Yesterday my friend and I took Cherri's Jubilee out for the first time. We had trailered it to a marina to do bottom paint, change the pennant, and put in the pivot pin. I also added a red boot stripe, so now she looks really flashy. We motored out of the marina, turned into the wind, tried to raise the main, and all hell broke loose, so to speak. The main sail slides kept slipping out of the mast, which also caused the boom to come out of the mast, plus we had mistakenly released the topping lift. I'm sure you all can imagine what those few minutes were like, until we decided to start over again. My point is how do you raise the sail without the slides falling out? My other boat had some sort of "clasp" type thing that held them in unless released, but this has nothing. I couldn't even raise the sail all the way up because the bottom one would slip out. With all that, she sailed beautifully, even with just the main up (I didn't want any more surprises by that time and decided to wait till next time for the jib). I also am missing a genoa block and don't know how and where to replace that - West Marine? While in the marina, the boat got alot of attention and questions, even from some of the 30 - 40 ' sailboat owners. Some were interested in getting one for sailing in the bay. Cherri Pavuk Cherri's Jubilee, M-15 #322 Toms River, NJ
Hi Cherri, The stopper that Giles is talking about is called a track stop and the kind I use on my M15 is the round 1/2 inch diameter one. In the 2002 West Marine catalog it is shown on page 1018 and is model 108332 for $ 7.49. As Giles also mentioned they do go overboard quite frequently so if you go that way you might want to buy two. On his M15 I think Joe Kidd uses some sort of bungee wrapped around the mast after the sail slugs go in the track. I never thought of drilling a hole in the mast and using some sort of pin. Thanks for that thought Giles, something to mull over. On the bright side Cherri, the forestay did not come loose and drop the mast. Don Olson M15 Phoenix, Az
Cherri, The boom downhaul will keep the gooseneck from popping up out of the sail slot in the mast. If the boom downhaul is not set, you cannot tension the luff of the mainsail with the halyard. After losing a number of sail stops -- overboard, in transit, spirited away by gremlins -- I now use a shock cord sail gasket --WM, page 1046. (Avoid the use of bungee cords on your boat. The hooks tend to snag everything and can cause serious damage to the vessel and injury to the crew.) Insert the gooseneck in the mast slot, run the short downhaul line up through the hole in the gooseneck and back down through the jam cleat below the gooseneck. Wrap a sail gasket around the mast above the boom (but below the slot opening) before inserting the sail slugs. Once the slugs are in the mast slot, slide the sail gasket up to close the opening. I have a large collection of shock cord sail gaskets. I use them all over the boat: to secure the sail to the boom, to keep the mainsail slugs in the mast slot, to secure the jib to the bow pulpit so it won't blow overboard, to lash lines and cables to the mast when trailering, etc. While doing tasks aboard, you can hold them in your teeth, around your arm, around your neck, in the straps on your life jacket... They are really handy. I wouldn't be without a dozen or so at the ready aboard Poco. Joe Kidd M15 #207 "Poco a Poco"
Cherri, Congratulations on your maiden voyage. Your adventure sounded very much like one of my first trips - improperly secured sails led to my being blown into a narrow swampy inlet from which I was unable to tack out - a "stink pot" came to my rescue - the ultimate embarrassment ! There isn't much more that could have gone wrong with your maiden voyage - so from now on you may certainly anticipate smooth sailing and grand adventure showing off that beautiful boat. Had Carol II out today for the first time this season - grand day on Little Back River and a little nip out into the Chesapeake Bay. Stan Winarski M-15, #177, Carol II
All this talk about Montgomery dinghy's has motivated me to make my annual posting about our 7'-11" that is still for sale. Last year I swore that if someone didn't buy it I would turn it into a coffee table. However, it dwarfed the sofa and loveseat. Then it was going to be a Jacuzzi bathtub, but I couldn't bring myself to drill holes in it. If anyone is interested here are the details... 1990 Model...bought new around '95-'96 only used two times...always garaged lots of teak trim 7' Caviness oars w/removeable bronze oar locks Montgomery rudder, tiller & daggerboard full sail kit adapted from a 9' Fatty Knees dink (with the heart emblem on the sail) new red trailer only towed once Over $3000 invested...last years price was $1500 ...this year bring all offers. We off in couple of weeks to the midwest and would be happy to deliver the boat to the exit ramp of your choice anywhere along I-40, I-44 or I-70 between Las Vegas, Nevada and Dayton, Ohio. If no takers this year we are thinking it might make a good bookshelf if we stood it on end and added a few more crossmembers. Thanks, Steve
