You know, the best way to determine if you've got steel or lead in the keel is to crawl under there with a big whopping magnet. I believe that'll give you the answer to your question. t   Tom Smith and Jane Van Winkle M15--345  Chukar M17--064  Unnamed -----Original Message----- From: Hughston, Larry [mailto:Larry.Hughston@dgs.ca.gov] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:52 AM To: 'jvandrey@pocketyacht.com'; 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: RE: M_Boats: M15 Ballast Question Sir, I just got a 1981 M-15 and I have the same question. Let me know what you find out from the other owners. --Larry -----Original Message----- From: Jobst Vandrey [mailto:jvandrey@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 3:15 PM To: Montgomery List Subject: M_Boats: M15 Ballast Question I know that the M15 and M17 were originally produced using iron punchings as ballast. Documentation from Jerry Montgomery on MSOG indicates that the ballast was changed to lead in 1987 for the M17. Was the ballast changed to lead at the same time for the M15? If not, was it ever changed to lead? Thanks for any information Fair Winds Jobst Looking for an M15 of my own __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats This message was scanned for viruses!!