Hey Pete! Thanks for the picture. It was good to get to know you last year. See you on the water! Larry On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 4:28 PM, peter kunst <peterkunstt@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi Steve, I never had a problem in Puget sound , We had our Then Catalina 27 moored in the Everett Marina ( Many years ago ) For now I will stick with Lake Pend Oreille , although I am planning on going to Priest Lake this Summer , I hear it's the Maui of the Mountains
Best Regards,
Pete
M-15 # 243
________________________________ From: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> on behalf of Steve Trapp <stevetrapp@Q.com> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 8:11 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: introductions
Pete, I too encountered the problem of drunk power boaters along with teen-age power boaters on the N. end of Lake Couer D' Alene, seemed the the closer to town the more problems, but down the lake from about Harrison on S. the problem seemed to diminish, which has something to do with my sailing out of Conkling Park, and lower prices at that end too. I will comment that I rarely see that problem while sailing on South Puget Sound, and I will credit the frequent patrols by Thurston County Sherriff patrol and Port of Olympia Harbor Patrol, and have seen the official boats from both agencies flash their blue lights and stop errant boaters. Steve M-15 # 335
-----Original Message----- From: peter kunst Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 11:48 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: introductions
Hi Sam, I have a M 15 as well and Sail mine out of Lake Pend Oreille, ( even though I live about 3 blocks from Lake Coeur d Alene ...to many drunk Motor boaters ) I was fortunate enough to Sail with Larry Yake and Rand Graves Last year ( they both have 17's )
Best Regards,
Pete
________________________________ From: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> on behalf of Sam <s.hunter@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 6:32 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: introductions
Hi all,
After ~1.5 years of scanning Craigslist on a weekly basis, reading a lot of reviews, forums, and watching plenty of youtube videos, I finally made the decision and bought a Montgomery 15. I mostly learned to sail on Rhodes 19s with Courageous Sailing in Boston Harbor, so the idea of having a trailerable sailboat which points well and sails more like a keelboat than a dinghy pretty much sold me (the M-15 isn't hard on the eyes either)!
I will be sailing lakes in the NW mostly (Coeur d'Alane, Dworshak, Pend Oreille) but was really intrigued by rumors of a Montgomery-owners San Juan Islands get together. Is this event still being held?
I bought the boat from an older gentleman in Oregon who had only owned it for a year and had purchased it from someone in the PNW who had made a number of upgrades/modifications/additions for cruising (and also appears to have kept it in immaculate condition). The boat's name is "Venga Viento", hull number #272, built in 1984. If anyone happens to know any history about the boat I would be interested to learn more. Here are a few photos: https://goo.gl/photos/SCiZXrHKf9p3na35A (including a couple of photos of a little boat I built a few years ago, which I'll probably have to sell now...).
Thanks, and happy sailing,
Sam