On 07-Aug-14 6:11 PM, Bill Tosh wrote: Hi Bill, Lived for 39 years in Glastonbury, CT, which is about 20 minutes from downtown Hartford. Used to sail our big boat out of Fort Rachel Marine on the Mystic River, and covered the area from Cape May, NJ to Boston, MA. After down-sizing to a Bolger MICRO, and then the M-15, we sailed on Lake Champlain, Moosehead Lake in Maine, in the Florida Keys, on the Chesapeake, and between those longer trips, at a Connecticut lake. Last year we bought a house in Dallas, and moved from Connecticut the end of November, to be closer to our daughter and son-in-law. My wife had a stroke last May, and in Connecticut we had no relatives in the area. Our daughter lived in Dallas and our son has a business in Germany. Having a Texas Driver's License now makes me a card carrying Texan! Ciao, Connie
Hey Connie, What part of Texas do you hail from ?.... I am in East Texas between Tyler and Lufkin at Lake Striker.
I have owned a Monty 15 and 17, both being EXCELLENT boats, and I miss the 17. I now am sailing a Sparrow 16 which is a very good little boat, hard chined and sails very well and about half the weight of the M17. We have two M17 owners here on Striker.
I am a sailmaker by trade and work almost totally for Duckworks.
Also the moderator of the Yahoo group "Geeziers Gaggle".........
Been a Texan all my life.....See Ya'll later !
Bill Tosh Tosh Custom Boatworks www.tcboats.com Henderson, Tx.
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Conbert Benneck Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 5:18 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 dinghy options
On 07-Aug-14 4:52 PM, Tyler Backman wrote:
Hi Tyler,
While sailing the M15 and towing the NYMPH , I would check the tension on the dinghy painter. I was always surprised how small the load was.
The pull towing my old Dyer 7'-9" Dhow was appreciably more. You hardly notice the NYMPH .
With a low hull weight, and the smooth curved bottom it tows extremely well / and was a delight to row for long distances.
Mornings on Lake Champlain the wind hadn't gotten out of bed, so you have a flat calm and while my wife would go walking I'd row the NYMPH for miles. It required very little effort to move it.
If you go to GOOGLE - Bolger NYMPH (Ruben NYMPH) you can read lots of opinions and experiences with a NYMPH.
I've just spent an enjoyable hour looking at other people's Bolger designed boats.
I owned a MICRO as my first trailer-sailer, and only sold it because of growing difficulty stepping the free-standing mast in the small bow area. You had to hold the mast at about an 80 degree angle, at arms length to step the mast.
Bolger later did a redesign and offered a tabernacle as the mast support for the MICRO, but by that time I was a very contented M15 owner.
Hasta Luego (I'm a Texan now)
Connie
I did a google search and the NYMPH is a beautiful little boat. I like that it has a place to sit, unlike a sabot/etc. Did towing it hurt the sailing performance of the M15 much? Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 "Defiant"
On Aug 7, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Conbert Benneck wrote:
On 07-Aug-14 12:58 PM, Tyler Backman wrote:
Hi Tyler,
My solution was to build a Bolger designed NYMPH dinghy: light weight / easily car-topable*/ *rows well / can be sailed using a leeboard. Bolger modified the NYMPH design and added 12" to the middle making it wider and less "tippy" and called it the Ruben NYMPH. The rowing thwart runs longitudinally in the boat, so you can shift rowing position easily to accommodate a passenger or several case of beer. Check it out.
Oh, it also tows very well; hardly any drag towed behind an M15.
Connie
What do you guys use for a dinghy while cruising/gunkholing in your M15?
I've used Sevylor inflatables in the past, but they pop easy and take a long time to fill and empty. I am considering building the Wooden Widget Fliptail 7 folding dinghy, as it should fold up into half of the cabin, and sets up in 1 minute. I was thinking it might be possible to also design the sail rig for it so that it could take my M15 85% jib, allowing for double purpose: http://www.woodenwidget.com/fliptail.htm
Tyler Dsvis, CA M15 #157 "Defiant"