Jerry, While working on the interior of my M17 this weekend it hit me that it might be an idea to change the forward angle or slope of the cabin roof from the fore deck. By making it a little more straight up and down it might allow for a hatch. Speaking of hatches. It would be nice to have the cabin roof hatch hinged on both fore and aft. I know a lot of the M owners like the hinge on the forward edge, but I would prefer it on the rear edge so when anchoring it catches the breeze. Theorectly the venturi affect sucks the air in if hinged on the forward edge but I just like ram induction!! Have a great time canoe camping.. I used to do a lot of it on the Rappahanock and Rapidan Rivers in VA. It convinced me to quit backpacking and start canoe packing. As my friend would say, "Why carry it, if it can carry you??" Joe
On Behalf Of jerry Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:17 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: research
Thanks again for your comments; they are still coming in and keep it up! I'm leaving this afternoon for an annual canoe camping/fishing in a wilderness are in the Sierras, and when I get back I'll review them and come up with some kind of concensus and post it. Looks like we are prejudiced in the way of wrinkles, as I suspected.
For my next column for SCA I'm working on an artical on small boat interiors, which ties in with all this.
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