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M15 Centerboard Clunk
by David Grah 16 Sep '14

16 Sep '14

The centerboard in my Montgomery 15 clunks like crazy if there are waves and little or no wind. I've always assumed that is typical. David Grah Bishop California Montgomery 15 - Sky Message: 2 Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:35:07 -0700 From: Tyler Backman <casioqv(a)usermail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: M15 Centerboard Clunk Message-ID: <C3172B4A-C1CD-43F0-B66C-87ADB37DEBBE(a)usermail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I finally did my first water test of the M15 I'm restoring, but I noticed that it has a centerboard clunk- I can hear the centerboard rocking back and forth left and right whenever the boat isn't heeled. I just recently replaced my old swollen centerboard with a new thinner one, and it's somewhat narrower than the width of the centerboard slot. Is this typical on an M15? Has anyone with this problem installed shims or something similar? I am planning to epoxy on some fiberglass shims to the outside of the centerboard to increase it's width slightly, but first I'd like to hear if anyone else has encountered this issue before and what they did to resolve it. I also currently have a stainless steel pivot pin, but am planning to replace it with silicon bronze at the same time as I pull the centerboard to widen it. Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 "Defiant"

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FW: Roller furling on an M23
by George R. Iemmolo 15 Sep '14

15 Sep '14

-----Original Message----- From: George R. Iemmolo [mailto:griemmolo2@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 8:41 AM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: RE: M_Boats: Roller furling on an M23 Bruce I would not have been able to sail my Person 23 without a roller Furler. I had a continuous line Furler on it but had a Single line Furler on my WWP15 both did the job. Presently have a hank on Jib for my M15. Go for it you will love it. George Merry Helen II 96 M15 602 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Ward Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 11:58 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Roller furling on an M23 anyone have a comment on their experience with roller furling on their M23? my Ole'Body does not work so well with going forward single handed to hank on a smaller jib when the wind pipes up. I'd appreciate hearing here or off list . Thanks, Sent from my iPad

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M12 rigging
by Josh Bernardy 15 Sep '14

15 Sep '14

I was given this boat from my great uncle this year. I would love to restore this but looking for rigging instructions or manual to start off with. I would greatly appreciate any help or direction you can point me. Thanks for your time! Joshua

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Roller furling on an M23
by Bruce Ward 15 Sep '14

15 Sep '14

anyone have a comment on their experience with roller furling on their M23? my Ole'Body does not work so well with going forward single handed to hank on a smaller jib when the wind pipes up. I'd appreciate hearing here or off list . Thanks, Sent from my iPad

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Re: M_Boats: Roller furling
by Bruce Ward 15 Sep '14

15 Sep '14

thanks for everyone's input on the furler option for the 23. We sailed our M17 with a Schaefer CF 500 for 7 years here in northern British Columbia. it is expensive to buy new sails and gear but we are going with the Schaefer CF 700 and buying a new genoa. I'm sure it is compromise from having the four hank on headsails I have on the 23 . BTW, these are in good shape and may be had reasonably priced if anyone is considering finding better than what they currently have. Sent from my iPad

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Roller furling
by janisaz＠comcast.net 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

We have roller furling on our 17 and really like it. We sail in British Columbia - cold water - sometimes choppy - two (older) people - the only way to go for safety. Janis

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M-15 s voyage on Puget Sound
by stevetrapp 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

Congratulations to the M-15 sailors who made the two week voyage from South Puget Sound to Port Townsend, well over 100 miles each way by water. If you will send your e-addresses to me, I will send the photos I took, photos in the rain starting out, photos at Port Townsend, then photos when you returned to the launch ramp in Olympia and quickly loaded your boats on your trailers for your long drive home. Steve M - 15 # 335 stevetrapp(a)q.com

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Re: M_Boats: Roller furling on an M23
by bownez＠juno.com 14 Sep '14

14 Sep '14

Hello Bruce, Always had hank on sails on my M23. Jib management is a challenge on a pitching foredeck. However, I've been getting by with a simple downhaul. 1 month left in the Mn sailing season. Bones ____________________________________________________________ The #1 Worst Carb Ever? Click to Learn #1 Carb that Kills Your Blood Sugar (Don't Eat This!) http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/54158820b26998203d55st04vuc

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M-15 forestay device
by David Grah 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Sorry if I have fallen behind on this topic. These devices seem to be for tensioning the forestay and not for acting to quick connect the forestay. Is that right? David Grah Bishop California Montgomery 15 - Sky Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:04:08 -0500 From: Chris Smith <chris.r.smith(a)gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: : M-15 forestay device Message-ID: <CAPkEqagtKzUwFnWApc9=hGnNOJDrRtevWOC=24cKOs_xbU+uEw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Those look interesting... They're called Highfield Levers, Looks like you've got a Johnson type. If anyone is interested, there are a couple varieties: Annapolis Performance Sailing (APS) - Halyard, Stay, Highfield and Other Levers Annapolis Performance Sailing (APS) - Halyard, Stay, Highfield and Other Levers Halyard, Stay, Highfield and Other Levers View on www.apsltd.com Preview by Yahoo

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: M-15 forestay device
by stevetrapp 10 Sep '14

10 Sep '14

These photos show the device I use on my M-15 forestay in place of a turnbuckle. It allows slack when open, but puts adequate tension on the forestay when closed, and locked. I bought it at a marine supply store, cost about the same as a turnbuckle. Steve M-15 # 335 The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: M-15 forestay device 002 M-15 forestay device 003 Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled.

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