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Clearing a railroad trestle
by Erik Stavrand 05 Aug '18

05 Aug '18

Hi all, I need to regularly (and easily) clear my Sage 17 under a 22’ +/- railroad bridge. I’m thinking of inducing heel with a water bucket or bag similar to the big boat technique used on the Caloosahachee in FL (see video called Boat Balls - https://youtu.be/WGAzt-8minI) My wife did the calculation based on 25’ from waterline to the masthead (to be confirmed with a Windex installed) and the weight needs to be 14’ from the mast. My guess is that heeling toward the OB (to keep it in the water) with my weight and a 5 gallon (or so) bucket of lake water and a pre-measured halyard (for height) and tailing line (for the 14’ measurement) and a boat hook to push bucket out will do it. Has anyone done this before? Any advice? Thanks, Erik

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Hull to deck joint
by claritysailingadventures＠yahoo.com 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

We've got an old 1974 M17 that I bought for a song (well, for the price of a decent guitar), and it's going to need a lot of work. Most of the work will be cosmetic, but when I got her she was full of water, and I'm wondering if all that water came in through the hatch and companionway, or if the hull/deck joint is susceptible to leaks. I'm not sure how the joint is constructed, or if I ought to pull and re-bed the toerails. Or if the boat will pop apart if I remove the toerails! Any thoughts about what I might want to look or watch out for before I put her in the water?

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Cruising San Juans and Gulf Islands
by Jason Leckie 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

Just getting ready to do some cruising around the San Juans and Gulf Islands for the next couple of weeks and contemplating how much fuel to carry for my 6 hp four stroke engine. Not sure how much a little engine pushing a little boat (M17) would consume, if the winds are not agreeable. David Scobie, how much fuel do you usually carry on your travels?

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Re: M_Boats: drop keek stuck
by Rich Cottrell 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

Once I used a hacksaw blade to cut through a nut which was stuck between my M15 centerboard and skeg keel. Crawled under trailer with a flashlight and starting sawing. Took no more than 5 minutes.

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boarding ladder
by doug 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

What is the best boarding ladder to use on a M-15. I would like one that attaches to the boat via screws. Thanks

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boarding ladder
by David Grah 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

Doug, for what it is worth I installed a ladder on my 1986 Montgomery 15 I am very happy with. I essentially did it entirely without help. A write up is: http://davidgrah.net/Ladder.pdf David GrahBishop California Message: 14 Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 17:03:48 -0700 From: doug <doug9326(a)gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: boarding ladder Message-ID: <F11D3E32-D386-47FC-89D2-05C608E9FF8B(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii What is the best boarding ladder to use on a M-15. I would like one that attaches to the boat via screws. Thanks

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Leaking hull/deck joint
by thomaspbuzzi 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

If the boat was full of water and sitting on a trailer, there was a LOT of weight inside concentrated on the areas of the hull right off the ends of the bunkboards. Check there for hairline cracks along the inner corners of the simulated hull planks. My 1974 M 17 hull failed there. The fix was straight forward though. 17's are worth the effort to repair. Fair winds,Tom B Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

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Mast raising
by Gary Froeschner 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

Does anyone have links to photos (or information) of their mast raising equipment used to raise the mast by one person using the winches? I have a M17.

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MSRP for 1974 M-17?
by John Schinnerer 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

Hi all, and maybe Jerry in particular... I'm curious if anyone here can authoritatively cite the "retail price" of an M-17, new from the maker, in 1974. Or at least the ballpark or mid-range cost, if there were a lot of options that affected the price. What got me curious was seeing some receipts from when my dad bought aluminum "cartop" boats back in 1966 & 1975, and an Evinrude outboard in 1969. The prices were surreal in modern terms - but in those days' dollars of course. cheers, John -- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john(a)eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com

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Mast raising.
by Lenny Corin 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

Hi, For mast raising I made a gin pole using a 2x4. It works great. I can provide photos of it and provide a description of how it works. When my M-17 was profiled in Good Old Boat back in March/April 2014 there’s a pic of me raising the mast using the gin pole. I use the boat trailer winch for raising and lowering the mast. I do use lines attached to the port and starboard toe rails for stability and attach a short line to the jib halyard for raising and lowering the mast. Cheers. Lenny Corin Sent from my iPad

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