Thanks Gary...Any thought on keeping the cockpit drained will sitting in the slip..Tony -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Gary M Hyde Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:11 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Question M 17 I'd suggest not putting bottom paint all the way up to the water line, since waves at anchor tend to wear it away. Keep it lower so that you can scrub the waterline and slightly below without scrubbing the bottom paint. --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails. Sailing is like "African Queening" thru life. On Nov 6, 2008, at 12:21 PM, E. Tony Reed wrote:
I have a new M 17 which I keep in a wet slip. It seems to keep around 2" of water in the cockpit when sitting in the slip. I don't store the motor on the boat nor do I have any stores on the boat. Of course sailing it drains. Is this typical. Also, I put the boat in the water for a short period of time to get a water mark for bottom paint again with no stores on the boat. Once the boat is loaded will that water mark change. I just want to make sure I get the bottom paint on correctly.
Regards,
Tony Reed
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