Thanks Keith! Oregon is strict with invasive species...or with permits anyhow, gotta have a state permit for all watercraft, both in state and visiting from other states. Assuming there's a patrol person who actually checks...that varies from lake to lake. And apparently they do actually inspect some incoming boats. cheers, John S. On 03/20/2017 11:22 AM, Keith R. Martin wrote:
Hi John,
I have a bow roller for my Rocna 6 mounted just to the starboard side of the stem plate on a 4 inch wide 1 inch thick teak sprit that protrudes about 10 inches beyond the bow. It helps keep the anchor from carving up the gelcoat when deployed and retrieved in rougher weather. At the back of the teak sprit behind the roller is an in-line cleat and further back at the base of the sprit is an old school Barlow winch that serves as a vertical windlass. A seal-able deck pipe installed by the previous owner allows the rode to drop into a 5 gallon bucket secured at the bow of the v berth. I have attached a picture with this post...
On trailering a boat up into Canada, the big issue at the border is invasive species inspection... They are looking for things like zebra mussels etc.. When I brought my M17 into Canada after purchasing it in Arizona, CBSA agents checked the inside of the centre board housing and the cockpit drains to make sure they were clean, and that being clear I was on my way, probably took about a 1/2 hour or so.. That said these guys are fussy so the cleaner the better...
Keith
*Keith R. Martin, P.Eng.*
*Burnaby, B.C. CanadaSerenity, M17 #353*
On 20 March 2017 at 00:00, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Yeah, I am ready to get my kayak in the water but it's still rainy down here too...and it needs to get a little warmer so epoxy will cure in outdoor temps so I can finish dealing with some pre-season projects.
Thanks for the info on the bow roller...I'll just have to poke around for something like it. Not an urgent item, but I'm pondering less awkward/more convenient ways to store & deploy my anchor than having it in the cockpit seat locker. An anchor bracket & rode bag on the pulpit is one thought. And, it would be super-nice to have a roller that would stow & self-deploy/retrieve the anchor. Keith in BC, are you using a bow roller or what for your Rocna 6 on your M17?
Speaking of Canada, anyone here in the USA taken their boats into Canada on the trailer? Or vice versa? I'm curious about border crossings too. We can sail across the border in the sound, but that doesn't work for getting to the lakes!
cheers, John S.
On 03/19/2017 09:57 PM, Sam wrote:
Hi John,
Thanks, I'm pretty excited about it! I just wish it would stop raining and warm up a little so that I can get it in the water. I think Flathead lake would be awesome to visit as well, and after some road-trips last summer I also really want to get up to some of the lakes in southern BC if it is possible to take a boat across the border into Canada (and more importantly, back) without too much hassle.
I posted a close up photo of "micro-cruiser sized bow roller". Which is what the seller told me it was. I haven't tried it so I don't know that it works. Unfortunately I could not find any markings on it, so I'm not sure about make/model. There is also an anchor mount (this one I think https://windline.com/index.php?route=product/product&path= 61&product_id=117) hooked to the rail on the bow, and a cleat in-line behind the bow roller, so it seems plausible that all of it works together to make the anchor more easily manageable.
Best,
Sam
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Bcc: Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:35:39 -0700 Subject: Re: M_Boats: introductions Welcome Sam! And congratulations. That's a very sweet looking M15. I'm down in the south end of the PNW/Cascadia bioregion, in Ashland, OR, with my M-17 "Pajarita" (1974, #38). I figure at some point all the Montys with Spanish names should get together... :-)
I do plan to get to the San Juans, and some of those inland NW lakes, in next few years, but no firm plans yet, will let y'all know what shapes up and try to connect up where possible. It sounds like there's Monty folks scattered around from Puget Sound through eastern WA and into northern ID (I've got a cousin in the vicinity of Cour D'Alene). And I want to sail on Flathead lake, I spent three seasons (winters, teaching snowsports) at Big Mountain (now Whitefish Mountain) in Whitefish, MT decades ago.
cheers, John S.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: Bcc: Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 16:17:21 -0700 Subject: Re: M_Boats: introductions - question re bow roller Looking at the pix of your boat, I notice what looks like a micro-cruiser sized bow roller angling off one side of the bow. What's the make & model of that, if you know? And is it for anchor, or something else?
thanks, John S.
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-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design
- Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com