Hello all, This weekend We are going to look at, and probably purchase, a 2011 Montgomery 15 that has had very little use. The sails are actually still crinkly! As the car is not up to towing 800 pounds of boat plus trailer weight, she will be living in a slip in Branford, Ct, on Long Island Sound. I’ve enjoyed little boats for the past 40 years, always small enough to reach over the side and touch the water, but this will be my first sailboat in a while. My wife has a sense of adventure, and loves being on the water. The M 15 is actually luxury compared to my last boat, a 12 foot gaff rigged catboat. On that one I had many fun overnights, and once took a two week cruise while sleeping under a boom tent. Right now I’m scratching my head about how to paint the centerboard and trunk while the boat is on the trailer. Any suggestions are welcome! Gaeton Andretta Milford, Ct Sent from my iPad
Congratulations! Post up some photos for us...! Be well The builder of that boat Bob Sent from my iPad
On Jun 18, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Gaeton <gaeton@optonline.net> wrote:
Hello all, This weekend We are going to look at, and probably purchase, a 2011 Montgomery 15 that has had very little use. The sails are actually still crinkly! As the car is not up to towing 800 pounds of boat plus trailer weight, she will be living in a slip in Branford, Ct, on Long Island Sound. I’ve enjoyed little boats for the past 40 years, always small enough to reach over the side and touch the water, but this will be my first sailboat in a while. My wife has a sense of adventure, and loves being on the water. The M 15 is actually luxury compared to my last boat, a 12 foot gaff rigged catboat. On that one I had many fun overnights, and once took a two week cruise while sleeping under a boom tent. Right now I’m scratching my head about how to paint the centerboard and trunk while the boat is on the trailer. Any suggestions are welcome!
Gaeton Andretta Milford, Ct
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Hi Gaeton, You'll love the M15, I love mine. I just got back from a 4 day cruise in San Francisco Bay with my 3 year old son, we had a blast. To paint the centerboard trunk on the trailer, just jack the trailer up and put it on jackstands. You can then unbolt the axle, and drop the centerboard down.... assuming your trailer design doesn't have cross-beams in that area. Then hammer out the pin, and pull out the centerboard to paint the board and inside of the trunk. Sincerely, Tyler '81 M15 #157 S/V Defiant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gaeton" <gaeton@optonline.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:18:24 PM Subject: M_Boats: M 15 owner to be Hello all, This weekend We are going to look at, and probably purchase, a 2011 Montgomery 15 that has had very little use. The sails are actually still crinkly! As the car is not up to towing 800 pounds of boat plus trailer weight, she will be living in a slip in Branford, Ct, on Long Island Sound. I’ve enjoyed little boats for the past 40 years, always small enough to reach over the side and touch the water, but this will be my first sailboat in a while. My wife has a sense of adventure, and loves being on the water. The M 15 is actually luxury compared to my last boat, a 12 foot gaff rigged catboat. On that one I had many fun overnights, and once took a two week cruise while sleeping under a boom tent. Right now I’m scratching my head about how to paint the centerboard and trunk while the boat is on the trailer. Any suggestions are welcome! Gaeton Andretta Milford, Ct Sent from my iPad
Gaeton: search msogphotosite.com. there are multiple examples of how to lift the boat and remove the centerboard. use the search terms: 'centerboard' and 'lifting'. the examples for a M17 are helpful with the difference being the cast iron boards are a lot heavier that the M15s. (note: beginning middle-late 80's the M17s started using the fiberglass 45# M15 centerboards.) the centerboard needs to be dropped, prepped and painted. remove the stop pin and the rotation pins port to starboard. put them back in starboard to port more hints on painting a lapstrake mboat are here: selecting paint - https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwHNqMhQmjVXzrjcjpLhndKFtDw painting - https://m17-375.com/2019/02/07/antifouling-bottom-paint-the-waterline/ :: Dave Scobie :: SV SWALLOW - https://sv-swallow.com :: Montgomery 6'8" #650 :: Truck camper - https://truckpopupcamper.wordpress.com/ :: Ramblings - https://scoobsramblings.wordpress.com/ :: former M17 owner #375 SWEET PEA - https://m17-375.com/ <http://www.m17-375.webs.com/> :: former M15 owner #288 - http://www.freewebs.com/m15-name-scred On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 4:19 PM Gaeton <gaeton@optonline.net> wrote:
Hello all, This weekend We are going to look at, and probably purchase, a 2011 Montgomery 15 that has had very little use. The sails are actually still crinkly! As the car is not up to towing 800 pounds of boat plus trailer weight, she will be living in a slip in Branford, Ct, on Long Island Sound. I’ve enjoyed little boats for the past 40 years, always small enough to reach over the side and touch the water, but this will be my first sailboat in a while. My wife has a sense of adventure, and loves being on the water. The M 15 is actually luxury compared to my last boat, a 12 foot gaff rigged catboat. On that one I had many fun overnights, and once took a two week cruise while sleeping under a boom tent. Right now I’m scratching my head about how to paint the centerboard and trunk while the boat is on the trailer. Any suggestions are welcome!
Gaeton Andretta Milford, Ct
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