Hi all, Does anyone have reefing instructions for the M15? I see the reefing points on the sail but I don't think my boat has been set up for reefing before. In any case, pictures or descriptions would be welcome. I mucked around on the nearby lake today. The boat hove to very well. I was able to read while enjoying the sunset. Also does anyone have good idea on how to remove vinyl lettering on the hull? I was told a hair dryer might help. I have finally settled on a name for my boat. :-) If any of you sail in the NJ/NYC area and would like to go for a sail together, please let me know. Sailing with another M-boat must be fun. As soon as I have a compass installed and get some charts I'll be taking it out into the bay. It's too bad the sun is setting so early now, definitely not looking forward to turning back my clock. Donglai M15 #612 "Shaolin"
Removing vinyl lettering is pretty easy with a single-edge razor blade. Lift a corner with the blade and pull. Keep the blade angle flat and you won't scratch the gelcoat. George George Burmeyer "Haiku" 1986 M15 #385 Santa Rosa, CA On Oct 15, 2006, at 10:14 PM, Donglai Gong wrote:
Also does anyone have good idea on how to remove vinyl lettering on the hull? I was told a hair dryer might help. I have finally settled on a name for my boat. :-)
Donglai M15 #612 "Shaolin"
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I just removed some vinyl lettering on mine with a putty knife that I just ground a finer edge on. They seemed to come off easy enough. Then a little naptha or lighter fluid to get rid of what old goo remained. After that I cut polished the area to try and get rid of the 'ghost' vibe that remained. It helped a little. Tim D. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Burmeyer" <gburmeyer@mac.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: reefing and etc.
Removing vinyl lettering is pretty easy with a single-edge razor blade. Lift a corner with the blade and pull. Keep the blade angle flat and you won't scratch the gelcoat.
George
George Burmeyer "Haiku" 1986 M15 #385 Santa Rosa, CA
On Oct 15, 2006, at 10:14 PM, Donglai Gong wrote:
Also does anyone have good idea on how to remove vinyl lettering on the hull? I was told a hair dryer might help. I have finally settled on a name for my boat. :-)
Donglai M15 #612 "Shaolin"
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I dropped in at Rick Langers on the way to the last MA cruise.I wanted a few letters off #639 and he told me he had taken some off 'Bluebird' with a power washer. I doubted him a bit...but he pulled out his gas powered washer and sure enough...seconds later the letters were gone.Now I'm not sure if his washer is Porshe powered or turbo charged....but it sure worked !
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