That was a good boat, but you probably need new sails by now! -----Original Message----- From: Mark Dvorscak Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 11:17 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M23 That was my boat. She has a yellow hull under the white paint and came with nice North sails. On Apr 26, 2017 11:09 AM, <jerry@jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
Mark- What was the original color of your 223? In about '80 I sailed a yellow 23 from the twin cities in the Leach lake Regatta (and won 1st overall). It had some great North sails, incl spinnaker.
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Dvorscak Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 9:31 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: M23
My M23 also came from Minnesota but the seller agreed to meet me about half way (in North Dakota). That was good but I had the added thrill of winter weather, bringing the boat home over the mountains in December. Have fun getting to know Dhana. Mark
On Apr 26, 2017 7:10 AM, "Gerald Wyatt" <wyattgs@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Mark!
We safely completed the 1500 mile journey yesterday. Certainly some added stress with a giant boat behind you....a 200-300 mile journey is reasonable for a boat like the M23, but I certainly don't want to travel long distances again. I am thankful I have a lot of great cruising destinations in that range living in central Washington.
Now the real learning begins....I have a feeling the first couple years of ownership will be slow, but anything good takes time.
We did order a full length cover for the boat from Ship Shape Canvas in Duluth. I'll let you know how that works out and cost.
I never met Dick Lane, but he certainly did some good work on the boat. Bones provided a whole lot of records with the boat, maybe I'll find a picture in there.
Gerry
On Apr 25, 2017, at 7:29 AM, Mark Dvorscak <mdvorscak56@gmail.com> wrote:
You'll love that 23 Gerry. I'm the steward of the closest M-sibling to Dhana, M23 #74 Faith. We spend some time every summer in Washington waters. Perhaps we'll cross tacks some day. Have a safe trip home with Dhana > (she used to sail the Salish Sea many years ago when she was Dick Lane's boat).
On Apr 24, 2017 06:48, "Gerald Wyatt" <wyattgs@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,
I hope I can maintain Dhana as well as Bones did. I have a lot of great support via the email list and appreciate that I can reach out to everyone with questions.
I'll post some pictures soon about our journey across the country....
Gerry
On Apr 24, 2017, at 7:29 AM, sal glesser via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Congratulations to both of you!
sal