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Broughtons trip photos
by Larry Yake 27 Aug '18

27 Aug '18

After last weeks trip report on the Broughton Archipelago I received several requests for pictures. Here is a link to the trip photos taken by Jeff Dere, who is the best photographer in the group! Enjoy! https://flic.kr/s/aHskDoQXUn Larry Yake M17 CornDog (the yellow one)

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M15 just listed for sale
by becky＠beckybelding.com 25 Aug '18

25 Aug '18

FYI. https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/d/montgomery-15-sailboat/6679981882.h tml Becky M17 Grace #393 Port Townsend, WA

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Swallow / Cortes
by brad kurlancheek 23 Aug '18

23 Aug '18

Ahoy Dave, your Swallow blog is very cool! Thanks for posting and like your new boat - almost 2 monties in one, sans fibreglass. :) Safe travels, - Brad

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ARCHIVES
by kdiehl 22 Aug '18

22 Aug '18

Just a heads-up that the archives are working again. Let me know if you notice any further problems.

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Cockpit Drain
by Jason Leckie 22 Aug '18

22 Aug '18

Hi All, its me again, I certainly seem to have no shortage of questions for this forum. I was out for a sail off of Point Roberts yesterday in a pretty good breeze, maybe 15 knots and found my M17 to sail quite nicely indeed. This was essentially my first sail on my new boat and she performed admirably. At the same time though, a new issue popped up. The cockpit drain is acting like the opposite of a drain and the cockpit was taking on water. Back at port, when sitting in the cockpit, the water in the drain pipe, is sits just below the level of the cockpit floor. I presume a previous owner of this boat did some work on this part of the boat and is no longer configured as originally manufactured. What is the correct configuration of this pipe? The thru hull fitting is located way below the water line, which I am guessing is not a problem as long as it is configured correctly. Do these drains ever have check valves installed on them? Thanks in advance for everyone's input. Jason Leckie 1980 M17 'Kuma' Point Roberts, WA

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transom ladder install successful
by doug 20 Aug '18

20 Aug '18

I just completed an install of a folding transom ladder for my M-15. Ladder came from West Marine but then I added two backing plates one on each side of the transom and attached the ladder onto the backing plate which was through bolted to the other plate on the inside of the transom. If anyone wants photos or discussion on how to do this, I would be happy to provide. Email me at this address, doug9326(a)gmail.com <mailto:doug9326@gmail.com>. I tried my 220lbs on the ladder several times last night on a nearby lake. The ladder had no problems nor did I. Success!!

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Re: M_Boats: BC gulf islands - Cortes
by Dave Scobie 19 Aug '18

19 Aug '18

John and others: I'm planning to cross into Canada at Bedwell Hbr tomorrow (8/20) and then to Port Browning (8/21) for grocery shopping. I'll then gunkhole around CN till at least Labor Day weekend. I'll then head back to the San Juan Islands for the rest of September. SWALLOW has a distictive house topped teal green and I'll be towing the M6'8". :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com On Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 7:42 PM John Schinnerer <john(a)eco-living.net> wrote: > > I am actually leaving for Cortes tomorrow. But with my kayak, this trip. > > So if anyone here happens to be cruising in the vicinity...a friend and > I will be circumnavigating Cortes the 22nd-26th, then my girlfriend and > I will be day paddling around different parts of Cortes thru Friday 31st. > Will be camped at Smelt Bay provincial park, after the circumnavigation. > > My kayak tends to stand out, it's a Pygmy Kayaks "Coho" model, glass > over okume plywood, clear finish. And my pal Keith has a Hobie Adventure > Island sail/pedal/paddle tri, in red. > > Don't think I will make it up to the gulf islands with Pajarita this > September. The local sailing season was shot by dry winter, low water at > Howard Prairie, and early onset of nasty forest fire smoke in the area. I > aim to get a shakedown cruise (for new furler & jib) at Fern Ridge by > mid-September and hopefully get to Waldo lake as well, and maybe Diamond > lake. Sad, but that's probably about it, unless I take it to the coast a > bit later in the fall. > > cheers, > John S. >

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Broughtons Archipelago trip report
by Larry Yake 19 Aug '18

19 Aug '18

Hi all, I just got back from a three week cruise through the Broughtons Archipelago. If you're not familiar with the area, it's an amazing group of islands and inlets located between the northern end of Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. There were four of us on the trip, two M17's, a San Juan 21, and a Compac Eclipse. This is a group of friends that I've cruised with many times before through the San Juans, the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast with Princess Louisa Inlet, and Desolation Sound. The Broughtons is a beautiful area to cruise and certainly worth the trip up there. We had pretty little anchorages every night, whale sightings (both Humpbacks and Orcas), at least 10 bears, bald eagles, king fishers, and Pacific White Sided dolphins that played and swam along with us. The salmon were starting to run and the fishermen were bringing in some very nice springers (king salmon). Every day was a new area to explore and all the people we encountered were very friendly and impressed that we were cruising up there in such small boats. Fortunately we had very nice weather - cool foggy mornings, sunny afternoons, and incredible stars at night until the fog moved back in. There are some things that make a cruise up there in small boats challenging. There are some crossings where bad weather or strong winds against the currents could make conditions very tough - crossing Johnstone Strait, Knight Inlet, Kingcome Inlet, and others which have to approached with caution at the right time. Fortunately, we hit them all in very nice weather and calm conditions. That nice weather, however, let to other problems. The islands depend on very frequent rains to replenish their water supplies. By the end of our three week cruise they were experiencing a water shortage. The few marinas that are there were out of water. No showers, no laundry, not even toilets. The water normally available up there is not potable in most places anyway, so we were prepared with adequate supplies, but we were counting on being able to get a hot shower and do laundry every week or so. So... we did laundry in a bucket, had our shorts hanging all over the rigging, and put our sun showers to good use. Another issue to deal with up there is that there is not a single place to get rid of your garbage. Be prepared to haul all your garbage with you the whole time. Most of the other cruisers up there are in large power yachts. We usually only saw them when we stopped at a marina, where they packed in pretty tight. The little anchorages we usually had to ourselves. Fish farms are numerous up there, and in some areas clear cut logging has left ugly scars on the hillsides, but away from those areas it is one of the most beautiful areas I've cruised in. Larry Yake M17 CornDog

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new ladder & drilling holes in transom
by doug 19 Aug '18

19 Aug '18

I am about ready to drill some holes in my transom of my M-15. Yes, it scares me but it has to be done. I am adding a flip up ladder from West Marine to the transom. In order to beef up the transom I have had made for me two backing plates. One goes on the back of the transom and the other goes on the inside of the transom. Each has holes drilled in them to line up with the corresponding holes in the other plate. I will also be glueing the 12 gauge plates to the boat as well as having the 3” bolts attaching both plates to one another. Before I drill these holes, six of them, for support and to hold the plates to the transom from both sides, I thought it might be prudent to run this by whoever happens to see this post. I have never drilled holes in any sailboat I have owned and that is a lot of them. I am being careful to line up the holes on both plates so I don’t miss the holes on either. They have to line up perfectly to run the bolts through. This will happen after they are both glued to the transom with 5200. There is no turning back once that starts. So if you have any ideas for me, I am open to this and excited to get this project done. My M-15 looks great even though its a 1980 version. I want to keep it that way. Thanks

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Re: M_Boats: Broughtons Archipelago trip report
by bownez＠juno.com 19 Aug '18

19 Aug '18

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