June 2010 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Heck of a deal for someone on the West Coast!
by kdocter 03 Jun '10

03 Jun '10

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/boa/1770859184.html M-15 for $1500 OBO! Unbelievable! Somebody grab it! Located in Palo Alto, Ca. Kendall (too far away in Louisiana!)

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Re: M_Boats: Hit by lightning? Let me know!
by bownez＠juno.com 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Hello Gordon and M-Boat Gang, I deal with UPS/battery back up systems and have seen many units that have taken a lightning hit. Some survive, some are turned into burned junk. The UPS system usually does it job by sacrificing itself to protect the expensive load equipment. However, what I see in the field, is that lightning will do whatever it pleases. You think it will follow one path and it takes another. It is completely unpredictable. Is a grounding system a good idea on a sailboat? I would say absolutely. I have read of sailors that will clamp heavy jumper cables to standing rigging and drag the ends in the water. Could that save you and your boat? Maybe. I'm thrilled to watch thunderstorms as well, but I'd also like to be around long enough to spend my IRA. Summer has arrived in Mn. Later, Bones ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

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Re: M_Boats: Mooring Sailing
by ndorf＠surfbest.net 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

FWIW: Bill Tosh sells an anchor riding sail on his website, see photo: http://www.tcboats.com/blwood2.htm

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Socal Potters San Diego Weekend Photos
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Capt Howie of Socal Potter fame posted this photo album of the San Diego Weekend we all shared in late April _http://howies.net/socalpotter/chulavista2010/_ (http://howies.net/socalpotter/chulavista2010/) ...Some fun shots in there. Lot's of "behind the scene's stories" to a lot of the pictures. Hahaha ....there were numerous "adventures" that weekend, the last but certainly not the least of which was Howie being asked (as he un-stepped his mast) if an un-identified model could pose with his boat for a photo shoot....no lie! hahaha The pictures Howie's wife Judy took of his antics in the background are priceless! This was taking place as I de-keeled Dauntless and another Potter sailor de-masted thanks to some inattention to a big Pine tree next to the parking lot. Yes....it was a circus at the Launch ramp that day! Everyone survived! Sean M23 "Dauntless"

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