Hi all. I just wanted to introduce myself as a new member. I am from central North Carolina (Greensboro) and do not have a boat at the moment. I had a Hunter 22 up on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia for many years. Sold it a few years ago and I am exploring other options now. Pretty much have it narrowed down to either a P-19 or a Montgomery 17 but both are hard to come by in these parts. Anyway, I will just be lurking and learning about the M-boats. Jim
Welcome Jim, I lived in Va. Many years ago and visited Smith Mountain Lake once. I wasn't a sailor in those days (admitting that is hard but should be good therapy don't you think) but I remember that lake as being quite large with a beautiful setting. This list is full of sailors who believe that the Montgomery 17 is the best boat in it's class and couldn't imagine settling for anything less. The Potter list probably has some who feel the same about the P-19 (they're wrong of course but they won't listen to reason :)). Good luck in your search. Some of us traveled thousands of miles to bring home our Montgomeries. Mark Dvorscak M17 #400 GRACE
Hello Jim, Welcome aboard. I took my M-15 to Buggs Island Lake for a week last summer. Great campgrounds there which you may know is SW of Smith Mountain on the NC-Virginia border. It was a great sailing location - very different from the Chesapeake Bay. Catching the winds (sometimes very exciting gusts) as they scooted around the different points was fun and it wasn't too unusual to have winds coming from totally different directions moments apart. We had sailed on lakes in Texas and Missouri so weren't too surprised with the wind shifts. Since moving to Hampton we've mostly been on salt water with fairly constant winds. Thought we'd do Bugg's again this year but times seems to be getting away from us. Keep us posted on your quest - and do yourself a favor, be sure to check out the Montgomery before you buy anything else. Stan M-15, #177, Carol II
Thanks to all for the warm welcome to the group. I am leaning very heavily in favor of the M-17 at this point. I like the "mini keel" and centerboard as opposed to the daggerboard in the P-19. The one point where the P-19 seems to win some points is its positive floatation. I am sure I will have questions about difficulty of single handed launching, etc. Is there an archive for this list so I don't bother folks with questions that have been asked a thousand times? Stan, I am familiar with Bug's Island Lake. Another good sailing lake in NC is Lake Norman down around Charlotte. Thanks again for the welcome, Jim Stanley Winarski wrote:
Hello Jim,
Welcome aboard. I took my M-15 to Buggs Island Lake for a week last summer. Great campgrounds there which you may know is SW of Smith Mountain on the NC-Virginia border. It was a great sailing location - very different from the Chesapeake Bay. Catching the winds (sometimes very exciting gusts) as they scooted around the different points was fun and it wasn't too unusual to have winds coming from totally different directions moments apart. We had sailed on lakes in Texas and Missouri so weren't too surprised with the wind shifts. Since moving to Hampton we've mostly been on salt water with fairly constant winds. Thought we'd do Bugg's again this year but times seems to be getting away from us.
Keep us posted on your quest - and do yourself a favor, be sure to check out the Montgomery before you buy anything else.
Stan M-15, #177, Carol II
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Jim, Welcome. There is a list archive at the MSOG web site under "Other Resources-->Search All Messages". The current listserv is actually the second, the first bit the dust about a year ago. There is a searchable database of messages from both listservs there, though the most recent month or two may not be in yet, and the current archive files are temporarily off-line. The web site is at http://www.msog.org . Keith Diehl manages this listserv stuff. At 03:15 PM 10/5/02 -0400, you wrote:
Thanks to all for the warm welcome to the group. I am leaning very heavily in favor of the M-17 at this point. I like the "mini keel" and centerboard as opposed to the daggerboard in the P-19. The one point where the P-19 seems to win some points is its positive floatation. I am sure I will have questions about difficulty of single handed launching, etc. Is there an archive for this list so I don't bother folks with questions that have been asked a thousand times? Stan, I am familiar with Bug's Island Lake. Another good sailing lake in NC is Lake Norman down around Charlotte.
Thanks again for the welcome, Jim
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Hello Jim,
Welcome aboard. I took my M-15 to Buggs Island Lake for a week last summer. Great campgrounds there which you may know is SW of Smith Mountain on the NC-Virginia border. It was a great sailing location - very different from the Chesapeake Bay. Catching the winds (sometimes very exciting gusts) as they scooted around the different points was fun and it wasn't too unusual to have winds coming from totally different directions moments apart. We had sailed on lakes in Texas and Missouri so weren't too surprised with the wind shifts. Since moving to Hampton we've mostly been on salt water with fairly constant winds. Thought we'd do Bugg's again this year but times seems to be getting away from us.
Keep us posted on your quest - and do yourself a favor, be sure to check out the Montgomery before you buy anything else.
Stan M-15, #177, Carol II
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Jim, Welcome, I have a Montgomery 17 for sail up in New England. The ad is in the for sale section of the Montgomery site. Irv Kooris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Crisson" <crisson@earthlink.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 12:21 PM Subject: M_Boats: New to the group
Hi all. I just wanted to introduce myself as a new member. I am from central North Carolina (Greensboro) and do not have a boat at the moment. I had a Hunter 22 up on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia for many years. Sold it a few years ago and I am exploring other options now. Pretty much have it narrowed down to either a P-19 or a Montgomery 17 but both are hard to come by in these parts. Anyway, I will just be lurking and learning about the M-boats.
Jim
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Jim, How did you like Smith Mt. Lake? We have had some idle chat about doing a cruise there. Would it be worth the trip from Nortern VA? Doug Kelch --- Jim Crisson <crisson@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hi all. I just wanted to introduce myself as a new member. I am from central North Carolina (Greensboro) and do not have a boat at the moment. I had a Hunter 22 up on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia for many years. Sold it a few years ago and I am exploring other options now. Pretty much have it narrowed down to either a P-19 or a Montgomery 17 but both are hard to come by in these parts. Anyway, I will just be lurking and learning about the M-boats.
Jim
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Doug, The scenery is magnificent. And it is a rather large lake...I think there is like 500 miles of shoreline. There are several public launch areas and a state park. In the summer the wind is often nil during the day but picks up at sunset. In the fall and winter, there is a bit more wind. I haven't sailed on any other lake around here so I don't really have anything to compare it with but I would highly recommend it. Jim Doug Kelch wrote:
Jim,
How did you like Smith Mt. Lake? We have had some idle chat about doing a cruise there. Would it be worth the trip from Nortern VA?
Doug Kelch --- Jim Crisson <crisson@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hi all. I just wanted to introduce myself as a new member. I am from central North Carolina (Greensboro) and do not have a boat at the moment. I had a Hunter 22 up on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia for many years. Sold it a few years ago and I am exploring other options now. Pretty much have it narrowed down to either a P-19 or a Montgomery 17 but both are hard to come by in these parts. Anyway, I will just be lurking and learning about the M-boats.
Jim
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