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Re: M_Boats: The Border Run videos
by TOMMYVAL＠aol.com 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Thanks for sending this along, another great Sean production. The GoPro is a sweet little camera. There's always next year. Gary Valetti M17 In a message dated 3/22/2012 12:06:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, leyake(a)juno.com writes: For those of you who don't follow the Trailer Sailor Montomery Forum or the Havasu Pocket Cruisers message board and may not have seen these, here are the links to the videos Sean made of our adventure in The Border Run race from Newport Beach to San Diego in Sean's Montgomery 23 Dauntless. "The Start" http://youtu.be/YyipfLcPGgE "On the Course" http://youtu.be/IC-vImrJAmE

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Varnish
by Jeffrey Johnston 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Although I have refinished everything else with Sikkens Cetol Marine Natural Teak (and like the look), for now I want to keep the hatch boards and side slides varnish as they are varnished currently and it seems harder. Any concensus on which varnish to use to add a few+ coats. I do not desire a two-part. Jeff+

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The Border Run videos
by Larry E Yake 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

For those of you who don't follow the Trailer Sailor Montomery Forum or the Havasu Pocket Cruisers message board and may not have seen these, here are the links to the videos Sean made of our adventure in The Border Run race from Newport Beach to San Diego in Sean's Montgomery 23 Dauntless. "The Start" http://youtu.be/YyipfLcPGgE "On the Course" http://youtu.be/IC-vImrJAmE

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Lee Sail Covers
by Hale Irwin 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

I will be ordering, sail cover, jib bag and boom tent from Lee Sail Covers. I like the sound of the fabric and thread they use over the sunbrella I used on my Pearson-27. The fabric is weather max 80: A unique engineered polymer material designed specifically for constant outdoor use. It is extremely UV resistant and extremely resistant to fading and color loss. This material provides breathe ability, abrasion resistant and eliminates sagging. This material is also water repellant and mildew resistant, and unlike coated fabrics will not crack in cold weather. Due to this material’s special formulation it cleans easily with mild detergent. Mildew stains are easily removed with a solution of 1 cup of bleach and ½ cup of mild detergent in a gallon of water, without affecting the color fastness of the material. We only carry WeatherMax80. Eco-friendly WeatherMax fabric is 100% recyclable SEMPER FI ........ Hale Montgomery-15 #662 TUN TAVERN

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Hello... again!
by Jeff 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

Haven't been on here for a while. I'm Jeff. Moved to Bellingham WA from eastern WA this past September. The boats been on the trailer since but looking forward to putting it in the salt water soon. :-)

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Re: M_Boats: Harken windward sheeting traveler
by Larry E Yake 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Yes, it does that at times. I throw a half hitch on each side of the car with the loose tail when that happens. >>Thanks, Larry. Do you notice any problem with the car flopping around in light air and waves when neither cleat is hard-closed? Rick

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Re: M_Boats: Harken windward sheeting traveler
by Larry E Yake 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Have fun, Rick. You'll love the new traveler. On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:10:21 -0400 Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> writes: > Larry, > > Just finished the installation (carefully reading the instructions), > and it > looks pretty much like yours. I'll be trying it out in a Spring > Regatta on > Saturday. Thanks to you and all the others for the tips and > suggestions. > > Rick > M17 #633 > Lynne L > > On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, Larry E Yake <leyake(a)juno.com> wrote: > >>>I will only have 2:1 - the deck block is only a direction changer > so I > > can > > pull the car to windward from a seated position. The return to > the > > becket > > tube is in accordance with the Harken instructions, adjusted so > the car > > doesn't hit the other end of the track. > > > >>>Larry, i want the car to be able to travel right to the end of > the > > track. > > If the stop knot in the becket tube doesn't do the job I thought > of > > glueing a heavy rubber pad to the cockpit side to take the impact. > Would > > this work? > > > > Rick, > > I have attached a picture of my rig. With this simple layout I can > pull > > the car to windward easily in the strongest of wind conditions. No > need > > to complicate things with extra blocks and lines. If I follow your > plan > > correctly, you will be running the release line through a turning > block > > near the end of the track. The problem I see with that is it will > > restrict your ability to yank the line up out of the cleat if you > > suddenly want to release the car. In gusty weather, if I have the > car to > > windward at all, I sail with the release line in my hand instead > of the > > mainsheet. Yanking it out of the cleat drops the car to leeward > > instantly, which dumps a lot of the air out of the main without > > destroying the sail shape like releasing the mainsheet will. > > Larry > >

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Re: M_Boats: Hello... again!
by Larry E Yake 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Hi Jeff, I'll probably get over there for a bit of cruising this summer sometime, but there's no "official" M boat cruise until 2013. How is the restoration of Clarity progressing? Larry On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:46:21 -0700 (PDT) Jeff <northwave20(a)yahoo.com> writes: > Hi Larry, > Yes, no longer living in Marcus. In Bellingham and getting ready to > put the boat in beginning of April. > Are you planning any San Jaun cruises this year? > > Jeff Packer > M23 Clarity > > > ________________________________ > From: Larry E Yake <leyake(a)juno.com> > To: northwave20(a)yahoo.com; montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:01 PM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Hello... again! > > Jeff P.? Glad to hear from you. Been wondering if you were still at > Marcus. Hope to see you in the San Juans sometime. > Larry Yake > M17 CornDog > > On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:08:53 -0700 (PDT) Jeff > <northwave20(a)yahoo.com> > writes: > > Haven't been on here for a while. I'm Jeff. Moved to Bellingham > WA > > from eastern WA this past September. The boats been on the > trailer > > since but looking forward to putting it in the salt water soon. > :-) > > > > > >

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Re: M_Boats: Hello... again!
by Larry E Yake 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Jeff P.? Glad to hear from you. Been wondering if you were still at Marcus. Hope to see you in the San Juans sometime. Larry Yake M17 CornDog On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:08:53 -0700 (PDT) Jeff <northwave20(a)yahoo.com> writes: > Haven't been on here for a while. I'm Jeff. Moved to Bellingham WA > from eastern WA this past September. The boats been on the trailer > since but looking forward to putting it in the salt water soon. :-) > >

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Cockpit Canopy
by Bill Wickett 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

We want to get a cockpit canopy made, or make one ourselves. I have pored over various pictures of M-boat gatherings looking at the different setups. I think some stiff battens or PVC conduit will work across each end, and a lift loop in the centre for the halyard. I have a real nice picture of what I recall is Larry Yake's "Corn Dog" at anchor. Question is what fabrics have people used, or like. Choices are Sunbrella (or similar) or Nylon. Sunbrella fabric gives very good shade. Not sure how bulky it would be to stow. Nylon, depending on the weight, may give some glare, but will roll up very compactly. Opinions anyone? Thanks. Bill

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