Hi Dave: I’ve been going around and around about this for five years. Keep wanting to go up but the M15 is so easy to rig and sail. I just want to do open water in the San Juans and sometimes I think I”m out of my league in the big water. even through I’ve sailed hundreds of miles in SJs and Canada, still lingering is the fact that I’m I too small to be out there? Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky) San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/ "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Aug 3, 2021, at 6:29 PM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Peter:
Pound for pound the M15 beats the M17. Faster & easier to rig, easier to tow, and vberth is much more comfortable. Boats are equally capable sailers & cruisers.
M17 has more storage space and sitting headroom.
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On Tue, Aug 3, 2021, 4:53 PM Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I sailed as a kid on Barnegat Bay. Also clammed, crabbed and fished the bay to make a living as a kid. Worked on the docks at Carl’s Boat Service for several summers. An old salty stuck in the sagebrush. Bummed. I sail now in the San Juan Islands. Got a Montgomery 15 been doing 100 mile sails in the islands the last few years. Love the boat but wondering about upgrading to a M17. Mine is 377 1985, excellent condition. Since I sail once a week year around, don’t know if going to an M17 would be worth it. M15 easy 30 minute set up. Only 7 days out of year would need the extra room of a 17. Perplexed.
Pete WinterSky (Zimowsky)
San Juan Islander lost inland - an old salty stuck in the sagebrush
outdoors writer and photographer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pzimowsky Twitter: @zimosoutdoors The Northwest Outdoors Journey: https://outdoorsnorthwest.home.blog/2019/03/13/the-journey-begins/
"We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"