Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity? Thanks for any ideas about this. Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Talk to Sean. He knows aaaalllll about this. t On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Tom, Here Sean's email address: Nebwest2@aol.com Skip -----Original Message----- From: Tom Smith <openboatt@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:30 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Talk to Sean. He knows aaaalllll about this. t On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Thanks Skip, I'll contact him soon. Tom B On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:16 PM, <wcampion@aol.com> wrote:
Tom,
Here Sean's email address: Nebwest2@aol.com
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Tom Smith <openboatt@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:30 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Talk to Sean. He knows aaaalllll about this. t
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Tom, Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need. Good Luck with the project!! Skip -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity? Thanks for any ideas about this. Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state? ----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Tom, Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need. Good Luck with the project!! Skip -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity? Thanks for any ideas about this. Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Sean will be VERY busy for the next 10 or 12 days with the HPCC check sailhavasu.com He is in Lake Havasu City AZ and will respond to e-mails after he finishes with the HPCC I think -----Original Message----- From: stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 11:35 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state? ----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Tom, Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need. Good Luck with the project!! Skip -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity? Thanks for any ideas about this. Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Thanx for the information. ----- Original Message ----- From: <eisenee@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 9:41 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Sean will be VERY busy for the next 10 or 12 days with the HPCC check sailhavasu.com He is in Lake Havasu City AZ and will respond to e-mails after he finishes with the HPCC I think -----Original Message----- From: stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 11:35 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state? ----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Tom, Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need. Good Luck with the project!! Skip -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement. Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity? Thanks for any ideas about this. Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Thanks for the update about Sean. Tom B On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:41 PM, eisenee@aol.com <eisenee@aol.com> wrote:
Sean will be VERY busy for the next 10 or 12 days with the HPCC check sailhavasu.com He is in Lake Havasu City AZ and will respond to e-mails after he finishes with the HPCC I think
-----Original Message----- From: stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 11:35 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state?
----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Tom,
Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need.
Good Luck with the project!!
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Steve, The email address Skip gave me is Nebwest2@aol.com. Also got a second address for a John Owens, jowoodworks.com, which may be worth a look also. Good luck, Tom B On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:34 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state?
----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Tom,
Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need.
Good Luck with the project!!
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
I think now is not the time to bother Sean. Right now he's running the Lake Havasu Pocket Cruisers Convention that starts officially on Monday. He is very, very busy at this time. http://sailhavasu.com/ A lot of us are attending/traveling over the weekend. We've done this replacement and requires the boat up on safe jackstands, first cut a 4 inch hole in the side of the keel about 4 inches up. Then you can see what you have. Either RUSTED MUSH or a mixture of rusted steel shot and old resins. On some boats you have to make the hole larger and start digging everything out. Some areas were dry, some areas just clumps of shot with resin balls. Once everything is removed and you can see that the centerboard trunk is ok or might need a lam to beef it up....you can preweigh some some ingots and set them in place. But eventually you will have to reglass over any holes in the side of the keel and make a hole in the cabin floor to pour some (preweighed) lead shot to get the weight desired and fill up the cavity. After that, some slightly hot (depends on outside air temp) resin is poured over the top, soaking the new lead. Then glass over and re-gel coat the floor. One thing to do when the keel is empty is make sure the trunk and plywood ballast dam is properly bonded with mat/cloth. No use letting water work it's way in at this point. No leaks is best. Be well See some of you at Lake Havasu..!!! WOOP.! Bob (949) 489-8227 www.montgomeryboats.com www.norseayachts.com
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 08:24:02 -0600 From: thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Steve, The email address Skip gave me is Nebwest2@aol.com. Also got a second address for a John Owens, jowoodworks.com, which may be worth a look also. Good luck, Tom B
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:34 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state?
----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Tom,
Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need.
Good Luck with the project!!
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Thanks, Bob. This is what I needed to know. Tom B. On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Bob Eeg <montgomeryboats@hotmail.com> wrote:
I think now is not the time to bother Sean. Right now he's running the Lake Havasu Pocket Cruisers Convention that starts officially on Monday.
He is very, very busy at this time. http://sailhavasu.com/
A lot of us are attending/traveling over the weekend.
We've done this replacement and requires the boat up on safe jackstands, first cut a 4 inch hole in the side of the keel about 4 inches up. Then you can see what you have. Either RUSTED MUSH or a mixture of rusted steel shot and old resins. On some boats you have to make the hole larger and start digging everything out. Some areas were dry, some areas just clumps of shot with resin balls.
Once everything is removed and you can see that the centerboard trunk is ok or might need a lam to beef it up....you can preweigh some some ingots and set them in place. But eventually you will have to reglass over any holes in the side of the keel and make a hole in the cabin floor to pour some (preweighed) lead shot to get the weight desired and fill up the cavity. After that, some slightly hot (depends on outside air temp) resin is poured over the top, soaking the new lead. Then glass over and re-gel coat the floor.
One thing to do when the keel is empty is make sure the trunk and plywood ballast dam is properly bonded with mat/cloth. No use letting water work it's way in at this point. No leaks is best.
Be well See some of you at Lake Havasu..!!!
WOOP.! Bob (949) 489-8227 www.montgomeryboats.com www.norseayachts.com
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 08:24:02 -0600 From: thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Steve, The email address Skip gave me is Nebwest2@aol.com. Also got a second address for a John Owens, jowoodworks.com, which may be worth a look also. Good luck, Tom B
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:34 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state?
