Hi Daniel, I had looked at your blog before. We would love to meet you and Kestrel. Right now we are in Cedarville, but we might be back for a week or so in late July/early august. I will contact you when I know what we are doing. In the meantime, I will look more closely at your blog. Thank you so much for replying. Gail -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Rich Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 8:35 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Fw: How sailing is a HUGE part of my life, worth reading! Gail: I live in Sebastopol, and sail an M15. I would be delighted to show you the boat and rig it for you. We can connect directly if you like. You can see video of my boat on my blog. I have many posts about it there. http://danielsailingandcycling.wordpress.com/ I have a number of posts where I show some of the changes I have made. I have never sailed an M17. Looks like a great boat. But you can't beat the M15 for simplicity, towing, rigging etc. And, she sails just great. Daniel Rich M15 #208 On 7/5/2012 8:04 AM, Gail Russell wrote:
My husband and I are 65 and 70, respectively. We previously owned a Norseman 447, but it was just too much for us financially and physically. We are now contemplating getting an M15 or M17. We live in Sonoma County, and spend summers in the high desert of far northeast California, near various lakes in Oregon. We could also trailer to the Puget Sound/Gulf Islands area.
I think an M17 might be best for us, but cannot really get a bead on how difficult it is to do the rigging and handling. Is there a way we could observe someone rigging these boats? Maybe go the Havasu Pocket Cruisers convention?
Also, I gather there are ways to make the rigging easier, but have not actually seen examples of the systems in use for raising/rigging the mast.
Gail Russell Cedarville CA and Forestville CA
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Robert Hall Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 7:59 AM To: Montgomery Owners Subject: M_Boats: Fw: How sailing is a HUGE part of my life, worth reading!
Hello All, Like Sal I am an older sailor . At 81 I too am looking forward to at least 10 years more on the water in my old M 15.Fair winds. RTH.