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another grateful M17 owner :)
by Becky Belding 07 Aug '13

07 Aug '13

I am a new Montgomery owner :) My boat is a 1985 M17, Hull #393 and her name is "Grace" Currently, she resides in Portland OR, but will launch her for the first time in the San Juan's mid September. I look forward to a Montgomery gathering in the future! I appreciate the wonderful support, information and camaraderie of the Montgomery Owner's Group. Becky

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Tripods
by Thomas Buzzi 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

Does anybody know where I can get some jackstands to hold up my boat while I work on it? I saw some used in the refit of an M-23 on this site but I can't find that article now. Thanks, Tom B M-17,#258 1977

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Re: M_Boats: New owner of a M-17
by Larry E Yake 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

Hi Lenny, Welcome to the group. I'm familiar with your boat Orli as her previous owner Dan sailed with us in the San Juans. I was the organizer for those cruises but have announced my retirement as trip leader. Whether there will be other cruises in the future is still up in the air. Hopefully someone else will take on the job and keep them going. Good luck with your new boat. You're in a great location. I try to get over there at least once every year to sail the islands. Larry M17 CornDog On Mon, 5 Aug 2013 21:17:56 -0700 Lpcorin <lpcorin(a)gmail.com> writes: > Just wanted to say hi. I just purchased a 1979 M-17, Hull #302. I'm > located on Whidbey Island, WA and I'm looking forward to getting the > boat out on the water. I'm hoping to join the group sailing next > summer, assuming that there'll be another gathering of Montgomerys. > I really enjoyed the photos and video from this last June's outing > in the San Juans and Gulf islands. > > Lenny Corin, Orli, #302 > > Sent from my iPad > >

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video- Dauntless 8 years
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L166kxqc9Bc We just completed another incredible adventure (Larry's trip above and it was fantastic as always! Thanks Larry) that this little boat brought to us. The Montgomery 23 is an amazing boat. She's taught me a tremendous amount about sailing...and she's picked up the slack for me when I needed her to, keeping us safe. She has proven herself as a safe and comfortable platform for adventure, more than most people would imagine. Gopro launched an amazing video using this soundtrack and I loved it. Thought it was about time for an updated memory reel....and I was bored last night.....so I messed around with some new material....some old material....and came up with this...Soundtrack alert!!!..... Here it is. Be forewarned.. Those that know my videos know my music tastes are all over the place. If you like the traditional sailing video with Buffet or Seal and Crofts and ghosting along at .7knots ..well, I like that too.....but ...this probably is not for you.....and that's OK. This video was as much about trying new things with my video editor and a song I liked, as it was sailing. Thanks If you watch it.....Enjoy. Use Headphones or speakers and crank it! Awesome Tune!

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New Member Question Re: Centerboard on my M-17
by Carol Barber 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

I have a 1981 M-17 and the centerboard will not drop because it has rusted in place. After having taken it to two different marinas here in Michigan, with no luck from either of them on getting it down, I'm getting a little frustrated. One of them suggested contacting someone who owns a sandblaster. Does anyone have any advise? Thanks! Carol B

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Re: M_Boats: video- Dauntless 8 years
by bownez＠juno.com 06 Aug '13

06 Aug '13

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San Juan / Gulf Islands Cruise
by Larry E Yake 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

Things have been slow here on the M list. Maybe you will enjoy seeing a few hundred pictures from the June M-boats cruise through the San Juan and Gulf Islands. We had 14 boats, including 6 M23's, 6 M17's, and a couple others tossed in for variety. We spent two weeks sailing together, most of the time in the Canadian Gulf Islands, making it as far north as Pirates Cove on DeCourcy Island just south of Dodd Narrows and Nanaimo. We had more rain and less wind than any previous cruise but still managed to have a great time. Enjoy. Larry Yake M17 CornDog https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1il2cfqd5g5nnk6/WmoWZsK6A9

