All, I have my eye on the 17. Not sure if I will buy new or used. One question I have is the boat height on the trailer with mast down. I have a 10' x 24' storage shed with 10' height. Will it fit? Mike Sent from my iPhone
Yes. Height is less than 10 feet with mast on bow pulpit. --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2' On Jul 10, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Michael Johnson wrote:
All,
I have my eye on the 17. Not sure if I will buy new or used. One question I have is the boat height on the trailer with mast down. I have a 10' x 24' storage shed with 10' height. Will it fit?
Mike
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Mike, You will have to come in straight, but the boat itself is only 7'6", and the trailer is a little less. My garage door has only 8' clearance, so the mast is maybe 8" too high, and I have to lower it to near the cabin roof or put it on the floor; you should be fine with the mast in place. As for length, the package is about 25', but a Pacific trailer has a sliding tongue that gets me to 22', or less than 20' with the tongue completely removed. My mast with the roller furling is 283" (23.58'), but only 266" (22.2') with the furler off or curled to the side. In other words, I think you could make it with a snug fit. I actually think a 17 without the mast might fit into a standard shipping container (20'x8'x8') if the motor mount were raised up or removed; unfortunately, the door is smaller than the interior dimensions, making it a squeaker. Be sure to get more measurements from other folks, of course, Tom Jenkins Scintilla On Jul 10, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Michael Johnson wrote:
All,
I have my eye on the 17. Not sure if I will buy new or used. One question I have is the boat height on the trailer with mast down. I have a 10' x 24' storage shed with 10' height. Will it fit?
Mike
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With the mast, trailer tongue, and motor removed my M17 (built 2001) will just barely fit inside a Costco 20X10 carport. The motor mount stretches the rear panel of the enclosure out about 4-6. I can fit the boat into my shop (which is about 25 1/2 feet long inside) with plenty of space for a small work bench behind the transom. I have to remove both mast crutches and rest the mast on the pulpit and cabin top to get it through the roll-up door (Ht ~ 8 1/2 ft.). I then hang the mast from the roof rafters. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Jenkins <tjenk@gte.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:44:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: M_Boats: Thinking about an M17 Mike, You will have to come in straight, but the boat itself is only 7'6", and the trailer is a little less. My garage door has only 8' clearance, so the mast is maybe 8" too high, and I have to lower it to near the cabin roof or put it on the floor; you should be fine with the mast in place. As for length, the package is about 25', but a Pacific trailer has a sliding tongue that gets me to 22', or less than 20' with the tongue completely removed. My mast with the roller furling is 283" (23.58'), but only 266" (22.2') with the furler off or curled to the side. In other words, I think you could make it with a snug fit. I actually think a 17 without the mast might fit into a standard shipping container (20'x8'x8') if the motor mount were raised up or removed; unfortunately, the door is smaller than the interior dimensions, making it a squeaker. Be sure to get more measurements from other folks, of course, Tom Jenkins Scintilla On Jul 10, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Michael Johnson wrote:
All,
I have my eye on the 17. Not sure if I will buy new or used. One question I have is the boat height on the trailer with mast down. I have a 10' x 24' storage shed with 10' height. Will it fit?
Mike
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i had my 15 and 17 parked transom to transom for a short time. the size difference is very clear. you really realize how much LARGER the 17 is than the 15 when looking for an 'indoor home' for the boat. the 'average' garage will fit the 15 ... not so for the 17. dave scobie M17 #375 - SWEET PEA visit SWEET PEA's www-site - http://www.m17.375.webs.com --- On Tue, 7/20/10, joeblow0@lycos.com <joeblow0@lycos.com> wrote: With the mast, trailer tongue, and motor removed my M17 (built 2001) will just barely fit inside a Costco 20X10 carport. The motor mount stretches the rear panel of the enclosure out about 4-6. I can fit the boat into my shop (which is about 25 1/2 feet long inside) with plenty of space for a small work bench behind the transom. I have to remove both mast crutches and rest the mast on the pulpit and cabin top to get it through the roll-up door (Ht ~ 8 1/2 ft.). I then hang the mast from the roof rafters.
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