Bob...these are good pictures. What's the instrument in the cockpit on the starboard side by the companionway. Thanks Tony E. Tony Reed -----Original Message----- From: Bob From California <ocean37@hotmail.com> Subj: M_Boats: Ball valves for M_17 photos Date: Thu May 14, 2009 6:53 pm Size: 1K To: Monty Listserver <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> This site of a recent new Montgomery 17 has a photo of the Marlon Ball Valve installation in the Photo Section. Here: http://svpepperjack.net/ Bob
From: tjenk@gte.net To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:24:07 -0700 Subject: M_Boats: water in the cockpit
Hi gang,
Every boat has a distinctive personality (one reason I love them), and I am discovering my 17 bit by bit. I got in a big blow yesterday, and enough water backed into the cockpit to give me cold feet had the water not been warm. The drain hoses have devices that might be one-way valves half way through the aft locker, and I am wondering if other owners have found that these keep all the water out. If so, I will have to take the things apart and find the problem. A final, if not as elegant (or safe) a solution, would be to use expanding rubber plugs in the cockpit openings, but I cannot find one of the proper size in my catalogs. Has anyone found a source? A big old soft rubber cork would probably work, but I am afraid a surge might pop one out. Another thing I noticed was a bit of water around the fuel tank in the aft locker. I assume a following wave took a whack high on the transom and shoved water past the fuel hose; has anyone experienced this and come up with an elegant solution? I know this subject was brought up awhile back, but I don't have the emails and I was not focused on the subject at the time.
Thanks in advance for your comments.
Tom Jenkins 2004 M17 Scintilla _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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