Hey, why do you think they call them 'Wrinkle' boats? The longer we own them, the more we start to resemble the boats we love so much!! Skip -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tue, Jun 17, 2014 8:51 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: Got the centerboard down! HA! Good point. I guess my time is up when I fall in the water and leak enough to sink. Actually the svelte lines of my M17 look a lot better than I do. Tom B, proud owner of an M17, #258 On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 7:25 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Most of us are older than our M-boats, and if we think about it, we realize we have some bulges and not so smooth areas too. What do we expect of our aging M-boats? Steve M-15 # 335 (that's a 29 year old number)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman. xmission.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 5:14 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Got the centerboard down!
I would stay with the original surfaces on everything as per the boat was
manufactured. If there is a large gap around the cb and it looks like a factory configuration filling it would not be a good idea. How was the board stuck? Was it just an accumulation of dirt and debris? They say sleeping with your fingers crossed is also a good way to avoid opening up the cb trunk.;-} I am facing the same situation with mine, a 78 model. So far though all is well. Good luck, Tom B. M17
On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:33 PM, <casioqv@usermail.com> wrote:
There's a large gap all around the inside opening of the centerboard
trunk. I guess this is normal on these boats? Any suggestions on how to fill this? The "lazy" option I thought off was filling it with marine tex putty, but I'm worried that would crack over time. It doesn't look good, so I'll probably grind it smooth, fill it with thickened epoxy, and add a few layers of fiberglass cloth.
I also damaged the inside of the housing by hammering the metal rod through (to try and get the centerboard down), so there is one gash near the inside bottom about 3" long and 1/2" wide. I think I will be able to reach up far enough to lay new cloth over the hole from the inside.
I'm crossing my fingers I won't have to open up the keel itself and replace the steel punchings with lead. That job, from the photos I've seen, looks like my worst nightmare. Especially since I don't have any way to lift the boat and am squeezing under the trailer. To the best of my knowledge this boat is very dry, and hasn't been in the water for over 20 years (it has 1992 registration tags). I don't currently see any signs of the keel itself swelling.
Tyler '81 M15 #157 "Defiant"
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 2:55:59 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Got the centerboard down!
Can't beat a force applied in just the right direction. Good on ya. What's the CB housing look like inside? Will it need some massive rebuilding to straighten it out? Thanks for the pics. I will file them away for the day I might need the idea. Good luck, Tom B.