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M23
by SALGLESSER＠aol.com 07 Jul '17

07 Jul '17

Congratulations to both of you! sal

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Intentional Capsize for M15
by Blair Ashworth 10 May '17

10 May '17

Hi M sailors, I've been watching a few videos about the SCAMP, which is a small wooden boat designed by John Welsford. Seems to be a very stable boat and they did an interesting Intentional Capsize with the boat to judge stability, safety, and self-rescue. I'm sure many of you may have seen the short videos - if not, here are a couple links for reference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du9lvJNVqnk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRZNWAkdkXM My question as an M15 owner is if this type of test or intentional capsize and recovery has been done on an M15 or M17 or similar boats? I would suspect it would be much harder to intentionally capsize an M17, but an M15 seems like this test could be done. I come from a dinghy sailing background where capsizes are part of the experience and sure adds to your confidence when you know what will happen in a capsize and that you can recover as needed. So that is what got me thinking along these lines. I know I've read that capsizes and knockdowns are very rare for M15s but thought this may be a good summer time type of test/experiment. If not done intentionally, any stories of capsizes and recovery out there? I read the one on msog.org, but hadn't heard of any others. That link for reference is: http://msog.org/how-to/how-to_flotjet.cfm#knockdown Thanks for any insights. Blair M15 #126

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Racing in breezy conditions
by Rick Davies 02 May '17

02 May '17

GO, Jerry, and all the professional M17 racers out there, I need some advice. I sail my M17, Lynne L, in club races every Tuesday evening and occasional weekend regattas. I sail with a 135% genoa with a padded luff. Racing in the 15 - 20 kt wind range I find that I'm often overpowered if I keep both sails unreefed/unfurled, so I'm sailing a lot of the time with a luff in the main. I have the option to reef the main, which allows me to sail without depowering. A third option is to leave the main unreefed and take a few turns on the jib furler. The boat seems to sail pretty well under any of the three options, but it's hard to compare the performance of the three. Does anyone have any a priori opinions as to which, if any, is the best approach? Thanks, Rick M17 #633 Lynne L

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Monty in Chesapeake
by sheppardtb＠yahoo.com 01 May '17

01 May '17

I'm hoping to trailer my Monty 15 from Marmora NJ to sail for first time on Eastern Shore of Maryland. Any advise on marinas,or ,for that matter anything else. Planning Sept. trip for a week to ten days. Sent from my iPad

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Launch day!
by Mark Dvorscak 30 Apr '17

30 Apr '17

On my way to Winchester Bay to return Faith to her slip now that the long, wet, stormy winter has mostly passed. Might even get out on to the big pond today if all goes well. Mark M23 Faith

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M23 Dhana
by Gerald Wyatt 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

Hi All, Pictures and story for towing M23 Dhana across country can be found on the MSOG Photo Site. https://msogphotosite.com/Scripts/StoryTechnical/storytechnicaldetail.php?i… Gerry

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Northwest Cruise Ideas
by Marty Loken 27 Apr '17

27 Apr '17

There are a few particular annual cruise events in the Northwest that would be perfect for Montgomery and Sage owners. The first is the upcoming May 26-28 Montague Harbour Small Boat Rendezvous on Galiano Island, in the British Columbia Gulf Islands. A lot of us from the Port Townsend area sail through the San Juan Islands from here, or from launch ramps near Bellingham, arriving at Montague by Friday the 26th. Some of us will continue cruising afterwards…but Montague is for all kinds of smaller boats, so it's specifically not a wooden-boat gathering. For details, email me (Monty 15 owner) at Norseboater22(a)gmail.com or check the 2017 calendar of events on the Port Townsend Pocket Yachters website, www.pocketyachters.com Another terrific event that combines wood and fiberglass boats is the annual Port Townsend Pocket Yacht Palooza, Saturday, July 22 at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. (Dave Scobie will be there, as always, with one of the Sage boats.) After the show, which typically draws about 75 interesting smaller boats, we offer the three-day Palooza Crooza (July 23-25), in which about 30 or the 75 Palooza boats enjoy a group cruise in local-area waters. This year we'll overnight in Mats Mats Bay south of Port Townsend, and also Mystery Bay, Marrowstone Island. I'm the organizer of both events, so if you have questions you can email me at Norseboater22(a)gmail.com or check the Pocket Yachters website for details and lots of photos of past events-- www.pocketyachters.com - Marty Loken, Nordland, WA (M-15 and too many other boats)

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Re: M_Boats: M23
by Mark Dvorscak 27 Apr '17

27 Apr '17

Right you are Bones. My boat was once named Big Bird. She was painted and renamed Misty by the couple who had her before me. Good Old Boat did an article on Misty in the early 2000s. I brought her west to salt water at the end of '03 and renamed her Faith. Mark On Apr 27, 2017 5:44 AM, "bownez(a)juno.com" <bownez(a)juno.com> wrote: Jerry, I think the name of that M23 was "Big Bird". I never viewed her but I think Jerry and Karen from Good Old Boat did an article on her in their rag. At that time she was on Superior in the Apostles. Minnesota loses my M23 but another arrived last summer. Rob purchased "Parrot Head" and is dry sailing her on Lake St. Croix. Bones ____________________________________________________________ Police Urge Americans to Carry This With Them at All Times The Observer http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5901e776d45a267761619st03vuc

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Re: M_Boats: M23
by bownez＠juno.com 27 Apr '17

27 Apr '17

Jerry, I think the name of that M23 was "Big Bird". I never viewed her but I think Jerry and Karen from Good Old Boat did an article on her in their rag. At that time she was on Superior in the Apostles. Minnesota loses my M23 but another arrived last summer. Rob purchased "Parrot Head" and is dry sailing her on Lake St. Croix. Bones ____________________________________________________________ Police Urge Americans to Carry This With Them at All Times The Observer http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5901e776d45a267761619st03vuc

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Re: M_Boats: M23
by Mark Dvorscak 26 Apr '17

26 Apr '17

You'll love that 23 Gerry. I'm the steward of the closest M-sibling to Dhana, M23 #74 Faith. We spend some time every summer in Washington waters. Perhaps we'll cross tacks some day. Have a safe trip home with Dhana (she used to sail the Salish Sea many years ago when she was Dick Lane's boat). On Apr 24, 2017 06:48, "Gerald Wyatt" <wyattgs(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi All, I hope I can maintain Dhana as well as Bones did. I have a lot of great support via the email list and appreciate that I can reach out to everyone with questions. I'll post some pictures soon about our journey across the country.... Gerry > On Apr 24, 2017, at 7:29 AM, sal glesser via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote: > > Congratulations to both of you! > > sal

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