October 2014 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Little Breeze M15
by Michael Mann 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Hi, My name is Michael Mann and in 1982, I sailed the Montgomery 15, Little Breeze from CA to Hawaii. I see on the web site that she has been rescued by new owners in Hawaii and I would love to correspond with them. I am currently sailing on a container ship headed for Honolulu and would welcome the chance to make contact. Thanks for any info. Michael Mann

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2014 Race Award winners - Know these guys???
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 04 Nov '14

04 Nov '14

Winners from 2014 - they look like they are having FUN ! ! http://saillog.zenfolio.com/2014azycbdayregatta/e3325f651 http://saillog.zenfolio.com/2014azycbdayregatta/e3224e48d http://saillog.zenfolio.com/2014azycbdayregatta/e2025311c Check the whole list of pictures - Quiz - a past MORC National Championship boat is seen here - it was the designers own boat if my memory serves - can you find it?? Have Fun, Come Sailing in Phoenix in January 2015 ! GO M-17t sail #354

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Are you going to be sailing in January 2015 or sittin by 'the fire' ?
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 31 Oct '14

31 Oct '14

Winter is almost here - Will you be sailing in January??? Join your fellow WrinkleBoaters at the 2015 WrinkleBoat Intergalactic Championship Regatta. Montgomery and Sage sailboats - WrinkleBoats. There will be two fleets this year - Corinthian and Grand Prix if registration permits. Scoring is done using D-PN (Portsmouth) ratings- 15's, 17's, 23's and all manner of modified sizes* - as long as it was a WrinkleBoat when 'born'! This is fun racing and sailing with a triangle course format - Sunday's race will be an 'Out & Back' event of approximately 10 miles +/- (It sounds much more official than it is!) See the web page here for additional info - _http://www.wrinkleboat.webs.com_ (http://www.wrinkleboat.webs.com/) If we have 20 boats 'on the line' for at least one race of the weekend - one of the participants can win a Montgomery 7-11 sailing dinghy (used) for 1$ per chance (raffle proceeds benefiting the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society). Come to Phoenix in January 2015, the weekend of 16th-18th for some sailing, racing and a vacation from that COLD weather. Camping/Slips at the venue - Hotels nearby. This is the 4th annual running of the event in conjunction with the Arizona Yacht Club Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup - sail in the desert in the middle of winter and support a good cause to boot. The AzYC provides great support and puts on some great meals and parties for the Ran-Tan side of things. Additional details to come - watch this and the 'wrinkleboat.webs.com' spaces. WrinkleBoaters from far and wide are making this an annual regatta - the goal is to have fun SAILING! * - the Portsmouth ratings seem to be working well - we have a couple of M-15's that are capable of winning the 'whole enchilada' sailing against a varied group of boats - don't think you will be competitive? If you stay home you sure ain' gonna win OR have this kind of Winter Sailing Fun!! Have Fun, Come Sailing! ! GO M-17t sail # 354

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Sails and rudder for sale
by Henry Rodriguez 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

If anyone is interested in buying my old 1979 M17 sails (main and 110 jib) or my original one piece mahogany rudder please drop me a note. Thanks -- Henry https://picasaweb.google.com/heinzir

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Re: M_Boats: Sails and rudder for sale
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

Henry, You may want to keep your rudder for 'deep water use' - the sails will make great 'motorcycle covers' depending on how much life they have in them ! {;>). Seriously - I would hold on to the rudder. LOOKS GREAT - glad you got out before the season end - pretty. Glad you like the boat. Gary H.O In a message dated 10/21/2014 9:15:45 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, heinzir(a)gmail.com writes: If anyone is interested in buying my old 1979 M17 sails (main and 110 jib) or my original one piece mahogany rudder please drop me a note. Thanks -- Henry https://picasaweb.google.com/heinzir

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How Do You Spell Tragedy?
by wcampion＠aol.com 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

