Tod, To eliminate the issue with banging up the gunwales during towing, anchoring and transporting.........I used an extra large swimming noodle and split it length wise. Then I slipped in over the gunwale. It acts as a bumper and protects the dinghy gunwales and anything it comes in contact with. As far as the knee issue. You could try moving the oar locks. I believe the new M-6.8 have a cutout in the rear bench seat to allow for the legs to extent a bit farther and makes it easier to row. Skip -----Original Message----- From: Tod <htmills@zoominternet.net> To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tue, Jun 19, 2012 2:10 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: M 6-8 I rowed a 6-8 once. It is a small boat and rows well considering. The main problem I had was in eeping my knees out of the way. As I recall, the boat was kind of bow down ecause the oarlock position dictated where I sat in the boat, too far fwd or the boat to sit on her lines. Main disadvantage of a hard dinghy is worrying about banging your topsides ith the gunwale, not just while boarding but while at anchor too. Tod
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Bill Wickett Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 1:43 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: M 6-8
Has been a relatively quiet list lately. Hope everyone is getting lots of stick time out on the water. Can any list members comment on the "rowability" of the Montgomery 6-8? We have an inflatable now, but like the idea of a hard dinghy. Would it load upside down into the cockpit for trailering? Thanks in advance. Bill Wickett Makin' Time M17 #622