I’m located in upper NY and putting my M17 in storage thinking modifications and improvements I want to make for spring. I sail always single handed on East end of Lake Ontario. I bought it two years ago and it was in marina but no more marinas for me. Only reason I was in a marina this summer is from going over my bicycle handlebars and breaking a few bones. Like a shoulder and ribs. I crashed my airplane two years ago, flipped landing after losing a wheel, and only got a cut on my head so if you have a choice take the airplane crash. I did not buy the M17 to keep in a marina but to trailer to different locations. I have a Drascombe Lugger I bought at the factory in England 40 years ago and it is a perfect trailering boat but I wanted a cabin. I’ve been the owner of a number of boats and buying a New Catalina 320 ranks right up there as one of my biggest mistakes. Back to what I hope to accomplish with my M-17. Mast raising and lower by myself taken care of. I guess I should mention here I’m 80 but consider it no Handicap. I now have a reefing roller fuller I dislike. It is just to cumbersome, heavy, raising and lower mast so it is being put aside. Now thinking maybe just a roller fuller so any thoughts on that would be appreciated. Two other head sail came with boat and look new. I now use a tiller tamer on both boats but decided to go with the Simrad AP as an extra crew person for next year. Have it but not installed. A surprise for me is how low, I’m 5’8”, the cockpit seats are so I plan to order cushions. All lines I’ve run to cockpit. May install a stern rail. That’s it so if anyone has advise for me all would be appreciate. My M-17 is a 2005 and I have a new Honda 4hp on it. Main reason for it is not needing a gas tank in cockpit. I did find a gas tank in Westmarine I think will fit in stern locked. When crossing Ontario to Canada on the motor takes about 1.5 gal. Based on other boats. I really haven’t been able to sail the boat enough to give an opinion on it. My reason for buying it was sailing against one in TX on Lake Belton in 1976-77. I was sailing a Chrysler 22 and never beat it once and since then always wanted one. Charlie Sent from my iPad
On Oct 11, 2020, at 10:40 AM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Group has been quite so sending this to assure the listproc is stil working.
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