I asked the question re: new Honda 2 HP gas caps after dropping mine overboard this summer. The dumb restraining clip had broken or come loose. Bad Design (and I'm a mechanical engineer). Steve has it right. I eliminated the restraining lanyard and now remove the cap and put it in my pocket while filling the motor. I also keep a spare on board. You would think for $1,000 bucks, they could add a gas gauge. I bought a 1 gallon plastic gas tank with a pull-out flexible hose to help fill the OB on-board tank. Less chance on spilling gas and it fits in the starboard sail locker. Any other comments on filling on-board tanks? I have to do this once an hour when motoring, takes a liter. Don Ludlow M-15 # 620 Sweet Dream -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:19 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 8, Issue 32 Send montgomery_boats mailing list submissions to montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com You can reach the person managing the list at montgomery_boats-owner@mailman.xmission.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of montgomery_boats digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Boat Advise - Thanks! (Rusty Knorr) 2. C'mon, join the Pardey! (Rusty Knorr) 3. Re: Boat Advise - Thanks! (Doug King) 4. Re: C'mon, join the Pardey! (Doug King) 5. Re: Possible Montgomery Rendezvous (Saltm17@aol.com) 6. RE: ANOTHER huge thanks! (Morris, Giles) 7. Honda 2Hp Gas Cap (SteveR.) 8. Re: Honda 2Hp Gas Cap (s.mcclellan@comcast.net) 9. RE: San Juan Summer (Shawn Boles) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:34:10 -0800 (PST) From: Rusty Knorr <mazemusic@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Boat Advise - Thanks! To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <20031027013410.18417.qmail@web40805.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hey, Randy. Please post that date if you find it, I would love to read that as well! -Rusty --- chbenneck@juno.com wrote:

Hi Randy,

Go back in the M-archives and look for Scott Grometer's account of his M-15 cruising for several weeks at a time in the same area you want to explore.

He wrote the definitive work in this regard.

He covers equipment; supplies; storage methods for long distance cruising; fuel; problems encountered; and how he did it.

A most excellent dissertation of long distance cruising on an M15.

I went looking through my various piles of debris in my office looking for that account - I know I printed it out and carefully saved it for future reference - but try as I might, I couldn't locate it to give you it's date.

Maybe Doug can give you an hand at find it.

Connie

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http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats ===== "In a power boat you may get there faster, but in a sailboat you are already there." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:46:37 -0800 (PST) From: Rusty Knorr <mazemusic@yahoo.com> Subject: M_Boats: C'mon, join the Pardey! To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <20031027014637.93172.qmail@web40812.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hey, everyone. I have already learned the art of hating my outboard(a Tohatsu 2.5 that Dik Lang assures me will run fine if taken good care of.) I am sure many of you know my pain. LOL I am ready to forgo the whole outboard and go motorless like the Pardeys(whom I was fortunate enough to sail with, for about 15 minutes, a story for another time.) My question for you is, have any of you relied on alternative sources of propulsion, and what have been your successes(and failures.) I am thinking oars(standing facing forward) for the M-15. What about a single paddle with the tiller tied off? This is mostly for getting in and out of the marina, not for long distance. I am looking forward to hearing your suggestions! -Rusty Knorr M-15 ===== "In a power boat you may get there faster, but in a sailboat you are already there." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 21:14:54 -0500 From: Doug King <msog@msog.org> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Boat Advise - Thanks! To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20031026205800.029af160@mail.msog.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Found Scott's account. I'm going to make a page for the MSOG of the posts, but in the meantime, you can find Scott's write-up by going to archive search page http://msog.org/cfmods/list_archive_search.cfm and use "storage" for the first search term, "gas" for the second search term and "Scott" for the third term or any order of the three, and enter "1999" for the year. You should get five messages. There is one follow-up message using the year "2000". Aw heck, here's the string, just click on this: http://msog.org/cfmods/list_archive_results.cfm?first_srch_text=storage&seco nd_srch_text=gas&third_srch_text=Scott&date_year_srch_text=1999 for 2000: http://msog.org/cfmods/list_archive_results.cfm?first_srch_text=storage&seco nd_srch_text=gas&third_srch_text=Scott&date_year_srch_text=2000 At 11:10 AM 10/26/03 -0500, you wrote: Hi Randy, Go back in the M-archives and look for Scott Grometer's account of his M-15 cruising for several weeks at a time in the same area you want to explore. He wrote the definitive work in this regard.