July 2013 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Thanks for the Welcome Tom!
by Carol Barber 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

I grew up in Rockport! Lived on Mazatlan in Key Allegro:) Carol B

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Looking for any Montgomery's or Sage's on Fern Ridge Reservoir, Eugene, Oregon
by Michael Mann 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Looking for any Montgomery's or Sage's on Fern Ridge Reservoir, Eugene, Oregon. Would be interested in a day sail. Regards, Michael Mann

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Single Handing an M15
by Daniel Rich 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Montypals: I just made a new blog post about how I single hand my M15 Kestrel. I am an intermediate sailor, so much of what I say will seem obvious to many of you. Nonetheless, some may find it useful. I also have a video in the posting. Here is the link if you are interested. http://danielsailingandcycling.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/how-to-launch-and-s… Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich(a)gmail.com

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New member introduction
by Carol Barber 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

Hi, my name is Carol and I grew up sailing a Montgomery 17 along the Gulf Coast of Tx with my dad. After he passed, the boat sat for nearly 15 years, but I'm proud to report that she has been resurected! Although I had not sailed in over 20 years, my husband and I have made it our mission to make her seaworthy and learn to sail her. We are in Michigan and we primarily stick to inland lakes, but look forward to gaining enough experience and confidence to tackle the Great Lakes! And what an amazing boat! We are overwhelmed by the compliments we get on her.

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Raising Mast on the Water
by Michael Murphy 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

Last week I launched on a canal leading to the Albemarle Sound. It was so narrow that even a small wake from a passing boat could rock the top of the mast into overhanging trees. Therefore this week I practiced raising/lowering the mast on the water. I like to steer with the rudder, not the engine, while motoring. With the mast on the center-line mounted crutch it's impossible to ship the rudder, so an alternative way to support the mast was needed. Two 1 by 3's fastened together with an eye-bolt made an X- frame support for the mast. The legs sit on the seats & are held in place with small lines threaded through 2 existing eye-straps on the transom. Two other lines provide fore & aft stability. One runs forward to a cleat in the cockpit; the other goes behind the X-frame to a rear toe-rail cleat. The tiller can swing between the legs of the frame. My normal method of raising the mast consists of lifting the mast to my shoulder while in the cockpit & stepping into the cabin and pushing the mast up & forward where it seats in the tabernacle. On the trailer the step forward can be boldly made. The boat is firmly seated in its bunks so it is stable. On the water, however, that first step caused the boat to rock quite a bit. Therefore, When I lowered the mast, I adopted the mantra "I am centered!" By keeping my feet on the centerline of the boat there was barely any rocking. I'm looking forward to having access to additional sailing areas currently blocked by low bridges and other obstructions with this set-up.

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Updates of boats for sale/wanted on Montgomery site
by Becky Belding 27 Jul '13

27 Jul '13

Hi, It's great that there is a page on the Montgomery owners site for boats sale/wanted, but I have made numerous requests to have a past AD #875 removed with no response. It would be nice to look through the Ads/postings without sorting through ones that are from a year or more ago. Any suggestions on who I need to contact to get my wanted posting removed? Many thanks, Becky Sent from my iPad

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by Nebwest2＠aol.com 27 Jul '13

27 Jul '13

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Re: M_Boats: Deck paint
by Bruce Ward 26 Jul '13

26 Jul '13

I also used Kiwigrip for renewing my non-skid on cerulea. It is an excellent product . You apply it with a stucco roller that raises little nibs of the acrcrylic.

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Re: M_Boats: New member introduction
by EinkaufR43＠aol.com 25 Jul '13

25 Jul '13

Hi Carol; I'm another Michigan Monty owner checking in to compliment you on your family M17. Mine is M15 #249, a Michigan boat all its life. My sailing is primarily on Saginaw Bay. Welcome! Ron, near Saginaw In a message dated 7/24/2013 12:35:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, carollynbarber(a)gmail.com writes: Hi, my name is Carol and I grew up sailing a Montgomery 17 along the Gulf Coast of Tx with my dad. After he passed, the boat sat for nearly 15 years, but I'm proud to report that she has been resurected! Although I had not sailed in over 20 years, my husband and I have made it our mission to make her seaworthy and learn to sail her. We are in Michigan and we primarily stick to inland lakes, but look forward to gaining enough experience and confidence to tackle the Great Lakes! And what an amazing boat! We are overwhelmed by the compliments we get on her.