I joined a friend at a seafood restaurant this evening in Pasadena, MD. As I walked up to the restaurant, I noticed a Monty 17, unfortunately, it wasn't on a trailer. I immediately looked for the VIN to confirm. I'm sad to report that one of Jerry's works of art is now a lawn ornament!! I won't be eating there anymore!! Skip Campion M-15 #201 1982 M-5.8 Dink

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M 17 for sale on East Coast
by Chesley Sugg 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

All, The time has come. I have a M-15 and M-17 and one must go. The 17 (#347) gets to go to a new home, full of compassion for a old boat. Boat is in New Bern, NC The good, Boat has trailer. Both have title. Reasonably new sails, Elliot Patterson main and Omar (local sailmaker, good) jib of about 110%. New bulkhead compass. Centerboard has been dropped, blasted and epoxied. Kick-up polymer rudder. 3 hp johnson, The bad, Inside dirty. Needs cushions, needs some little fiberglass work around pendant hole (not much, I just stuff a sponge around it) Has had electrical system at one time, now missing. Wood needs refinishing. General tatty appearance. $3500 Give me a call if interested. Chesley Sugg 919 616 3702

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Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 Visits Baja (Long)
by David Grah 18 Oct '14

18 Oct '14

Thanks, George. Probably done for the season here too. Although days are around 75, it's a lot colder at the local lakes. The extension came with the boat. Essentially it is a piece of square tubing about 5 or 6 feet long with a hitch ball at one end. The tubing is the right dimension to go into the hitch receiver on the truck and has a horizontal hole drilled just like the normal hitch. To use it, I unhook the trailer, pull the truck forward, take out the normal hitch and replace it with the extension, secure the extension with the pin, re-hook the trailer using the ball on the extension, and put the boat in the water. It works fine although the extension accentuates the pitching movement of the truck which normal a trailer extension wouldn't do. If you want more information or photos, let me know. ________________________________ From: George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2(a)gmail.com> To: 'David Grah' <d_b_grah(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 8:35 AM Subject: RE: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 Visits Baja (Long) David Great trip report I wish I were along with "Merry Helen" II. I also suffer from not having a trailer with an extendable tongue sounds as if you have an alternate solution. "(our trailer actually doesn't have an extension so we use a trailer hitch extension instead)." Can you please describe your solution so that I might take advantage of it next season, I am in the Mid West Valparaiso, IN 50 mi. from Chicago the boat is in the driveway ready to go in the garage today frost is forecasted for tonight:-( George Merry Helen II 96 M15 #602 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Grah via montgomery_boats Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 9:21 PM To: For and About Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 Visits Baja (Long)

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I love this little boat!
by Henry Rodriguez 18 Oct '14

18 Oct '14

Got my new sails on Saturday, launched on Sunday, had the best sail of the season yesterday! Only a few more days, sadly, before I have to haul her for the winter. Pictures at: https://picasaweb.google.com/101215806559438798863/My1979Montgomery17?nored… -- Henry https://picasaweb.google.com/heinzir

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Montgomery 15 Visits Baja (Long)
by David Grah 18 Oct '14

