Rich, please send images when you can....Larry Hughston in Sacramento.... -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rick Davies Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 2:59 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: New sails for M15 Hi Tom, I installed a mastgate on my M17 in the spring and have been sailing with it all season. It's great - no more messing with a sailstop. The shock cord is all that's needed to hold it in place since it's not under any real stress. It's also easy to install. Highly recommended. Good luck Rick M17 #633 Lynne L On Wednesday, August 21, 2013, Thomas Buzzi wrote:
Thank you, George, I bookmarked the page for near-future reference. I am looking to change to sail slugs also. BTW, I looked into the mastgate configuration to go with the slug conversion. I was surprised to see that a thin shock cord is all that holds the mast gate in place. Does this work?? Has anybody on this site had sailing experience with one of these arrangements?? Tom B
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 4:03 PM, George Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com<javascript:;>
wrote:
TOM
I to just purchased a M15 this season and had my sails refurbished by www.Sailcare.com they have developed a process that replaces the resin in the sailcloth and they come out feeling new. I used them on my previous boat a Pearson 23 and I had the sail loft convert them to full battens at that time also. They do a full inspection and repair first. Very reasonably Main was $56 and the Jib $24 I had them convert from a bolt rope to sail slugs for an additional $24. They have a catalog and supply quite a bit of small boat hardware. Jerry is great to work with.
George 'We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust our Sails'
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Becky Belding Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 2:02 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: Re: M_Boats: New sails for M15
Tom,
Here is another option I considered in lieu of replacing sails for another season or two. I am not sure where you are located, but here is a link and communications I made here in the NW.
http://cleansails.com/index.htm
I made inquiry about charges for Montgomery 17 / 2 mainsail, 2 jibs, 1 genoa and the reply was:
Main $74, 100% jib $65, 150% genoa $98. North Sails Oregon or Banks Sails work with us (shipping charge), however you can UPS to us direct if you'd like.
Just a thought... :)
Becky M17 "Grace" Portland, OR
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 11:43 AM To: W David Scobie; For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: New sails for M15
thanks Dave, This is very useful information. I must admit, I really can't tell by looking whether or not a mainsail or jib has seen better days or not. Perhaps if I raced boat to boat often enough I could start to tell but.......is there some sign or detail or test I can run so I can make an informed decision about whether or not to replace sails? My boat dates from the late seventies and I don't know how much or how hard it has been driven and these are the original sails. Is that alone enough to warrant replacing them?? Is there one type of cloth that is better than another to make them out of? From past emails on this site a flatter cut sail would be advisable where the wind is often 15 knots or more. Any thoughts on this matter? Fairwinds, Tom B M17 #258
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 11:54 AM, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
IMO the two best lofts for the M-boats are JudyB with Hyde , as already stated, and Harry with Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers - www.epsails.com
both these persons know Jerry's boats, i speak with each every couple of weeks and are both great to work with.
:: Dave Scobie
________________________________ From: Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 9:16 PM
I am going to purchase some new cruising sails for my M15. Those of you who have purchased recently, can you give me some ballpark figure for what yo