April 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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Aviation Fuel
by David Grah 17 Jul '14

17 Jul '14

I ran out of gas in my 1963 Triumph TR4 and the airport when there flying my 1950 Cessna 170. I put some 100 low lead aviation fuel in the car to get home. It smelled like a plane and ran fine but by the time I got home the gasket on the fuel bowl had swelled, warped, and allowed the gas to leak out profusely. This suggests to me that aviation gas is not always harmless. David Grah Bishop California Montgomery 15 Serial 369 Sky Sent from my iPhone

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restoration process of #44 - Keel way worse than thought
by Sean Mulligan 09 May '14

09 May '14

yeah....it's bad...LOL Click for the link to see the progress and plan http://forum.trailersailor.com/post.php?id=1378892 Sent from my iPad

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Re: M_Boats: Avoiding Kiting at Anchor
by Sean Mulligan 02 May '14

02 May '14

Haven't used a riding sail....but I have tried the same thing as Larry, running a line from a stern cleat to the anchor line and adjusting length to try to keep boat from tacking. I got the same less than satisfactory results. I did find that trailing the inflatable astern does tend to calm the boat down a bit but in a crowded anchorage..it is probably not going to be very appreciated. When some inattentive bonehead runs over the painter...well....that will probably be worse than tacking back and forth...LOL Sent from my iPad

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Reefing While Hove Too
by David Grah 01 May '14

01 May '14

This is my second "dumb wheel" question for the group this evening. I don't have much experience reefing, even after a couple decades of sailing on the San Francisco Bay, including a couple of outings on my Montgomery 15 when all the other boats - all a lot bigger than me - were reefed. Although not always the perfect solution, I have always dealt with stronger winds by moving ballast around and letting the boat round up when it wants to and not by reducing sail area. Now I have a second reef point in my main and a couple of smaller jibs for the Montgomery 15 that I would like to use and I wonder what is the best way to reduce sail area while on the water in building conditions. I have hank on jibs so I would guess I just need to deal with getting up front and changing the jib to reduce area up front. I am figuring out a harness and jack point system for the boat so, even though far from ideal, once I have that figured out I can at least stay attached to the boat during the jib changing process. I think I remember something on here or somewhere about what seemed to be a good process to reef the main while hove (heaved?) to. The one time I reefed the Montgomery I did it while underway. Although this worked, it did not seem ideal. Could someone detail a good process to reef the main on a Montgomery 15 while underway, presumably while hove/heaved (which is it??) to? David Grah Bishop California Montgomery 15 Serial 369 "Sky"

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Buying Aviation Fuel
by David Grah 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Most small general aviation airports have self serve 100 octane low lead aviation fuel available 24 hours per day. The 100 octane sounds great but I think it is measured differently so that doesn't mean it is 13 octane points higher than regular auto gas. In fact my plane would prefer 87 auto gas to the 100 low lead because it doesn't have the lead in it and is otherwise similar - except for the possibility of getting alcohol in it. Anyway, back to the self serve pumps. If you want to get aviation fuel that way you will just need to pretend you are a plane. The pump will ask you if you grounded the plane and then you swipe your card. It may ask if you want 100 low lead or jet fuel (kerosene, essentially) and whether you want a set amount or fill up. Turn on the pump, pump the gas, turn off the pump, get your receipt. That's about it. I do it all the time in my plane at small airports all over the place. The security at more urban airports may make it harder to drive to the pumps. David Grah Bishop California

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Free is good for the boat budget :)
by Becky Belding 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Ahoy there! Thought to share a few links I came upon today. Becky http://www.salishseapilot.com http://www.svcambria.com/2014/03/free-pdf-weather-books.html FYI..Latitude 38 electronic link: http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2014-03-19#.U1_i zSe9KSN 1985 M17 "Grace" #393 Portland, OR Sent from my iPad

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Ethanol Free Go-Line
by Chuck O'Morrow 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

*Ahoy - for a listing of all ethanol free gas suppliers go to www.pure-gas.org <http://www.pure-gas.org>* *Regards,* *ChuckO*

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M15 mainsheet block?
by Tyler Backman 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

My M15 is missing both the mainsheet, and the mainsheet hardware so I'm trying to figure out what to order. What brand/model swivel mainsheet block/cleat (the one which mounts next to the centerboard rope) do you guys recommend for the M15? Also, does anyone know the rope diameter and length for the factory mainsheet? Thanks, Tyler '81 M15 #157 "Defiant"

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Re: M_Boats: Avoiding kiting at Anchor
by bownez＠juno.com 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Hi Doug and Listers, I have anchored from the stern many times but for a different reason. On warm days I wanted the wind to blow directly into the cockpit and companionway. With the bimini up, wind cooling the cockpit, and a beverage of choice, all is rosy. Bones ____________________________________________________________ The #1 Worst Carb Ever? Click to Learn #1 Carb that Kills Your Blood Sugar (Don't Eat This!) http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/535a5ee34fcdb5ee326bfst03vuc

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