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WTB M15 or M17 in NC
by Chet Orton 03 May '09

03 May '09

It's a new month so I thought I'd post this again. I want to buy an M15 or M17. I'm in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina and I'm willing to drive several hours for a good boat at a fair price. Thanks.Chet

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Re: M_Boats: Bottom Paint Freak-out! Long
by JDavies104＠aol.com 03 May '09

03 May '09

My M-17 came from an owner who kept it in salt water, and consequently it has copper-colored ablative bottom paint. It's been dry-sailed now for over a year, and it's not going back into a wet slip, so I wonder what would be a good recommendation for an environmentally friendly bottom paint that will look beautiful and last forever on a trailer-sailed boat? Thanks, Rick M-17 #633 Lynne L ************** Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003)

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Re: M_Boats: Chesapeake Cruise May 20 ish to May 25
by treed＠communitycareinc.com 03 May '09

03 May '09

Joe....have you had a sail cover made for your M17. What where the measurements you used. I want to compare yours to what I'm coming up.with...Thanks,....T E. Tony Reed -----Original Message----- From: "Joe Murphy" <seagray(a)embarqmail.com> Subj: Re: M_Boats: Chesapeake Cruise May 20 ish to May 25 Date: Sat May 2, 2009 7:35 pm Size: 1K To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"<montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Let me know what you find at Cape Charles. I'm sailing up there later this summer. Have a great time. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Kelch" <doug_kelch(a)yahoo.com> To: "Montgomery" <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:29 AM Subject: M_Boats: Chesapeake Cruise May 20 ish to May 25 Well it looks like I can get away for a 4 day cruise over Memorial day weekend, May 22 - May 25. Stan Winarski can start as early as May 20 th. The location will be the Southern Chesapeake, Mobjack Bay area about 30 miles north of Hampton VA. Let me know if you are interested and when you want to start. If you can spend the week make sure I know that as others may be able to do that as well. Once I get a list and start dates I will suggest an itinerary. If the weather cooperates I would love to cross the bay to Cape Charles. Thanks Doug Kelch _______________________________________________ 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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Re: M_Boats: sail batten taper,You'll never know til you try 'em
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 03 May '09

03 May '09

Dave, Dedication to the airfoil is a large part of sailing right?? Then dedication to the Hydrodynamics, Meteorology, Mixology, Enology,..... Tapered battens also extend the length of your mainsail by allowing the battens to transition smoothly rather than provide a 'hard' spot at the end of each batten pocket. Better shape, longer life, and faster shape. All is good. I get mine from Ullman Sails - they taper them, reasonably priced too! NFIW. I give them the measurement of the pocket plus about 1/2 or 3/8 longer so I can 'custom' fit them. 40 grit to length then sand all edges with 150 grit. Tape over the inboard end is a good idea. Make sure you get the 'certified organically grown' ones. Take Care, Have Fun, Go Sailing GO M-17 # 316a "LB/GF" That ain't bad gelcoat...it's patina! In a message dated 5/2/2009 7:52:53 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, wdscobie(a)yahoo.com writes: that is dedication to the airfoil connie. of the three monty mains i now have (two for SCRED and one for SWEET PEA), none have tapered battens. M17s is mckibben. SCREDs are mckibben and E/P. dave scobie M17 #375 - sweet pea (http://www.m17-375.webs.com) M15 #288 - SCRED (for sale, http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! **************Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. Try the new Email Toolbar now! (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown00000027)

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Re: M_Boats: Gel Cells
by bownez＠juno.com 03 May '09

03 May '09

Cris, I deal with batteries all the time. If there is a half price sale on them, make sure you check the date codes. Batteries WILL sulfate sitting in the shelf. Thus, you are paying for a battery with a shorter life expectancy. You get what you pay for. (old adage?) Bones ____________________________________________________________ Earn a degree in Criminal Justice and work as a Police officer. Click here for more info. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTEe1XNxXGrmJp5dqaxJnpZwpv…