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Tips on Sailing from Marina Del Rey to Catalina?
by Tyler Heerwagen 03 Aug '13

03 Aug '13

Hi I am planning an overnight cruise from Marina Del Rey to Catalina island in a couple of weeks. Any tips on the trip, mooring selections there, etc? Tyler

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Re: M_Boats: Single Handing an M15
by SALGLESSER＠aol.com 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

Very nice Daniel. And informative. Thanx for sharing. salngail '86 M15 - 361 "Justus" In a message dated 7/29/2013 10:03:28 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, danielgrich(a)gmail.com writes: 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-sa il-a-montgomery-15-single-handed/ Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich(a)gmail.com

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Re: M_Boats: New Member Question Re: Centerboard on my M-17
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

Carol, I have been down the severely stuck centerboard road. I was able to got just a slight amount of the board down below the bottom of the keel...then it stuck solid. I used two thing to get it the rest of the way down and out. I only offer these up as "what I did"..not "what to do". Use any suggestions here at your own risk. 1. I took the centerboard pendant off the winch and sent it back down the hole until it came out behind the centerboard in the slot at the bottom of the keel. I then got an old trailer winch...and I threaded the pendant onto the winch. I then cranked the winch taking up the slack until the winch seated itself against the bottom of the keel just aft of the centerboard. Now , continued cranking on the winch started pulling the board down since it could not pull the winch itself "up" anymore. Note though that this process will try to walk the pendant in between the centerboard and the centerboard trunk eventually. It did in my case and I probably got between 6-12" of the centerboard exposed before the pendant parted ways from binding. BUT...I now at least had access to some of the board. This was important because I had been unable to find a way to put any "downward" force of any magnitude on the board when it sat flush in the trunk. Next.....and this one will make you cringe.....I bored a 1/2" hole though the centerboard area that was no exposed. Why? because this allowed me to place a 1'2" bronze rod though the hole, perpendicular to the plane of the centerboard. This gave something to strike with a sledge hammer and actually transfer the energy of a "downward" blow from the hammer to the rod...to the centerboard. This is how we drove it down and out. I'm not fond of the idea of ramming a saw blade up the slot between the board and trunk. If you damage the glass up there....that is going to be a nightmare to repair..there is just no room to even get your hands up there to work. You have one of a few scenarios going on or maybe a combination. 1. the board itself and produced a scale that increased its width just binding it up. 2. you may have swelling of the keel itself if you have steel ballast and it has gotten wet and rusted 3. you may have rocks/dirt/debris jammed between the board and trunk from beaching 4. the pendant may have gotten between the board and trunk and bound it up Sound to me that you have worked on this enough hat 3 and 4 are not very likely. If you have 1 you will probably get away with the blade trick ...knocking out the scale and freeing the board. If you have #2 the blade trick is likely not going to work and may in fact eat into and or damage the gelcoated glass surface up there. If you can get to enough of the board that is protruding below the keel to do the hole trick.....the hole can be re-welded up once its out and you will never know a hole was there. That's what we did. Also...if you do this BE CAREFUL. and use appropriate protection for striking. we broke the bronze pin off a couple of times....but it is fairly soft and will deform quite a bit before it shatters. We tried a stainless rod...and that was bad news. WAY too brittle. when it broke it broke violently in sharp edges and went flying. you can see some of the processes I talked about on this site. Yes, this was on a 23....but I think you find that they are very similar. http://sailhavasu.com/saildauntless/havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/bottombliste rswingkeel86a9.html?cr=1&linkvar=000044 Once the board is out you will probably be amazed how much scale is on there and how much that can increase its width. A good sandblast job followed immediately by a barrier coat application....and then some filling and fairing can make your board look like new. If you then apply the suggested coats of barrier coat once you are done .....you should be golden for years to come. Let's hope its the board and not the slot that has swelled. That gets into another whole ball of wax. Good luck Sean

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