Pre 1987 M17 Owners I understand that pre 87 boats had a cast iron Center Board and iron shot ballast. I would be interested in hearing from existing owners about any problems they have encountered due to iron with the potential for rusting and causing binding problems. The 17's I have located are both fresh water boats an 82 and a 76 Thank you for the prior response on 15 Vs 17 George Boatless We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails.
George and all, I just set up a pre-selected topic for the stuck CB discussions and stored in the archive (this subject recurs once or twice a year, as do many of them). Click on the link below or go to http://msog.org/cfmods/list_archive_search.cfm and choose "Centerboard Stuck" from below the search form. http://msog.org/cfmods/list_archive_results.cfm?first_srch_text=centerboard&... These searches are extremely useful, can save you days of inquiry, and is as valuable a resource as writing to the list itself. If anyone has trouble figuring out how to search the list archive or use the pre-selected topics, please email me offlist at msog@msog.org and let me know what you're having trouble with. I will be happy to help and it could well be that I can make it easier to use based on the problems reported. And don't be shy. Doug At 10:53 PM 5/7/03 -0400, you wrote: Pre 1987 M17 Owners I understand that pre 87 boats had a cast iron Center Board and iron shot ballast. I would be interested in hearing from existing owners about any problems they have encountered due to iron with the potential for rusting and causing binding problems. The 17's I have located are both fresh water boats an 82 and a 76 Thank you for the prior response on 15 Vs 17 George Boatless We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails.
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------------------------------------------ Doug King M-17 #404 "Vixen" Montgomery Sailboats Owners Group Web site: http://msog.org Email: mailto:msog@msog.org
Hello George, We just pulled, sandblasted and refinished our iron centerboard. The trunk was perfect- no swelling. no marine growth and a perfect trunk to hull seam. When we first sailed the boat the board would not come down, it was just rust and crud on the board. If the boat you are considering has been in freezing conditions it would be worth pulling the board to check the inside of the trunk for swelling. Ron and Cathryn Goodspeed 1974 M17 #025 "hula pie"
George: I have a 1986 hull number Montgomery 17 and it has a fiberglass board. It may have been the first one produced by Jerry. Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: Egatempo@aol.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:53 PM Subject: M_Boats: CB & Ballast Pre 1987 M17 Owners I understand that pre 87 boats had a cast iron Center Board and iron shot ballast. I would be interested in hearing from existing owners about any problems they have encountered due to iron with the potential for rusting and causing binding problems. The 17's I have located are both fresh water boats an 82 and a 76 Thank you for the prior response on 15 Vs 17 George Boatless We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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