----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
4:38 PM
Subject: M_Boats: New Member with a
question
Hello All,
Thank You for the 'Welcome'
email.
We just bought a 1982 Vintage Montgomery 8
Sailing Dinghy that has been slightly neglected and slightly modified. I
am encouraged by the MSOG & web site and the few emails I've
already seen. FYI - We've named our little one Coba (the
Mayan word for 'Water stirred by Wind'). There wasn't any name or Sail
number on her except the Hull Vessel ID # (so no break with 'boat
naming' tradition). Other than the daggerboard, she looks
complete.
My Background: We are based inland from Santa
Cruz, CA in a little town called Scotts Valley. We usually do mostly fresh
water boating from here (e.g. Lake Vasona near Los
Gatos) to Lake Tahoe or
'wherever' we want to take in some 'more water' such as Clear Lake,
Shasta Lake, Lake Naciemento, etc. - some people call it "lookyloo"
. Ocassionally we sail on Monterey Bay (e.g. with friends or
charter). We have four small boats at the moment, 2 sail (1940
Vintage Snipe in restoration & now the Montgomery 8) and 2 power
(aluminum fisher and I/O Bayliner). All trailerable.
I've been on the water since I was a teen
(e.g. Sea Explorers w/ 50 ft ex Coast Guard picket ship & whatever). I
completed the Coast Guard Aux training years ago. Later I had a
fixed keel sailor wet berthed in Moss Landing and enjoyed Monterey Bay,
San Francisco Bay & the coastal sailing for many years (before Divorce
with Wife #1). In recent years there were too many working hours with
clients to justify having a larger boat (7x12 makes it rough to even check
on your boat).
FYI - The wife, Pam loves to decorate our
home with her Sea Shells (her favorite collection hobby) and Nautical
stuff throughout (like a model sailboat on the mantle). One might get the
'bends' in our downstairs bathroom.
My question is about the
daggerboard for the Montgomery 8. The previous
owner thought the daggerboard was too long for fishing, so he took a saw
to it and lopped of a piece. I'd like to either Buy another 'or' make
another one to the original spec length. Can anyone tell me who might have
one 'or' what length to make the next one??
TallTrees (of the Santa Cruz
Mountains)
Gordon