Hi Gerry a cover is great. I had one made for my M-23 and love it. It does protect bright work and keeps the rain out but also allows me to take off pieces of wood and varnish at home instead of at the marina. My canvas gal made zipper entrances on port and starboard so it does not matter where the dock is when entering. There is a picture of it on the MSOG photo site http://www.msogphotosite.com/Scripts/Boats/boatsdetail.php?id=113. Have a blast with your M-23. I am going to miss mine! Thanks Robbin M-23 Pinch Me Robbin Roddewig robbin.roddewig@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: Rick Davies <jdavies104@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wed, Apr 26, 2017 11:20 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: M23 The full cover is a great idea - I refinished the brightwork on my M17 with 8 coats of Epifanes high-gloss in 2008, bought a cover from Sailors Tailor, and it's still mostly looking like new except for a few spots that get some wear. Rick M17#633 Lynne L On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:09 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