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Chesapeake Cruise May 20 ish to May 25
by Doug Kelch 03 May '09

03 May '09

Well it looks like I can get away for a 4 day cruise over Memorial day weekend, May 22 - May 25. Stan Winarski can start as early as May 20 th. The location will be the Southern Chesapeake, Mobjack Bay area about 30 miles north of Hampton VA. Let me know if you are interested and when you want to start. If you can spend the week make sure I know that as others may be able to do that as well. Once I get a list and start dates I will suggest an itinerary. If the weather cooperates I would love to cross the bay to Cape Charles. Thanks Doug Kelch

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17 electricals
by Tom Jenkins 02 May '09

02 May '09

Any of you out there with a factory electrical system on your recent vintage 17 could save me a lot of time and aggravation. My lights all work, but the auxiliary receptacle will not run a spotlight (although it reads battery voltage on a VOM), and the center terminal is negative rather than positive. This is unprecedented on any 12 VDC system I have seen. Is it more likely that the battery was hooked up backwards, or that the receptacle was improperly wired. And what's with the inability to handle any current? Needless to say, comments will be appreciated, and all my electricity to charge the battery is "green" from the hydro plant a mile away. Tom Jenkins 2004 M17 Scintilla

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Re: M_Boats: sail batten taper
by W David Scobie 02 May '09

02 May '09

that is dedication to the airfoil connie. of the three monty mains i now have (two for SCRED and one for SWEET PEA), none have tapered battens. M17s is mckibben. SCREDs are mckibben and E/P. dave scobie M17 #375 - sweet pea (http://www.m17-375.webs.com) M15 #288 - SCRED (for sale, http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred) --- On Sat, 5/2/09, chbenneck(a)sbcglobal.net <chbenneck(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: Hi Andrei, Re: Sail Battens Sail battens should be tapered from the luff end ( thinnest section) to the leach end (thickest section). The idea of the battens is to keep the sail shape and extend it as far as the sail maker can; increasing sail area. So, at the luff end, you want a thin batten that will easily conform to the curve of the sail, but then get progressively thicker to add support at the leach end. Bought battens hardly ever - unless you can get good tapered ones from your sail maker - fulfill that requirement. I always bought ash stock, and then planed my battens to the thinness I wanted. You run the risk of breaking a batten in heavy winds, but under normal sailing conditions you have optimally shaped sails. What you want to avoid is having thick battens in your sails so that there is a hard break in the sail where the batten pocket starts.\ T'ain't good for the sail aerodynamics; and t'ain't good for the sail. Connie

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Re: M_Boats: Two questions - sail battens
by W David Scobie 02 May '09

02 May '09

andrei: who is the sailmaker? if SEAWEED has mckibben sails i can measure the batten sizes from SWEET PEA. dave scobie M17 #375 - sweet pea (http://www.m17-375.webs.com) M15 #288 - SCRED (for sale, http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred) --- On Fri, 5/1/09, Andrei Caldararu <andreic(a)math.wisc.edu> wrote: Hello, I am now preparing my M-17 for the first real sail of the year, and I came up with two questions. 1) Does anyone know what is the thickness of the battens for the mainsail? One of my battens is missing, and I ordered new ones, but the ones I ordered is 3/16" thick. Now by measuring mine they seem thinner, perhaps 1/8 at most. Does anyone know? Thanks, Andrei. 1982 M-17 Seaweed

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Re: M_Boats: Bottom Paint Freak-out! Long
by bownez＠juno.com 02 May '09

02 May '09

So GO, When you state "you have no desire to have a boat to be wet-sailed" do you mean you do not want a boat that sits in a slip? I love trailer sailing a great deal, but the ability to step aboard your boat, load supplies and crew, and head out into the big blue certainly makes for more sailing time. Please clarify. Your hippy buddy Bones ____________________________________________________________ Turn any room into a work of art. Click now for beautiful oriental rugs! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTGfkXSgMRIfpGGF3vXv0xDhn1…

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