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Apostles
by bownez＠juno.com 28 Jun '13

28 Jun '13

Greetings Monty Gang, I'm dusting off my M17 and am headed for the Apostle Islands (Lake Superior) on Sunday. I am meeting a sailing buddy (O'Day 25) and we will be launching at City Marina in Bayfield on Monday. If anyone has plans to be sailing in that area next week, look for a vintage yellow hull M17 and give a hail. We plan to be out until Saturday. Later, Bones in Mpls ____________________________________________________________ Virgin Mobile&#174 Unlimited Get Unlimited Data & Messaging On A Prepaid Plan w/Virgin Mobile Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/51cc34cdaf61934cd757cst01vuc

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Steering Lines
by Michael Murphy 28 Jun '13

28 Jun '13

One of the advantages of trailer sailing in coastal Carolina is that you can easily drive to where the wind is (or where it is not). Charts of local wind gradients show that for every 10 miles closer to the coast you get, the winds will be about 10% stronger than at New Bern. When the forecast for a planned trip to Core Sound, which is immediately behind a low-lying barrier island, showed winds of 14-18 knots, I decided sail the Pamlico River instead. 30-40 miles of barrier islands, marshes, & forests would ameliorate the winds to the 8-12 knot range. South Creek is one of the prettiest creeks in this area. It weaves between marsh & forests for 8 miles to the river. The protected sailing in 7-8 knots gave me a chance to re-rig my steering lines. I use a continuous loop of line through blocks tied at the mast & port/starboard toe rails to control the tiller, while I steer standing in the cabin. In light wind standing forward keeps the stern up, resulting in a little extra speed. Moving the forward block to the bow cleat improved the set-up & also allows me to steer while working forward of the mast (only recommended in the light air). On the Pamlico the winds were 10-11 knots. On the outbound run the steering lines needed regular attention. On the returning broad-reach they allowed me to fiddle with lunch, the radio, and everything else while the boat steered itself a lot of the time. Afternoon thunderstorms brought winds of 12-13 knots & a beat into choppy water. I find that it's difficult to fine steer with lines in those conditions. The best that I can do is use them to tie the tiller in one position & crack off the main a little until the boat will maintain a constant heading. Average speed loss doing that seems to be about 6-8% though. Round trip from Aurora NC to Durham Creek: 30 NM/ 8 hours Fionnula, M-15

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Fw: Rigging for my boat
by jerry montgomery 27 Jun '13

27 Jun '13

jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bret" <barney(a)firehousemail.com> To: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:58 AM Subject: Rigging for my boat Hi, my name is Bret Potter and I recently acquired a 1984 M-15 (thank you by the way for making such a great little boat) and I am wanting to replace all the ropes for the main and jib. I was wondering if you could tell me what the best rope blend and style was for this application. Thank You -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 8890 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen

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Replacement Montgomery 15 Rigging
by David Grah 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

The shrouds on my Montgomery 15 each have a broken wire and I figure it's time to replace them and the forestay at the same time. Can anyone suggest where to get new ones made? I assume I measure my old ones and have the new ones made the same length. I also wonder if, before I get the new rigging, if I should check to see if the rigging should be tweaked in any way. I thought Jerry Montgomery helped with rigging and sold rigging, but haven't heard back from him yet. The boat is 1986 and I think is on its second set of rigging. The logistics of getting someplace for someone to look the rigging over could be difficult, but maybe I can be patient and maybe more wires won't break and fray. Thanks for leads and suggestions! David Grah Bishop California

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For Jerry Montgomery - Montgomery 15 Rigging
by David Grah 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

I seem to have difficulty getting emails to Jerry directly, so excuse me for posting this here. Jerry, I'd like to get a rigging set for my 1986 Montgomery 15, two shrouds and a forestay. What do you need from me, just dimensions of my current rigging? Is there anything I should do to check mast rake? What's the cost and how do I pay? Thanks! ________________________________ From: jerry montgomery <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> To: David Grah <d_b_grah(a)yahoo.com>; For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 3:58 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Replacement Montgomery 15 Rigging I can make them Dave- look at me website. Sorry if I missed an earlier message; sometimes I get so much work stacked up on the computor that I get pretty aggressive with the delete button. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Grah" <d_b_grah(a)yahoo.com> To: <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 2:58 PM Subject: M_Boats: Replacement Montgomery 15 Rigging The shrouds on my Montgomery 15 each have a broken wire and I figure it's time to replace them and the forestay at the same time. Can anyone suggest where to get new ones made? I assume I measure my old ones and have the new ones made the same length. I also wonder if, before I get the new rigging, if I should check to see if the rigging should be tweaked in any way. I thought Jerry Montgomery helped with rigging and sold rigging, but haven't heard back from him yet. The boat is 1986 and I think is on its second set of rigging. The logistics of getting someplace for someone to look the rigging over could be difficult, but maybe I can be patient and maybe more wires won't break and fray. Thanks for leads and suggestions! David Grah Bishop California -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 8870 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen </div>

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M17 for Sale - Images link
by tim＠timtone.com 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

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Sailing
by George Iemmolo 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Boat "Merry Helen II" a Montgomery 15' on Pine Lake in La Porte IN I may trailer it to other inland lakes during the season. Sailed yesterday with friend Louie Hamlin who purchased my Pearson 23 and took it down to his home in Gulfport, FL Winds mostly out of the West variable @2-8 knots gusting up to 13 knots Max. Great Sunny day 81 deg. only 2nd sail of season as weather has been very wet. Plan on getting in many more but will have to be during week as lake is a frenzy of speedboat/skiers/skidoos etc on weekends starting on Fridays. George Merry Helen II M15 #602 'We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust our Sails'

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M17 'PUFF' for Sale
by tim＠timtone.com 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

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Cape Lookout
by Michael Murphy 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

After 21 days off the water I decided to make a day trip to Cape Lookout. Predicted winds of 12 to 16 knots were not perfect for sailing the narrow channels, shoals, bars, & barely awash islands of the route to the Cape but I couldn't resist that the tides would be favorable both ways. With 2 reefs & no foresail the M-15 was running 6.5 to 7.5 knots with the outgoing tide. After anchoring I changed to an intermediate jib (40% less area than the standard jib). Still dipped the rail a bit in the gusts. Local wind station was recording winds of 18, gusts to 21 knots. Tide was coming against the wind so experienced soaking spray on the in the narrow Channel. I plan to go back sometime in the Fall but hope to make it a 3-4 day/80 mile trip (with a car shuttle) from the an inland ramp down to the coast. Any East Coast Monty sailors interested? Fionnula 15

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1985 M17 ballast
by Becky Belding 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

Does anyone know if the 1985 M17 ballast is lead or steel? Thank you :) Becky

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