September 2012 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

M-23 expected price?
by Todd Bradley 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Hi - I am trying to find out any information on what one might expect to pay if you could find a M23 in need of some work? Thanks for any feedback. Todd

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St1000 or st2000 auto pilot
by Mack Warner 03 Sep '12

03 Sep '12

I have had both of these auto pilots. The 1000 does not have the poundage of push, speed and length of push as the 2000. I used mine on a Cat 27 and broke parts inside, but fixed free by Raymarine. 2 year warranty. I used it everytime I sailed, which was probably 200 days the first year. Remote is a separate part. $320. Pricey but I loved it. Both can do seatalk etc. i used the 2000 on a Ranger 28 and with the spade rudder, there was a good pull on the tiller. Remembering how lite the pressure on the tiller on my M17 was, I would change how to mount it. Instructions say to put the pin in the tiller 18 inches from pivot point. I would play with it before drilling and could get it down to 12 inches. The 2000 would work faster and further throws. It has more than enough strength to toss the outboard rudder around. Plus it put the mount closer to the stern, leaving more space for walk abouts. Mack Warner Sent from my iPad

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Re: M_Boats: How much I can expect to negotiate the price for a new M17
by hikickracing＠gmail.com 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

5.75k 74 m17 for a ready to sail boat with great inventory outboard, trailer, and lots of extras in tampa fl. Listed on msog, 'jindo' T-Mobile. America’s First Nationwide 4G Network ----- Reply message ----- From: "Tom Smith" <openboatt(a)gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: How much I can expect to negotiate the price for a new M17 Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2012 8:19 pm Well there you go gentlemen. An M17 that you can call your own for 4k. Yes, you'll have to do some work. And you'll probably have to do a little traveling. But if you buy, you'll get to know your boat, and if you travel, you'll get to know this beautiful country... t

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Port Townsend Small Craft Skills Academy
by Daniel Rich 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

I arrived in Port Townsend today for the academy. Can't wait to get started tomorrow. I already saw an M15 in the water. Quick blog post about it here: http://danielsailingandcycling.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/small-craft-sailing… Daniel

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How much I can expect to negotiate the price for a new M17
by Ronald McNeil 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

Hello all. This is my first posting as an MSOG member. I’ve been mostly lake sailing for the past 5 years on my Columbia 23, which I recently sold. It was a beautiful boat but I wanted to down size and get something newer. After researching every boat I could think of I really think the M17 is the boat for me. But I haven’t seen any for sale in my area of Phoenix, or within 300 miles for that matter. So I am now considering purchasing a new one, which leads me to my first question. Does anyone know how much I should expect to pay for a new boat? I know the approximate list price but I don’t know how much I can expect to negotiate the price. Thanks, Ron

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