Stephen . . . You could SAIL your dink . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen gray" <scgray@worldnet.att.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 11:29 PM Subject: M_Boats: M 7'-11" Dinghy All this talk about Montgomery dinghy's has motivated me to make my annual posting about our 7'-11" that is still for sale. Last year I swore that if someone didn't buy it I would turn it into a coffee table. However, it dwarfed the sofa and loveseat. Then it was going to be a Jacuzzi bathtub, but I couldn't bring myself to drill holes in it. If anyone is interested here are the details... 1990 Model...bought new around '95-'96 only used two times...always garaged lots of teak trim 7' Caviness oars w/removeable bronze oar locks Montgomery rudder, tiller & daggerboard full sail kit adapted from a 9' Fatty Knees dink (with the heart emblem on the sail) new red trailer only towed once Over $3000 invested...last years price was $1500 ...this year bring all offers. We off in couple of weeks to the midwest and would be happy to deliver the boat to the exit ramp of your choice anywhere along I-40, I-44 or I-70 between Las Vegas, Nevada and Dayton, Ohio. If no takers this year we are thinking it might make a good bookshelf if we stood it on end and added a few more crossmembers. Thanks, Steve _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Why don't you put it on www.boats.com?> --- Honshells <chonshell@ia4u.net> wrote:
Stephen . . . You could SAIL your dink . . .
----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen gray" <scgray@worldnet.att.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 11:29 PM Subject: M_Boats: M 7'-11" Dinghy
All this talk about Montgomery dinghy's has motivated me to make my annual posting about our 7'-11" that is still for sale. Last year I swore that if someone didn't buy it I would turn it into a coffee table. However, it dwarfed the sofa and loveseat. Then it was going to be a Jacuzzi bathtub, but I couldn't bring myself to drill holes in it. If anyone is interested here are the details... 1990 Model...bought new around '95-'96 only used two times...always garaged lots of teak trim 7' Caviness oars w/removeable bronze oar locks Montgomery rudder, tiller & daggerboard full sail kit adapted from a 9' Fatty Knees dink (with the heart emblem on the sail) new red trailer only towed once
Over $3000 invested...last years price was $1500 ...this year bring all offers.
We off in couple of weeks to the midwest and would be happy to deliver the boat to the exit ramp of your choice anywhere along I-40, I-44 or I-70 between Las Vegas, Nevada and Dayton, Ohio. If no takers this year we are thinking it might make a good bookshelf if we stood it on end and added a few more crossmembers. Thanks, Steve
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Mark, Do you have a sail stop in your collection of boat parts? If not West Marine will be happy to sell you one, I'd buy a couple they are cheap & tend to get lost. A small round clamp that fastens itself to the mast groove, between whichever sail slide you need to retain & no more will your sail drop out the bottom. Sail like there's no tomorrow Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Pavuk" <mcpavuk@worldnet.att.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: M_Boats: maiden voyage
Yesterday my friend and I took Cherri's Jubilee out for the first time. We had trailered it to a marina to do bottom paint, change the pennant, and put in the pivot pin. I also added a red boot stripe, so now she looks really flashy. We motored out of the marina, turned into the wind, tried to raise the main, and all hell broke loose, so to speak. The main sail slides kept slipping out of the mast, which also caused the boom to come out of the mast, plus we had mistakenly released the topping lift. I'm sure you all can imagine what those few minutes were like, until we decided to start over again. My point is how do you raise the sail without the slides falling out? My other boat had some sort of "clasp" type thing that held them in unless released, but this has nothing. I couldn't even raise the sail all the way up because the bottom one would slip out. With all that, she sailed beautifully, even with just the main up (I didn't want any more surprises by that time and decided to wait till next time for the jib). I also am missing a genoa block and don't know how and where to replace that - West Marine? While in the marina, the boat got alot of attention and questions, even from some of the 30 - 40 ' sailboat owners. Some were interested in getting one for sailing in the bay.
Cherri Pavuk Cherri's Jubilee, M-15 #322 Toms River, NJ
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Don Olson -
Honshells -
Joe Kidd -
Mark Pavuk -
Stanley T. Winarski -
stephen gray -
stephen mccraith -
wayne yeargain