Along these lines.... what ever became of Willi aboard his Strawanza, a modified M17??? Joe SeaFrog M17 ----- Original Message ----- From: jerry montgomery To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:09 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Aloha Somemore Both 17's an d 15's jhave sailed to Hawaii; I know the 15 sailor (Mike Mann) personally but don't know much about the 17 sailor. He never contacted me but over the years I've had several tell me that they ran across him, and somneone told me that their 17 was the one that was sailed.. I'd guess this was in the late 80's. Mark Hightower sailed a modified 17 to the mouthj of the Amazon- he worked for me for several years and helped me with the M-15 tooling. I haven't heard from Mrk for years but Mike emailed me a few months ago- he's just retired from being 2mnd in command on an Exxon tanker and living in the Bay area. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: <seable@lava.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:54 AM Subject: M_Boats: Aloha Somemore From: seable@lava.net Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 7:21 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Howzit Somemore? WOW! When I got my M17, I never expected to marry the family! What a bonus! So, can anyone confirm the “sailed to Hawaii” legend? When was that? What hull? Again, I have yet to hear from another owner here. Still, I seem to be gaining some notoriety for my “roadside redoo.” At least a few know what they drive by. It’s good for business! FYI, this wood-boat builder is looking forward to enjoying a fiberglass boat like never before, on our perfect playground; Kaneohe Bay, Windward Oahu. On that note, thanks for the input on C/B pennant access; I’m still wondering if it can be addressed by a shallow (warm) water dive at full drop? She should be off the trailer in another month or so; until then I’m looking at a short leash with a knot at unknown length. Also, the O/B discussion is invaluable; however, I’m favoring electric on the transom. Any thoughts? Also, great to hear from Canajian lake and Pacific sailors; I’m an Edmonton ex-pat and miss the wilds of C! Except the 40 below part! C or F thermumblter. I’ll be BAAAK! So, if anyone else would like to cross the pond, I can’t wait to race you. Kidding! Just a fun chat and cold beer. AloooHa! Philipp @ SE’ABLE (I have a working interest in boaters with disabilities.) 808-247-8497. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 6194 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message