July 2010 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Stuck centerboard
by Seawitch 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

To those of you who responded to my request for help with solving this problem, many thanks. Yesterday, my son in law and I proceded with a plan of attack. We decided to attempt to beach the boat, and careen her. We motored up to the selected sandy beach. We got up to fairly shallow and then grounded. Since I was concerned about putting so much pressure on the mast using the topping lift, we attached anchors from two locations on the starboard side of the boat and then carried them over the boat and hauled the boat over onto the port side. Unfortunately, this did not achieve what we had hoped in getting the keel to where we could access it to observe the centerboard slot. So, to plan B. I had purchased a long slim metal dowel-like thing, actually a sign holder available at Lowes. It had a ring at the top which made it easy to hang on to. So, we righted the boat and then moved it back out into the water to where the keel was no longer dragging. I boarded the boat, and passed the dowel into the rope hole and down into the centerboard slot. My son in law then took a long thin butcher knife and went under the boat and located the tip of the dowel on one side of the centerboard and would run the knife up the slot and attempt to get whatever was up there to drop out. This was done several times on both sides of the centerboard. Finally, he was able to jostle the board around and if finally came down. Then he took sand paper and went under again and sanded on both sides of the board in an attempt to remove any goo stuck to the board. Unfortunately, when I would raise the board again, it would stick and so we had to repeat the jostling procedure again. This is a temporary fix and in the fall when I take the boat out of the water we will need to work on a more permanent solution. I wanted to try to find blueboard foam to place on the trailer bunks so I can get the boat higher on the trailer so we can get under it. So far have not been successful locating it at Home Depot or Lowes. But at any rate I can now enjoy sailing for the rest of the summer and into the fall. Fair Winds, Smooth Sailing! Sandra(Seawitch #617)

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Re: M_Boats: Advice sought - wire to rope halyard
by ndorf＠surfbest.net 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

Rick, point well taken (no pun) Neil

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Re: M_Boats: question for Jeff Packer
by ndorf＠surfbest.net 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

Robbin, Sean Mulligan (of Havasu Pocket Cruisers fame) has an M23 and he has done extensive repairs to his boat. In fact, he probably deserves the "King of Keel" crown for delicate surgery on replacing keel ballast and other such projects. I could only wish to be half as talented with my hands... In fact he probably hasn't responded yet only because he works long on and off shifts on his job. Anyway, here's his site with photos-a-plenty. http://havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/?g=20711458&cr=1 Hey Sean, how are you healing up after that soccer match with your trailer hitch? Fair Winds all, Neil Dorf M15 #342 Roseville CA

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m-15 reefing question
by mrh219＠yahoo.com 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

This past weekend winds were well over 15mph, with higher gusts and changeable from south to west, so I tied in a first reef on the main and used my smaller jib (78%). The sailing was great with two additional passengers, but I seemed to find myself with a lee helm when not hard on the wind. Is this usual in this setup, or did I do something wrong? On another note I recently sailed with a Core Sound 17. He finally left me behind, but it took a long time, which I was pretty happy with since he had 2 feet more waterline.

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Stalling the rudder
by Daniel Rich 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

I read the review from Small Craft Advisor about the M-15. Really nice review. One thing they say is that the rudder can stall. What does that mean? It is a long and thin rudder, so somebody apparently replaced theirs with a shorter broader one. Thoughts? Daniel

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(no subject)
by upchucky 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men. The Shadow do.

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Raising mainsheet block cleat for easier release
by Al Williams 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

My mainsheet block is still inverted. It is raised off the floor using a spacer tube on a pennant from the traveler, very similar to Pony Engine. I like the setup very much especially when the wind pipes up. Al Williams

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Sailor's Taylor Covers
by Jim Poulakis 18 Jul '10

18 Jul '10

Hi fellow sailors, Any of y'all have a Sailor's Taylor cover for your M-17? How's it working out for you? I'm specifically looking at the polyester Mooring/Trailering model with two vents. Jim M-17 "Spirit"

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Re: M_Boats: Raising mainsheet block cleat for easier release
by Bill Riker 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

Hi Gordon, My M15 has a block/cam cleat that releases with an upward pull; I believe it's original equipment. It's much easier to change the fitting than the attachment point. Bill Riker M15 - #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- >From: Gordon Gilbert <Gordon(a)FinancialWriting.net> >Sent: Jul 16, 2010 10:21 AM >To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> >Subject: M_Boats: Raising mainsheet block cleat for easier release > >I was enjoying a fun, lively sail on Lake Michigan yesterday when a lull in the wind, followed by a hard gust, knocked me over a good bit. Part of the problem was that I was on the leeward side at the time, adjusting the jib sheet, away from my usual windward position (in gusty conditions, with one foot near the mainsheet cleat if I need to release it quickly). The low position of the cleat, and the downward pull needed to release the sheet, can make it difficult to release the sheet quickly. > >The situation has me wanting to raise my mainsheet cleat higher off of the cockpit floor to facilitate quicker release from anywhere in the cockpit. I've tried doing this using a loop of line or shackles, but the problem with that is that the block, shackles and whatever else bang around like crazy when I'm reaching or running in light and/or sloppy conditions. > >Has anyone developed a solution? > >Thanks! > >Gordon > > > >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > >Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!

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Re: M_Boats: Sailor's Taylor Covers
by TOMMYVAL＠aol.com 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

Will be calling next week, getting new standing rigging, new hatch boards and be back in the water next year

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