18 Oct '14

Even though our path as we drove south toward the Bahia de Los Angeles on the Sea of Cortez seemed to be converging with the forecast track of Hurricane Simon, we ended up having a great time on our Montgomery 15, Sky, while we were there last week. We left Bishop after work on Friday and drove to Temecula to spend the night. After visiting with family there in the morning and shopping for food, we got to the border at Tijuana about noon. We had gotten our temporary vehicle import permits online so getting across the border with the boat was no problem at all. Even though some roads near Bahia de Los Angeles had been washed out by the prior hurricane, Hurricane Odile, roads were generally in good shape with some pothole-y sections. Even though the roads were generally in good shape, they tended to be bumpy and narrow. The bumpy roads coupled with the stiff trailer suspension meant the boat had a pretty harsh ride the whole time south of the border. There are a lot of towns to get through between the border and El Rosario, which is a bit over 200 miles south of the border, I think, so we got there about dark and stayed at Baja Cactus hotel, which was outstanding and cheap, and ate at the restaurant next door. The next morning we drove the rest of the way to Bahia de Los Angeles, a little under 200 miles, I think, and got there mid afternoon. This part of the drive was great with spectacular scenery the whole way. There were a few washouts on the road from the main Baja highway, Highway 1, to Bahia de Los Angeles, but they had excellent detours and were no problem. We spent the afternoon exploring the area and then stayed and ate dinner at the Casa de Sol hotel. The next morning we loaded up the boat and launched near high tide on the only ramp in Bahia de Los Angeles that was open after all the damage caused by Hurricane Odile. The ramp was narrow, shallow, and rough due to the damage but entirely usable with a trailer extension (our trailer actually doesn't have an extension so we use a trailer hitch extension instead). We sailed to the south end of the bay in a light east wind under cloudy skies. This part of the bay is known for its whale sharks at certain times of the year and they were all over the place! We had the chance to swim with them and while I was swimming with these fish much longer than the boat, one ran into the boat. We also saw dolphins (or porpoise, I realize I don't know the difference), turtles, and all sorts of birds enjoying various feeding frenzies. We sailed around the south part of the bay and out to the local hurricane hole, Puerto Don Juan. There were 7 other boats there while Simon decided what it was going to do. We spent 2 nights and one rainy day there and a lot of our stuff got wet. But, it wasn't bad with two people spending all that time on a little boat waiting out the weather. Along with the rain were some moderate winds, which I don't think ever got out of the 20's. The next day we sailed out of Puerto Don Juan north up through the islands of the Bay. The sailing was great and the day was warm despite the overcast. We ducked into one bay on the north side of Isla Ventana and found three small two masted boats anchored near shore with another sailing that way. They were very attractive boats, especially under sail, and apparently associated with some sort of college class or club. We sailed on from there beating into a wind in the high teens against substantial chop to a pleasant lagoon near the south end of Isla Coronado. There was about a 10 foot tidal swing while we were there and there was a substantial current coming out of the lagoon when we went in. The next morning a low tide, the way out was essentially dry so we had to wait for the tide to come in to get out. When it came in, it came in with a vengeance. But not a bad one I guess because it was a lot of fun snorkeling around the entrance waiting for the water to get deep enough and the current to let enough to get out. >From there we motored to the north end of Isla Smith in sunny and almost calm conditions, motored back south a ways to snorkel along the island's west side, and then motored back north for the night. Through the night the water got shallower and shallower until it was less than 2 feet deep and we hoped the common strong west winds that pick up some times during the night wouldn't appear and bring some 2 foot-or-so waves with it. It worked out fine. Because of all the rain from the various hurricanes that had been through in the last few weeks, there were a lot of insects. Most were just regular flies that were just irritating but some places on land had some biting flies and our last night on the boat near the north end of Isla Coronado we had a real problem with biting "noseeums". These things were tiny but they bit us all night. We still have some bumps from those little buggers. The next morning we left the boat and hiked up the 1,500 foot volcano at the north end of Isla Corronado. The hike was brutally humid for two people used to a dry desert climate. We made it to the top and had a great view of the bay and surrounding islands. We motored and sailed back to the Bahia de Los Angels town and got back there right at high tide so we could get the boat out of the water as easily as possible. We got weather every morning from a shortwave net and that worked really well. We had bought a $100 Sony shortwave receiver for the trip. The bugs were irritating but were completely overwhelmed by all the great things about the trip. We really hope to make it back next fall. Getting back across the border was miserable and involved sitting in line for 3 hours and a special inspection. The inspection was fine. Also, the Mexican temporary import permits for the truck and boat required that we check in with the Mexican authorities at the border but, after that 3 hour wait, we found we had to go somewhere else to find those Mexican authorities. Not checking out when we left Mexico may make it hard or prevent us from bring the truck or boat back next year. I haven't written the best report here but I have to say it was a really great trip! We would highly recommend Bahia de Los Angeles as a cruising destination for a trailer sailor. David Grah Bishop California Montgomery 15 - Sky

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