----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com< montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Tom,
Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need.
Good Luck with the project!!
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com< montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Thanx, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 6:24 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Steve, The email address Skip gave me is Nebwest2@aol.com. Also got a second address for a John Owens, jowoodworks.com, which may be worth a look also. Good luck, Tom B
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:34 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state?
----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Tom,
Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need.
Good Luck with the project!!
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
I am not sure I saw the web site detailing the ballast replacement in any of the replies, if this is redundant I apologize. The ballast replacement is described step by step in great detail at http://sailhavasu.com/saildauntless/havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/oldhomepage1... under ballast replacement. This should give you more than enough information about the process that Sean went through. But of course, these boats are like people and your process may not be identical as I am sure there were variations during builds from boat to boat, year to year etc. At least your project will be a miniature version of what Sean did! Good luck! Robbin M-23 & M-10 On 2/8/2013 11:00 AM, stevetrapp wrote:
Thanx, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 6:24 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Steve, The email address Skip gave me is Nebwest2@aol.com. Also got a second address for a John Owens, jowoodworks.com, which may be worth a look also. Good luck, Tom B
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:34 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city? What state?
----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Tom,
Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need.
Good Luck with the project!!
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
thank you for the info, Robbin. I see you have an M-10. I have wondered how Jerry's shorter boats perform, like the 10. What do you think of the design? I haven't actually even seen one. Can they be sailed? Rowed? "we cannot control the wind but we can adjust our sails", what a great philosophy. Tom B On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Robbin Roddewig <robbin.roddewig@verizon.net
wrote:
I am not sure I saw the web site detailing the ballast replacement in any of the replies, if this is redundant I apologize. The ballast replacement is described step by step in great detail at http://sailhavasu.com/**saildauntless/**havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/** oldhomepage15bc.html<http://sailhavasu.com/saildauntless/havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/oldhomepage15bc.html> under ballast replacement. This should give you more than enough information about the process that Sean went through. But of course, these boats are like people and your process may not be identical as I am sure there were variations during builds from boat to boat, year to year etc. At least your project will be a miniature version of what Sean did!
Good luck!
Robbin M-23 & M-10
On 2/8/2013 11:00 AM, stevetrapp wrote:
Thanx, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.** xmission.com <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 6:24 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Steve,
The email address Skip gave me is Nebwest2@aol.com. Also got a second address for a John Owens, jowoodworks.com, which may be worth a look also. Good luck, Tom B
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:34 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city?
What state?
----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xm**ission.com <http://xmission.com><; montgomery_boats@**mailman.xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Tom,
Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need.
Good Luck with the project!!
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xm**ission.com<http://xmission.com> <montgomery_boats@**mailman.xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
Hi Tom, the M-10 is an excellent boat in my opinion. I have rowed it, sailed it and motored it and it does very well at all but really excels at sailing! I believe that the M-10 is basically the same hull as the fatty knees and both/all were Lyle Hess designs that Jerry produced. I think that all Jerry's dinghys were just excellent sail boats and very versatile but my own experience has only been with the M-10 (&M-15, M-17, M-23). I did have a cape dory 10 but that is really a different generation of dinghy. While I really like the CD-10 it was very heavy. Beautiful boat though. In my opinion you would not be disappointed with an M-10 or the other Montgomery dinghys. Robbin On 2/9/2013 9:11 AM, Thomas Buzzi wrote:
thank you for the info, Robbin. I see you have an M-10. I have wondered how Jerry's shorter boats perform, like the 10. What do you think of the design? I haven't actually even seen one. Can they be sailed? Rowed?
"we cannot control the wind but we can adjust our sails", what a great philosophy. Tom B
On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Robbin Roddewig <robbin.roddewig@verizon.net
wrote: I am not sure I saw the web site detailing the ballast replacement in any of the replies, if this is redundant I apologize. The ballast replacement is described step by step in great detail at http://sailhavasu.com/**saildauntless/**havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/** oldhomepage15bc.html<http://sailhavasu.com/saildauntless/havasumontgomerys.piczo.com/oldhomepage15bc.html> under ballast replacement. This should give you more than enough information about the process that Sean went through. But of course, these boats are like people and your process may not be identical as I am sure there were variations during builds from boat to boat, year to year etc. At least your project will be a miniature version of what Sean did!
Good luck!
Robbin M-23 & M-10
On 2/8/2013 11:00 AM, stevetrapp wrote:
Thanx, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.** xmission.com <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 6:24 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Steve,
The email address Skip gave me is Nebwest2@aol.com. Also got a second address for a John Owens, jowoodworks.com, which may be worth a look also. Good luck, Tom B
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:34 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Does he have an address? A phone number? What city?
What state?
----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xm**ission.com <http://xmission.com><; montgomery_boats@**mailman.xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Tom,
Sean Mulligan performed this type of surgery on his M-23 "Dauntless". He used to have a great site that profiled the whole process. I'm sure he will respond and give you as much information as you need.
Good Luck with the project!!
Skip
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.**xm**ission.com<http://xmission.com> <montgomery_boats@**mailman.xmission.com<montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 9:05 pm Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery 17 steel ballast replacement.
Anybody figure out how to replace the steel stampings with lead in the centerboard trunk once the steel has expanded from corrosion and pinched the centerboard tight? Were the steel pellets bedded with anything or just dumped into the cavity?
Thanks for any ideas about this.
Tom Buzzi M17, 258,"Social Security"
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