Chris & Jeff: I grew up ~20 miles from Lake Roosevelt in Almira, but I haven't actually sailed that lake. Where do you like to sail on it? (It's only like 200 miles long!) Regarding narrow side decks on the M23, try the ones on an M15! Actually, they are not a problem. You use them as toe rails and walk with you heels outboard, especially when wiggling around the shrouds, which are outboard of the toe rails on the hull on the M15. I'm looking forward to the M17 which, as you said, has the shrouds inboard of the side decks/toe rails. --Gary Hyde, Pullman N24 'Sailabration' M17 #637 'Hydeaway2' M15 #235 'Vanilla' On Oct 10, 2005, at 11:33 AM, Chris and Jeff Packer wrote:
I also noticed the narrow sidedecks in pictures, and since I haven't seen or been on a M23 I can't speak from experience. But, I also noticed the shrouds are attached to the cabin side and not the hull. This seems to make getting around the shrouds and up forward a bit easier than if they were attached to the hull. And the added space below is very appealing as well.
Since I am a new member, I live on Lake Roosevelt in Eastern WA where I keep my boat (Halman 20). I have also sailed in Idaho, Maine, and the San Juans.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Audsley" <haudsley@tranquility.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:03 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: New member
For those of us fortunate enough to have seen and been able to crawl around on an M23, from a distance they look like the 17, up close they look like an ocean liner...both inside and out. And they sail like......well like a Montgomery.
My only question about them is the side decks, which are kinda narrow. For those of you who currently sail one, or have sailed one, is this even an issue to worry about?
On 10/10/05 11:44 AM, "Chris and Jeff Packer" <cjpacker@theofficenet.com> wrote:
Hello to all, I have just found the montgomery site and signed up. I presently own a Halman 20' and have been interested in moving up to a larger boat with more room for wife and child. I have "fallen for" the Montgomery 23 and am interest in buying or trading up for one. It looks like I might be in for a long search as it seems they are few and far between. Anyone interested in the Halman 20' - or could steer me in the right direction for a possible purchase of a M-23 let me know. I'll be looking.
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