Re: M_Boats: New 150% Genny
Well the new 150% genny arrived from Elliott-Pattison and I rushed down to the yacht club, raised the mast and ran her up. Much to my dismay, she was 3" too long. I measured the location for the new fairleads and played with the shape. I shipped it back and after a few weeks it came back perfect. Thanks Harry, great work as usual. The red color (not tanbark) is particularly pretty. While waiting, I rigged a set of fairleads and clam cleats on the combings about 2'-5" forward of the stern. There are the Bimini brackets that I have to work around. After the weekend chores I dropped her in the water and motored out in the bay. The forecast was light and variable but hey, its a "drifter" isn't it. I cleared the channel marker into deep water, dropped the centerboard and raised the new genny. Close hauled in light air it wants to backwind the main if you're not careful but a definate improvement. A little lee helm. I rigged the traveller and it helped. Maybe a barberhauler. The only glitch was the new fairleads were in the wrong place. They needed to be about 4" back from the cabin wall on the combings. There were eyes there for the Bimini straps so I hooked a caribiner clip into each and sheeted the genny there, back to the new clamcleat. I turned around and ran wing-and-wing with the genny poled out. The back fairleads work well in the rear position on a run. Great in light air. I ran her into the beach to joined Sweety for lunch at the yacht club then jumped in again. Try that in your big boat! The wind freshen and the Genny realy began to perform. Harry said the M-15 could take 10-12 knot winds with a 150 with no problem and I hit 10 in the gusts. She was approaching hull speed when I looked behind and a fleet of "fish" class dinghys were roaring past me, pointing higher. Shucks! I trimmed her down but as fast as a Monty is, she is no match for dinghys with twice the sail area and three times the keel. As we say down here, "Scarlett, tomorrow another day!" I turned and headed back to the club. A Morgan 32 passed and the skipper shouted, "pretty little boat!". Speed isn't everything. Fair winds Don Ludlow - M15 # 620 "Sweet Dream"
Cool story, you know the only problem I have with my 150 is that, if the wind kicks up past 15 knots its a little hairy, that in itself is fun, but if your singlehanding its hard to change out the jib while underway. BTW does your bimini get in the way of the boom? gilbert m-17 ----- Original Message ----- From: <LUDLOWD2@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:03 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: New 150% Genny
Well the new 150% genny arrived from Elliott-Pattison and I rushed down to the yacht club, raised the mast and ran her up. Much to my dismay, she was 3" too long. I measured the location for the new fairleads and played with the shape. I shipped it back and after a few weeks it came back perfect. Thanks Harry, great work as usual. The red color (not tanbark) is particularly pretty. While waiting, I rigged a set of fairleads and clam cleats on the combings about 2'-5" forward of the stern. There are the Bimini brackets that I have to work around. After the weekend chores I dropped her in the water and motored out in the bay. The forecast was light and variable but hey, its a "drifter" isn't it. I cleared the channel marker into deep water, dropped the centerboard and raised the new genny. Close hauled in light air it wants to backwind the main if you're not careful but a definate improvement. A little lee helm. I rigged the traveller and it helped. Maybe a barberhauler. The only glitch was the new fairleads were in the wrong place. They needed to be about 4" back from the cabin wall on the combings. There were eyes there for the Bimini straps so I hooked a caribiner clip into each and sheeted the genny there, back to the new clamcleat. I turned around and ran wing-and-wing with the genny poled out. The back fairleads work well in the rear position on a run. Great in light air. I ran her into the beach to joined Sweety for lunch at the yacht club then jumped in again. Try that in your big boat! The wind freshen and the Genny realy began to perform. Harry said the M-15 could take 10-12 knot winds with a 150 with no problem and I hit 10 in the gusts. She was approaching hull speed when I looked behind and a fleet of "fish" class dinghys were roaring past me, pointing higher. Shucks! I trimmed her down but as fast as a Monty is, she is no match for dinghys with twice the sail area and three times the keel. As we say down here, "Scarlett, tomorrow another day!" I turned and headed back to the club. A Morgan 32 passed and the skipper shouted, "pretty little boat!". Speed isn't everything. Fair winds Don Ludlow - M15 # 620 "Sweet Dream" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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