Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat! Sincerely, John and Joy
http://members.ij.net/wctss/wctss/index.htm Contact these folks in the Tampa area. They are a smallcraft sailng club. Mostly trailerable sailboats. -----Original Message----- From: John Merrell <mayrel@hughes.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 8:34 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat! Sincerely, John and Joy _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!
John: I am in Miami and would be happy to show you my M17. By the way, I also had a Precision 18; nice boat but no comparison. Maria Jorge On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:34 PM, John Merrell wrote:
Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat!
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Morning Maria, The P18 reportedly is a good sailer, well built and affordable. I'm afraid it just doesn't have the storage capacity necessary for any cruising beyond an occassional overnighter. I still want to see it for myself. And I agree, it's obvious the M17 is a better boat. I sincerely appreciate your offer to view your M17. Unfortunately I won't have time to drive down to Miami on this trip to Florida. Perhaps we can coordinate a viewing at a future date. I would like to ask your opinion. Does the M17 have enough storage and room for two adults to spend up to three nights on the hook in reasonable comfort? I'm 6'1" @ 225 and my wife is 5'4" @ 135, we're both soon to be 62 but in good physical condition, and very young at heart. Our desire is to be able to explore the ICW and occasionally sail outside on longer legs(weather pending). Our idea is to spend up to three nights on the hook, then seek a marina/motel to freshen up, and sail on. We don't intend to move aboard, but taking off for several weeks seems to be a reasonable expectation, and should be most rewarding. Comments, suggestions always welcome...we aren't thin skinned.... Regards, John and Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Jorge" <mcjorge@bellsouth.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 6:16 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
John: I am in Miami and would be happy to show you my M17. By the way, I also had a Precision 18; nice boat but no comparison. Maria Jorge
On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:34 PM, John Merrell wrote:
Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat!
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Hi John: The short answer is yes, you'll be fine for 2-3 nights. I've done lots of upgrades on my boat and can fill you in on what I did to make life aboard more comfortable. Perhaps if you want to call me I can give you more details. My cell is 30 5775 8045. I am up late, call anytime. Regards, Maria On Mar 1, 2009, at 8:52 AM, John Merrell wrote:
Morning Maria, The P18 reportedly is a good sailer, well built and affordable. I'm afraid it just doesn't have the storage capacity necessary for any cruising beyond an occassional overnighter. I still want to see it for myself. And I agree, it's obvious the M17 is a better boat. I sincerely appreciate your offer to view your M17. Unfortunately I won't have time to drive down to Miami on this trip to Florida. Perhaps we can coordinate a viewing at a future date. I would like to ask your opinion. Does the M17 have enough storage and room for two adults to spend up to three nights on the hook in reasonable comfort? I'm 6'1" @ 225 and my wife is 5'4" @ 135, we're both soon to be 62 but in good physical condition, and very young at heart. Our desire is to be able to explore the ICW and occasionally sail outside on longer legs(weather pending). Our idea is to spend up to three nights on the hook, then seek a marina/motel to freshen up, and sail on. We don't intend to move aboard, but taking off for several weeks seems to be a reasonable expectation, and should be most rewarding. Comments, suggestions always welcome...we aren't thin skinned.... Regards, John and Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Jorge" <mcjorge@bellsouth.net
To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 6:16 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
John: I am in Miami and would be happy to show you my M17. By the way, I also had a Precision 18; nice boat but no comparison. Maria Jorge
On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:34 PM, John Merrell wrote:
Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat!
