Thank You Mike Z - I just received a kind email from Jerry Montgomery confirming, yes this should be Hull No. 1. He said he and Reggie Armstrong won their class in the Long Beach midwinters with it fresh out of the mold. Who knew? May I ask what type of M Boat do you have Mike? Regards, Bill B -----Original Message----- From: "Mike Z" <speedernut2@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 7:14pm To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: M12 Hull Plate Nice find! I admit to being a little bit jealous. I will let someone more knowledgeable weigh in on your question. Monty15Mike On Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 6:54 PM bill.bowen--- via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Because I was struck with the lines of the boat when driving by, I bought an M12 out of guy's front yard in North Florida about four years ago. I have sailed it a few time and it is a delight. Because I owned a Hunter 41 Deck Salon which I sold recently, I had little time for the M12. It is stored at my farm in South Georgia. While starting to clean her up (waxing hull, freshen teak, etc.) I noticed on the brass hull plate the following:
"Montgomery Marine" in faded letters
"Type" in faded letters followed by a hammer stamped "12"
"No." in faded letters followed by a hammer stamped "1"
Does this mean this is Hull Number 1 of the M12's?
Attached is a photo of the hull plate (upside down because the boat is upside on stands being waxed) and a photo of the boat on my farm pond about a year after I bought it.
Thanks, Bill Bowen