Hi George.. Hearty welcome to the new (soon to be) Montgomery owner!! I think that you'll find most of us will bend over backwards to help in any way that we can. 2000 miles is quite a trip...it may be farther then Connie went for his M-15!! Be sure to check the trailer tires, AND be certain that the bolts are not rusted and cannot be removed if you have a flat. Mine are, and the Guardian Angel of Montgomeries watched over me as I trailered it from Ft. Myers, Fla. to Atlanta, then on a trip to Lake Cherokee in E. Tennessee, over some hefty mountains!! I guess your boat has the mainsheet traveller set into the cockpit floor. Older boats, like my '79 M-17 has it attached to the benches just behind the companionway hatch. The car can travel twice as far as when it's on the floor....but that may not really matter. I'd be interested in learning if the mainsheet wears a groove in the bench when it's at max extention. Harvey/ Ga M-17 Stargazer #294
This is a bit off topic for Montgomery owners, but I know there are folks out there sometimes looking for a micro-cruiser type boat. Today I ran into a 1990 Seward Fox (18') for sale at an auto lot. The previous owner was either a machinist or had stock in a stainless steel factory. For an 18' boat it had the total offshore package...stainless handholds everywhere, 5-6 fairleads on every line led aft, rear scuppers with flaps, full instrumentation, a Bruce anchor, totally reinforced hatches and cockpit doors, custom mounts for boom and poles when trailering, stainless port rims, cockpit table, dodger, oversize winches and on and on. All of this on a tandem galvanized trailer with tongue extenders and all the extras. I've never seen a small boat this customized with typical offshore equipment. Hatches and access ports to every nook and cranny on the boat. Someone spent thousands on equipment for this thing. The former owner had even written about a fifty page manual on how to use the boat and all the custom installations he had made. Complete with a chart of proper sail configurations for every two knot range of wind conditions from 0-60 knots. I would never recommend heading offshore in a boat this small, but If you wanted to do some extended Sea of Cortez type stuff and trailer through the back country this looks ready to go. NADA says $4700. is low book for a '90 model before any adds and the dealer says it can go for $4200. It's at an Auto Pawn store here in Vegas and I suspect someone passing through did the Vegas thing and lost his boat. I'm not trying to make a sale here for a pawn guy, It's just one of the most intriguing small boats that I have seen. If anyone wants to see it I will try and get some time to get a few pictures and post them so you can see how far an owner can customize a small boat. You would have to see this thing to believe it. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
I'm interested in reading/seeing more, Stephen! I love boat customizations. --Craig, chonshell@ia4u.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen gray" <scgray@worldnet.att.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 10:39 PM Subject: Interesting Boat This is a bit off topic for Montgomery owners, but I know there are folks out there sometimes looking for a micro-cruiser type boat. Today I ran into a 1990 Seward Fox (18') for sale at an auto lot. The previous owner was either a machinist or had stock in a stainless steel factory. For an 18' boat it had the total offshore package...stainless handholds everywhere, 5-6 fairleads on every line led aft, rear scuppers with flaps, full instrumentation, a Bruce anchor, totally reinforced hatches and cockpit doors, custom mounts for boom and poles when trailering, stainless port rims, cockpit table, dodger, oversize winches and on and on. All of this on a tandem galvanized trailer with tongue extenders and all the extras. I've never seen a small boat this customized with typical offshore equipment. Hatches and access ports to every nook and cranny on the boat. Someone spent thousands on equipment for this thing. The former owner had even written about a fifty page manual on how to use the boat and all the custom installations he had made. Complete with a chart of proper sail configurations for every two knot range of wind conditions from 0-60 knots. I would never recommend heading offshore in a boat this small, but If you wanted to do some extended Sea of Cortez type stuff and trailer through the back country this looks ready to go. NADA says $4700. is low book for a '90 model before any adds and the dealer says it can go for $4200. It's at an Auto Pawn store here in Vegas and I suspect someone passing through did the Vegas thing and lost his boat. I'm not trying to make a sale here for a pawn guy, It's just one of the most intriguing small boats that I have seen. If anyone wants to see it I will try and get some time to get a few pictures and post them so you can see how far an owner can customize a small boat. You would have to see this thing to believe it.
Yes I would like to see them. thanks randy -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of stephen gray Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 7:39 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Interesting Boat This is a bit off topic for Montgomery owners, but I know there are folks out there sometimes looking for a micro-cruiser type boat. Today I ran into a 1990 Seward Fox (18') for sale at an auto lot. The previous owner was either a machinist or had stock in a stainless steel factory. For an 18' boat it had the total offshore package...stainless handholds everywhere, 5-6 fairleads on every line led aft, rear scuppers with flaps, full instrumentation, a Bruce anchor, totally reinforced hatches and cockpit doors, custom mounts for boom and poles when trailering, stainless port rims, cockpit table, dodger, oversize winches and on and on. All of this on a tandem galvanized trailer with tongue extenders and all the extras. I've never seen a small boat this customized with typical offshore equipment. Hatches and access ports to every nook and cranny on the boat. Someone spent thousands on equipment for this thing. The former owner had even written about a fifty page manual on how to use the boat and all the custom installations he had made. Complete with a chart of proper sail configurations for every two knot range of wind conditions from 0-60 knots. I would never recommend heading offshore in a boat this small, but If you wanted to do some extended Sea of Cortez type stuff and trailer through the back country this looks ready to go. NADA says $4700. is low book for a '90 model before any adds and the dealer says it can go for $4200. It's at an Auto Pawn store here in Vegas and I suspect someone passing through did the Vegas thing and lost his boat. I'm not trying to make a sale here for a pawn guy, It's just one of the most intriguing small boats that I have seen. If anyone wants to see it I will try and get some time to get a few pictures and post them so you can see how far an owner can customize a small boat. You would have to see this thing to believe it. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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