April 2011 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Advice regarding some damage to bow
by Daniel Rich 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

Montypals: OK, many of you have seen my video about my maiden voyage in M15 #208. Thanks for all the nice comments. Now, when I got her back on the trailer, I didn't get her all the way forward like I should have, She was about 2-3 inches short of the bumper. So, when driving home over potholed Sonoma county roads, she jostled around and caused a bit of damage to the bow. The spot is above the pad eye where the hook goes to hold her to the trailer. It is about 1 inch by say 1/2 inch of damage. The gelcoat is sort of bashed off to expose some underlying fiberglass. There is no hole or crack. Structurally it is fine. So, what would be a simple way to repair this? I don't need it to be too cosmetically perfect. The boat is from 1982! Epoxy? Marinetex? Thoughts here? Daniel

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M17 373
by Earl Landers 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

As I have posted previously, I purchased M17 373 at the end of last year. It was an abused/distressed vessel L. The keel was stuck, the trailer had issues, it had no floor and there was a fracture of the hull. I am happy to report that all those issues have been resolved an she is sailing again J http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=37636 <http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=37636&id=100000835691253&l=4e5bf09248 > &id=100000835691253&l=4e5bf09248 This link will take you to a Facebook album with a few before, during and after pictures. I would like to thank the members of this mail list for their help in getting this project completed. I would also like to thank my friend Woody for his coaching and opinions J Earl Landers

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Re: M_Boats: M17 373
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

Earl, Nice job and thanks for the info. We all appreciate the sharing of methods, tools and ideas. Enjoy your boat. Looks like a good one. Gary O.

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Daniel, how to avoid the damage
by Flickasf 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Daniel, Next time your M 15 is not all the way forward on the trailer, before you strap her down, drive a little way in the parking lot and hit your brakes. The boat will snug up against the bow stop. You may need to repeat the process. Also if you have any trouble pulling her out, put a little dish soap on the bunks and keel support. You can always use an environmentally friendly product. Bert Felton

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Re: M_Boats: racing my M23
by Larry E Yake 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

>So when is the next San Juan trip? Annual? Bi-annual? >Jeff Probably semi-annual. Larry

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CB winch overwrap?
by Earl Landers 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Hi All, Is there a method or technique that prevents the Center Board pendant from over wrapping itself on the winch. My pendant keeps getting stuck. It appears that the angle of the bridgedeck/winch is such that it causes the overwrap. We tried wrapping the winch backwards and that didn't seem right either. Any suggestions?

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Video of Daniel's maiden voyage and sail trim questions
by Karen and Smiley 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Daniel, Thanks for sharing your video, It has me all pumped up about getting my M 15 from Stan Froseth soon. I do have questions for you and the gallery here. I noticed that you did not tension the main sail down haul taught enough for up wind sailing? Is there a down haul on the M15 or did you not have enough purchase to get the wrinkles off the mast luff? Additionally and maybe it was the point of sail you were on it seemed like the outhaul did not have much room to be tensioned. I guess the general question comes into play about sail trim, I know what we like about the M 15 is its simplicity but surely a flatter main sail would assist in going to weather and pointing higher. I really thank you all for the sail trim input and just can't wait to see for myself how to trim this boat up and what she does in all kinds of wind. Thanks Smiley Smiley and Karen magoo252(a)comcast.net

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removal
by Paul Guislain 02 Apr '11

02 Apr '11

Please discontinue mailing service

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Doug/ where to get your ladder
by Flickasf 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Doug, You can order the ladder that is made for the Potter 19 directly from Windline. You'll also get your best price there. Bert Felton

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Re: M_Boats: swim ladder preference?
by Larry E Yake 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Doug, The Windline telescoping ladders are pretty sweet. They make a 3 step model that is available everywhere, and a 4 step model they make for the Potter 19 that is even better. You can order it from International Marine. Larry On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:40:19 -0700 (PDT) Doug Kelch <doug_kelch(a)yahoo.com> writes: > I need to add a swim ladder to a non-Montgomery boat. The one on my > M15 is > fairly short and was thinking of using a 3 or 4 step telescoping > ladder. > > What is current best choice out there? > > Thanks > > Doug Kelch > "Seas the Day" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet! > >

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