Hi Jim, I'm a former M15 owner (only sold because of our increasing age: I'm 88 at the moment and my wife is 81 with two hip joint replacements). I got to the M15 as the ultimate solution for a small trailerable boat after living with, and trying several others in the 15 foot size range. We were once big boat sailors - owned a Tripp-Lentsch 29 for 26 years; and were spoiled by the elegant design and workmanship in that vessel. It slept four: it had excellent storage for 4; it was designed to CCA Rules, with wide usable decks; excellent sail lockers; and was a joy to sail. While living in Europe, we sailed the English Channel, the Med, and the Adriatic, as well as sailing the East Coast from NYC to Boston. When we downsized (everywhere on the North East Coast was becoming too crowded) we first bought a Bolger MICRO, a 15 foot long cat yawl. A wonderful boat, except stepping a 23 foot free standing mast became too much of a chore. So, I looked for something with an aluminum mast and stays to make life easier. I found a derelict ComPac 16 in Clearwater Florida, bought it; and totally rebuilt it. The solution to the problem I thought; but I hadn't thought through the problem far enough. The ComPac 16 has no usable storage. Everything has to be crammed on the berths that run under the cockpit seats, which means it all has to be put somewhere (in the cockpit in the rain overnight?) so that you can sleep. The sleeping accommodations - berths P/S, and far apart - are very bad for marital bliss. And worst of all, you can almost forget about sailing to windward. It's fine on a broad reach, but harden it up and it goes sideways.... That made me more and more unhappy with what I had, and caused me to start looking .... That's when I heard about and learned about the M15. I bought one sight-unseen in Panama City, FL, and thoroughly enjoyed sailing it (and trailering it) for the years of our ownership.. It is a sailor's ship. Good double berth; good storage for everything you need on a vessel; and excellent sailing characteristics - a pure delight. See the M - Archives for more details. Connie Benneck ex M15 #400 LEPPO Joe Murphy wrote:
Good luck in your search. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <boats@meridianleeward.com> To: "Monty Mailing List" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 8:28 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Considering Purchasing an M15
Hi Joe,
I saw that you did have a 17 in Atlantic Beach on the Yahoo groups Montgomery Owners Registry but thought I really need to see an M15. Thank you for the offer - everyone here has been so nice.
Jim
on 2/8/09 7:26 PM, Joe Murphy at seagray@embarqmail.com wrote:
Hey Jim, Good news, I have a Monty in Atlantic Beach, NC about 2 hrs from Durham. The bad news is that it is a M-17 and I'd hate for you to compromise your desires for an M-15... heh, heh. But seriously, if you are interested, give me a call or email me directly at seagray@embarqmail.com or 252-240-1085. I bought mine from Bob Eeg last fall. In fact Tony Reed's boat and mine were on the same transporter. As I've said earlier on this group, working with Bob is easier than falling off a barstool. Regards, Joe Seafrog M-17 #651
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