This month's issue of Sailing Magazine has a small article on mini cruisers. Montgomerys were not among them. What a shame! I'll be in Decorrah, Iwoa, later this week for a wedding. I've never been to Iowa, let alone the mid west. I'm looking forward to meeting Marion the Librarian and seeing a real Boys Band. Any Sailing there? Rich Cottrell Really
If they don't have it in Iowa, you don't need it. Works great if you need corn, soybeans or hogs. Most water related activity in Iowa revolves around Walleyes in the north, catfish, bass and crappie in the south. They go to Florida to sail. Several modest sized reservoirs, Saylorville north of Des Moines and Rathbun in the southern part come to mind. Plus MO River on the west and Mississippi River on the east. There was an M17 For Sail on the MSOG list that was kept at Rathbun near Centerville. The Mark Twain Lake Sailing Association has a member who keeps a 27' Hunter down here in Missouri. Howard
This month's issue of Sailing Magazine has a small article on mini cruisers. Montgomerys were not among them. What a shame!
I'll be in Decorrah, Iwoa, later this week for a wedding. I've never been to Iowa, let alone the mid west. I'm looking forward to meeting Marion the Librarian and seeing a real Boys Band. Any Sailing there?
Rich Cottrell Really
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Howard: Thank's for your reply. I was being a bit silly. For you No. Cal Sailors, Really sailed Union Valley Resevoir in the El Dorado National Forest, Crystal Basin Region, last week. Off Hwy 50 past Pollock Pines. 5,500 ft elevation. Lots of afternoon winds to 18-20 knots. This was my 4th trip. Lots of fun. A real climb from Hwy 50 to Ice House Resevoir. Rich Cottrell Menlo Park, Ca Howard Audsley wrote:
If they don't have it in Iowa, you don't need it. Works great if you need corn, soybeans or hogs. Most water related activity in Iowa revolves around Walleyes in the north, catfish, bass and crappie in the south. They go to Florida to sail.
Several modest sized reservoirs, Saylorville north of Des Moines and Rathbun in the southern part come to mind. Plus MO River on the west and Mississippi River on the east. There was an M17 For Sail on the MSOG list that was kept at Rathbun near Centerville. The Mark Twain Lake Sailing Association has a member who keeps a 27' Hunter down here in Missouri.
Howard
This month's issue of Sailing Magazine has a small article on mini cruisers. Montgomerys were not among them. What a shame!
I'll be in Decorrah, Iwoa, later this week for a wedding. I've never been to Iowa, let alone the mid west. I'm looking forward to meeting Marion the Librarian and seeing a real Boys Band. Any Sailing there?
Rich Cottrell Really
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That article had two major flaws, in my opinion: It ignored the Montgomerys and it said that a 6-cylinder sedan would pull a Precision 18'. To my knowledge, every 6-cylinder sedan on the road is front-wheel-drive and no front-wheel-drive vehicle is warrantee'd to pull the weight of a Precision 18' (correct me if I'm wrong). Anyway, I was at least happy to see a piece on small boat cruising in one of the higher-circulation national magazines.
Well Ya Sure, You Betcha... There's sailing here in Decorah, but it's thin water. We got the Volga, Turkey and Upper Iowa rivers. If you feel like deep water, you can go on out to the Missisippi. Be sure to stop by Luther College, as they have dat der boat dat dem Norwegian boys sailed over (and back) in. Musta been a couple of times. You know you can tell dem Norwegians, but you can't tell us much. Rich, on the honest side, I don't know about any sailing in Decorah, but the Missisippi is about 40 miles away as I recall. There is a boat in the museum at Luther College that a couple of Norwegian Brothers sailed across the Atlantic. It may have been several times. The best pizza in town is a place called Mabe's, and if you run into my cousins (The Borness Family), watch out or your going to be saying things like "Oh ya sure, you betcha" and want to bring a hot dish to any event that you attend. The people are nice and the countryside is beautiful. That coming from a person who lives in the northwest is a compliment. Lots of small rivers, with bluffs and cliffs. A lot of wildlife in the form of deer, squirrels, foxes etc. Kind Regards, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: <rc2222@postoffice.pacbell.net> To: "Montgomery Boats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:58 AM Subject: M_Boats: selecting a minicruiser
This month's issue of Sailing Magazine has a small article on mini cruisers. Montgomerys were not among them. What a shame!
I'll be in Decorrah, Iwoa, later this week for a wedding. I've never been to Iowa, let alone the mid west. I'm looking forward to meeting Marion the Librarian and seeing a real Boys Band. Any Sailing there?
Rich Cottrell Really
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