun, setting up a wicked short chop that would whip the mast back and forth for a few moments. It was a lousy place t keep a boat in retrospect, but it was in the water and allowed me to spend more time sailing... I usually sail alone and launching & trailering is too big a job for one person to do every time you sail. I had replaced the masthead and used all new stainless bolts. I didn't want them to sieze in the aluminum, so I lubed the threads with a little Desitin. When I got to the boat, the masthead was off... NONE of the bolts were there... and the turnbuckle body in the forestay was gone. I believe all three of the masthead bolts had worked their way out, but tension held the cap in place. What brought the mast down was the turnbuckle working its way off... I had neglected to wire it. Fortunately, this was with my previous boat. No real damage other than a bent mast step bracket and a few scratches. When I reassembled everything, I used Loctite. I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do, but I knew I had gotten it wrong before & didn't want a repeat! Best Brian Gilbert Author, Fix It And Sail, The Complete Trailer Sailer On Mar 1, 2009, at 12:26 PM, montgomery_boats-request(a)mailman.xmission.com wrote: > You might see if this arrangement will work for you: > http://www.dca.uk.com/articles/reefing.htm > > Permatex COPPER based anti sieze is supposed to be the one to use > for aluminum/stainless. > > I > used this on some stainless screws at the masthead and the screws > never > seem tight.? I am always afraid they will come out on their own. > > I > recently removed a lot of hardware from my old mast and boom.? The > really old stainless screws were essentially welded to aluminum after > some 25 years.? The ones I put in 10 years ago were starting to > corrode > but were still removable.

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Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
by Wudnboatlovr＠aol.com 01 Mar '09

01 Mar '09

I have a clean M17 in Eastern NC for sale. Trailer is marginal, but solid. For details please contact Leif Eriksson at _hsgleif(a)aol.com_ (mailto:hsgleif@aol.com) . Complete description and pictures are available. Thanks, Leif Eriksson **************You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. (http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi00000001)

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Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
by treed＠communitycareinc.com 01 Mar '09

01 Mar '09

John and Jay....My boat have the electrical package which about the only option available and is setting on a trailer so you can get a good at the boat. Climbing aboard will be no problem either. If you decide to take a look at mine just drop me a email to treed(a)communitycareinc.com and I will send you my mobile number. Best Tony E. Tony Reed -----Original Message----- From: "John Merrell" <mayrel(a)hughes.net> Subj: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 Date: Sun Mar 1, 2009 9:48 am Size: 3K To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"<montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Good Morning Tony, Thankyou for your response. It's interesting how things work out. I had planned to head to Florida next friday to view a Precision 18 but have had some difficulty with the owner. We had looked at the M17's last year, but weren't too successful locating one to view. So yesterday I decided to try once again to locate a willing owner to let us view their M17. We've had three so far, and one in Louisiana that happens to be for sale! So, we may have found our perfect boat!? We are retiring this year and want to do some extended exploring of the ICW as well as sail out from time to time(weather pending). We also wanted to keep the size manageable for trailering, sailing, launching/retrieving and storing in a standard garage. The M17 is hard to beat. But we need to see one in person to be sure. Again, we appreciate your kind offer. We may in fact take you up on it; we have some friends that live in Brentwood. We'll keep in touch.... Regards, John and Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: <treed(a)communitycareinc.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 7:47 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 > John and Jay....I will be more than happy for you to see mind. I live in > Nashville and the boat is at Ky Lake about an hour or so NW of Nashville. > It is a 2008 model. > Regards > Tony > > E. Tony Reed > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: sandyal55(a)aol.com > Subj: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 > Date: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:56 pm > Size: 1K > To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > > http://members.ij.net/wctss/wctss/index.htm > > Contact these folks in the Tampa area. They are a smallcraft sailng club. > Mostly trailerable sailboats. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Merrell <mayrel(a)hughes.net> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 8:34 pm > Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 > > > > Greetings, > We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the > southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. > We > have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for > sale. > We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to > shop for > a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you > never know > till you make an effort. > I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger > sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate > to the > Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing > while we > can. > Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa > Florida > area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' > nearby or > on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat! > > Sincerely, John and Joy > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! --- message truncated ---

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Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
by treed＠communitycareinc.com 01 Mar '09

01 Mar '09

John and Jay....I will be more than happy for you to see mind. I live in Nashville and the boat is at Ky Lake about an hour or so NW of Nashville. It is a 2008 model. Regards Tony E. Tony Reed -----Original Message----- From: sandyal55(a)aol.com Subj: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 Date: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:56 pm Size: 1K To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com http://members.ij.net/wctss/wctss/index.htm Contact these folks in the Tampa area. They are a smallcraft sailng club. Mostly trailerable sailboats. -----Original Message----- From: John Merrell <mayrel(a)hughes.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 8:34 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat! Sincerely, John and Joy _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! --- message truncated ---

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