July 2015 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Somebody is having a birthday Monday...
by Tom Smith 11 Jul '15

11 Jul '15

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Re: M_Boats: Leech Lake Regatta, anyone?
by bownez＠juno.com 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Henry, Jerry and all, I moved my M23 to the Apostle Islands this summer so I am concentrating on using her as much as I can in that area. I have had my M17 to Shores of Leech Lake once, and the big lake is a treat to sail. Another event I would like to attend at some point is the LOWISA event on Lake of the Woods. Hope everyone is enjoying summer. Minnesota has been cool, only one 90 degree day so far. Bones Mpls ____________________________________________________________ Fast, Secure, NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband. Try it. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT2

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Honda 2.3 tilt on an M15?
by Charlie Fortner 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

Hello wrinkle boat lovers, I have a late '80s M-15 with the fixed motor mount and I've just purchased a Honda 2.3 hp to go with it. How the heck do you get this motor to tilt into the up and locked position? I've twisted the thing every which way and it always hits the transom before it locks. It'll tilt all the way up if I remove the motor's cowling, but that's a ridiculous thing to do on the water. The old Tohatsu 3.5 would clear the transom and tilt up if I used a spacer on the motor mount, but that won't work on the Honda because its jaws are narrower. It looks like all I really need is some way to move the motor's horizontal pivot point aft about 2 inches. I know lots of you love the M-15 & Honda 2.3 combo, so I'm sure my problem is not unique. I've searched the archives, but there wasn't much in the way of solutions to this problem. How have y'all gotten your motors up and out of the water? Better yet, have some photos of the solution? Thanks, Charlie -- Charlie Fortner Earth, USA, Georgia, ATL M-15 #411

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FW: Roller furling M15 was Turning Turtle
by George Iemmolo 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

Dave Thanks for the comments on the roller furling system. I am considering one not for sail reduction so much as keeping me off the foredeck setting and removing the Jib. Getting to old for that on a 15'r . Is the Schaffer Snapfurl ($620) a self install? How much of a conversion of the jib is required (Luff tape)? Do most have a sun cover sewn on or use a tube cover with a full length zipper? I had a Harken on my WWP 15 with a tube cover and an old (1976) Schaffer Continuous Line furler on my Pearson 23 with a cover sewn on the Jib. What are your thoughts on the Harken Small Boat Furler ($250) where the Jib Luff wire becomes the headstay? All comments are solicited regarding best roller furling for a M15, George _____ From: Dave Scobie [mailto:scoobscobie@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 3:08 PM To: George Iemmolo; For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: FW: Turning Turtle it is exceedingly rare to need any jib on an M15 besides the standard 128%. first step should be to reef the main, and then reef the main again. only after two reefs in the main consider going to a smaller headsail (or going back to the dock and going to the marina bar). put a downhaul on the jib so no foredeck work is needed to get the headsail down. if a furler is really wanted note: the CDI unit is challenging because you cannot adjust the headsail tension as wind speed changes ... let alone set the tension well when first loading the jib. the Schaefer Snapful is a much better unit and uses the jib halyard to raise the sail ... meaning you can also adjust the tension on the jib's luff. -- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:59 AM, George Iemmolo <griemmolo2(a)gmail.com> wrote: I was t4elling myself that I need to get a roller furler. I had one on a WWP15 I owned 9yrs ago and one on my Pearson 23 that I sold prior to getting my M15 3 yrs ago. Which model CDI do you have and did you install it your self & if so how hard was it? George -----Original Message----- From: Robert Hall [mailto:bert.hall@bell.net] Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 10:44 AM Hi George, Yes I had a life jacket on as always. I have a CDI furler which I had partly rolled as the wind rose. Glad that I am not the only old sailor out there.RTH. -----Original Message----- From: George Iemmolo [mailto:griemmolo2@gamil.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:53 PM Robert PTL all went well you & the boat survived. You were wearing your life preserver right. Good advise regarding drop boards. I was wondering regarding your reefing sequence. I have always reefed the Main prior to dropping the Jib. Do you have roller reefing & had reduced the jib area that way? George (83 yr) Merry Helen II 96 M15 #602 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Robert Hall Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 6:16 PM Hello All,Unfortunately at 1600 today while sailing alone in blustery wind on the Ottawa River with a reefed jib and full main I learned the answer to a question many of us have asked ourselves." If knocked down, will the M 15 continue heeling and finally turn turtle?" The answer "yes". In my case when the gust hit there was no time to steer off, cast off sheets or to take any other remedial action.I was in the water . Possibly had the drop boards been in place the disaster might have been lessened, but I do not know.Any way over I went with both sails set. Fortunately fellow boaters arrived within half an hour and two of us righted the boat as one would a dinghy,bailed a little and got towed back to our club. Drying out will take a while and the teasing will take even longer to fade. This 84 year old has come safely through a nasty experience and henceforth will at least keep the drop boards in place when sailing in gusty weather. A word to the wise.Cheers . RTH.

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