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Re: M_Boats: Mast failure
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 24 Jul '13

24 Jul '13

George, Look for stainless toggles and studs with bronze bodies (usually chrome plated). Jerry M. can supply these I believe. The stainless on the bronze doesn't gall when tensioned as the 'stainless on stainless' will. GO In a message dated 7/23/2013 8:14:27 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, griemmolo2(a)gmail.com writes: Thanks for all the feedback. I will be looking at open turnbuckles again. I did start out with them but when one broke during mast raising (because it was not SS) I could only purchase SS in closed body. In the meantime I am using lock nuts and tape with inspection prior to and after sailing. Keith let me know if this went thru with only one address George 'We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust our Sails' -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of GILASAILR(a)aol.com Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 6:35 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Mast failure +1 on open body turnbuckles. Lock nuts on closed body t-buckles are not a good solution. GO In a message dated 7/23/2013 4:24:30 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, chbenneck(a)sbcglobal.net writes: On 23-Jul-13 2:27 PM, George Iemmolo wrote: Hi George, Replace your closed body turnbuckles with open body turn buckles. Then you can see where the threads are, and they should have holes at the ends so that you can insert cotter pins and know that they are secure. It's a small price to pay for safety and security. Connie > Larry > > I have had turnbuckles that were made that way but they were open body the > ones I have now are closed body and you can not get to threads internal to > the body. I guess one could drill the hole at the other end of the threads. > Tape seems to be doing the trick right now. > > George > Merry Helen II M15 #602 > 'We Can Not Control the Wind > But We Can Adjust our Sails' > > -----Original Message----- > From: montgomery_boats-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of > Hughston, Larry@DGS > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 10:26 AM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Mast failure > > I have seen a few owners drill a very small hole in the thread ends of the > turnbuckle. A small ss cotter pin is then inserted into the drilled holes. > If the cotter pin is large enough the turnbuckle will not back out since it > can't turn. This all assumes that you do not make frequent adjustments on > the stays. Just my $.02 worth.....Larry and "Old 189" M-15 in Sacramento, > Ca > > -----Original Message----- > From: montgomery_boats-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of George > Iemmolo > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 7:53 PM > To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Mast failure > > OUCH IS RIGHT > > I can relate had the port turnbuckle come loose and mast came down with boat > in slip on 2nd day in water:-( Mast was not damaged so was able to raise > mast and have now taped turnbuckles to prevent nuts backing out. Now check > every time prior to and after sailing:-) > > George > Merry Helen II M15 #602 > 'We Can Not Control the Wind > But We Can Adjust our Sails' > -----Original Message----- > From: montgomery_boats-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tony Cox > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 9:26 PM > To: Ronald McNeil; For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Mast failure > > Roger that Ron, not a fun day. > > Thanks > Tony Cox > M-17 294 > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Ronald McNeil > <ronaldwmcneil(a)yahoo.com>wrote: > >> Och! That happened to us on my buddy's Windrose 18 last year. In our >> case both turnbuckles on the port side came undone one right after the > other. >> Not a fun day. >> >> Regards, >> Ron McNeil >> M17 675 >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Tony Cox <cox.tjg(a)gmail.com> >> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com >> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 5:51 PM >> Subject: M_Boats: Mast failure >> >> >> Unfortunately had mast failure today on my M-17. Portside lowerstay > snapped >> at the speader, then it all came down. Need a new mast and should >> replace the standing rigging. Jerry, you out there? >> Where do you suggest I go? >> >> Tony Cox >> M-17 #294 >> > > > > >

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