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As a recent M17 owner I'd like to hear more of your upgrades. I''m always looking for ideas as I'm sure others probably are too. Thanks Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Jorge" <mcjorge@bellsouth.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 7:42 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
Hi John: The short answer is yes, you'll be fine for 2-3 nights. I've done lots of upgrades on my boat and can fill you in on what I did to make life aboard more comfortable. Perhaps if you want to call me I can give you more details. My cell is 30 5775 8045. I am up late, call anytime. Regards, Maria On Mar 1, 2009, at 8:52 AM, John Merrell wrote:
Morning Maria, The P18 reportedly is a good sailer, well built and affordable. I'm afraid it just doesn't have the storage capacity necessary for any cruising beyond an occassional overnighter. I still want to see it for myself. And I agree, it's obvious the M17 is a better boat. I sincerely appreciate your offer to view your M17. Unfortunately I won't have time to drive down to Miami on this trip to Florida. Perhaps we can coordinate a viewing at a future date. I would like to ask your opinion. Does the M17 have enough storage and room for two adults to spend up to three nights on the hook in reasonable comfort? I'm 6'1" @ 225 and my wife is 5'4" @ 135, we're both soon to be 62 but in good physical condition, and very young at heart. Our desire is to be able to explore the ICW and occasionally sail outside on longer legs(weather pending). Our idea is to spend up to three nights on the hook, then seek a marina/motel to freshen up, and sail on. We don't intend to move aboard, but taking off for several weeks seems to be a reasonable expectation, and should be most rewarding. Comments, suggestions always welcome...we aren't thin skinned.... Regards, John and Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Jorge" <mcjorge@bellsouth.net
To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 6:16 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
John: I am in Miami and would be happy to show you my M17. By the way, I also had a Precision 18; nice boat but no comparison. Maria Jorge
On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:34 PM, John Merrell wrote:
Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat!
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Evening Maria, I'm hoping to work a deal on a M17 a gentleman has in Louisiana. He purchased the boat in Charleston, and I think I have seen it listed. I'm not sure what he will ask, so we'll see. Once we decide the M17 is the boat for us, I'll certainly give you a call. Thanks very much for your offer. It's very nice to have so many M17 owners' provide good information and their help. John and Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Jorge" <mcjorge@bellsouth.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 6:42 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
Hi John: The short answer is yes, you'll be fine for 2-3 nights. I've done lots of upgrades on my boat and can fill you in on what I did to make life aboard more comfortable. Perhaps if you want to call me I can give you more details. My cell is 30 5775 8045. I am up late, call anytime. Regards, Maria On Mar 1, 2009, at 8:52 AM, John Merrell wrote:
Morning Maria, The P18 reportedly is a good sailer, well built and affordable. I'm afraid it just doesn't have the storage capacity necessary for any cruising beyond an occassional overnighter. I still want to see it for myself. And I agree, it's obvious the M17 is a better boat. I sincerely appreciate your offer to view your M17. Unfortunately I won't have time to drive down to Miami on this trip to Florida. Perhaps we can coordinate a viewing at a future date. I would like to ask your opinion. Does the M17 have enough storage and room for two adults to spend up to three nights on the hook in reasonable comfort? I'm 6'1" @ 225 and my wife is 5'4" @ 135, we're both soon to be 62 but in good physical condition, and very young at heart. Our desire is to be able to explore the ICW and occasionally sail outside on longer legs(weather pending). Our idea is to spend up to three nights on the hook, then seek a marina/motel to freshen up, and sail on. We don't intend to move aboard, but taking off for several weeks seems to be a reasonable expectation, and should be most rewarding. Comments, suggestions always welcome...we aren't thin skinned.... Regards, John and Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Jorge" <mcjorge@bellsouth.net
To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 6:16 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
John: I am in Miami and would be happy to show you my M17. By the way, I also had a Precision 18; nice boat but no comparison. Maria Jorge
On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:34 PM, John Merrell wrote:
Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat!
Sincerely, John and Joy _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ montgomery_boats
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Hello John and Joy, Welcome to the group. I have a 2001 M17 in great shape here in Louisiana if you're interested to buy. Contact me at free_willy62@hotmail.com.
From: mayrel@hughes.net To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:34:51 -0600 Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17
Greetings, We joined this listing thinking we might locate an M17 owner in the southeastern section of the states that might allow us to view their boat. We have not seen an M17. We are also hoping to locate a clean used M17 for sale. We realize living here in northeastern Alabama isn't the best place to shop for a sailboat, especially a west coast build boat like the M17. But you never know till you make an effort. I have approximately 5 years sailing experience, primarily on larger sailboats. However, we are retiring this year at 62 and hope to relocate to the Charleston SC area. And of course, we want to do some serious sailing while we can. Any information will be appreciated. I will be heading to the Tampa Florida area next friday to view a Precision 18. If there are any M17 owners' nearby or on the northwest Gulf coast, I'd love to see your boat!
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