Congratulations John! Not only do I envy you your new boat, but also your sailing grounds: seems to me the San Diego area is great place for an M15. Warm weather, good breezes that usually aren't white knucklers and lots to see and do. And Catalina just up the way there...and the Sea of Cortez the other way...yes, I do envy you that. Happy cruising! Enjoy, and once again, congrats --George Burmeyer M15 #385 (1986) Santa Rosa, CA On 1/13/05 9:33 PM, "John L. Gonzalez" <jlgonzalez@san.rr.com> wrote:

I picked up my new M-15, "Bella," hull number 628, this afternoon. She's a beauty: dark blue hull, white topside, white sails; stainless steel cleats and portlights; solid yellow fabric cabin cushions. Bob did a beautiful job on the boat, and got all the details that I ordered -- hull number, top batten, and loose foot on the main, cam cleats instead of clam cleats throughout, etc. -- right.

I was very happy with the construction process throughout: Bob e-mailed me photos daily showing progress, and went the extra mile by standing in line for me at the Department of Motor Vehicles to register the boat. And, to top it off, Bob had "Bella" ready five days early.

My wife, kids, and I look forward to cruising Mission Bay and offshore and to learning how to make "Bella" run as fast as she can.

I'll take some photos next week, and will pass them to Bill L. for posting on the MSOG website.

Question -- where's the best place (i.e., cheapest) in San Diego or Orange County to pick up a Honda 2 HP outboard motor?

See you on the water! John L. Gonzalez La Jolla, CA _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

Congrats, John . . . Can't wait to see the pics . . . --Craig, M17 #389 ----- Original Message ----- From: John L. Gonzalez To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 12:33 AM Subject: Picked Up New M-15 Today I picked up my new M-15, "Bella," hull number 628, this afternoon. She's a beauty: dark blue hull, white topside, white sails; stainless steel cleats and portlights; solid yellow fabric cabin cushions. Bob did a beautiful job on the boat, and got all the details that I ordered -- hull number, top batten, and loose foot on the main, cam cleats instead of clam cleats throughout, etc. -- right. I was very happy with the construction process throughout: Bob e-mailed me photos daily showing progress, and went the extra mile by standing in line for me at the Department of Motor Vehicles to register the boat. And, to top it off, Bob had "Bella" ready five days early. My wife, kids, and I look forward to cruising Mission Bay and offshore and to learning how to make "Bella" run as fast as she can. I'll take some photos next week, and will pass them to Bill L. for posting on the MSOG website. Question -- where's the best place (i.e., cheapest) in San Diego or Orange County to pick up a Honda 2 HP outboard motor? See you on the water! John L. Gonzalez La Jolla, CA