Hello Everybody, My name is Jeff. I live in sail in Phoenix AZ. I'm 2 days away from picking up my M-15 and I am excited. 1982 Hull #203. Mainly I have small boat experience and daysail w/ a Barnett 1400(which is for sale by the way, excellent shape, asking $1300). I had a 1996 West Wight Potter that I sailed w/ for 2 yrs. A great little boat, I enjoyed it very much. I picked a M-boat because I knew it was for sale at the Sailboat shop at the lake. I also hope I can sail slightly faster w/ the M-15 than w/ the Potter. I always came in last during races(my fault, probably not the boats). I just took my bareboat chartering course in Ca., so I hope to charter in the future but for now want a day sailer that can be handled easily on & off the water. I want to get my wife & 2 little boys out there sailing after I "break in" the boat for myself (debug). Does anyone have any thoughts on the following for the M-15. Bimini top? Which outboard, size & type shaft? Anchoring equipment & storage? Whats the Mast rake? Oars? Thoughts on putting reef points on the jib? Looking forward to hearing back from anyone. Thanks-JF
Welcome aboard, Jeff. I hope your "new" M-15 will give you many years of enjoyment. Check out the archives on the Montgomery Web page - you'll find lots of opinions on just about everything. Attached is a photo showing the bimini I made for our M-15. It does the job very well. If you decide to pursue the idea of making your own, let me know and I'll share with you my "lessons painfully learned." Stan Winarski M-15, #177, Carol II
Stan, Thanks for the reply. I'd like to learn some lessons from your bimini experience. Also on the achieves is there any order or index to it or random all the way? Thanks again-Jeff M-15 #203 ----- Original Message ----- From: Stanley Winarski <winarski@cox.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 8:30 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: (no subject)
Welcome aboard, Jeff. I hope your "new" M-15 will give you many years of enjoyment.
Check out the archives on the Montgomery Web page - you'll find lots of opinions on just about everything.
Attached is a photo showing the bimini I made for our M-15. It does the job very well. If you decide to pursue the idea of making your own, let me know and I'll share with you my "lessons painfully learned."
Stan Winarski M-15, #177, Carol II
Rest assured Jeff, you'll be sailing a lot faster and pointing a lot higher with your Montgomery than with the Potter -- unless it was a Potter 19. I've sailed with the NW Potter group and the Potter 15's are no match for a M-15. The Potter 19 is faster than an M-15. Wonder how a M-17 does against a P-19? Anyone know? Bob Olson Previous M-15 owner and needing a bigger sailboat again. Walker Bay 10 "Hardly Sailing" on 8/22/02 4:56 PM, Jeff Flancer at jefftuni@earthlink.net wrote: Hello Everybody, My name is Jeff. I live in sail in Phoenix AZ. I'm 2 days away from picking up my M-15 and I am excited. 1982 Hull #203. Mainly I have small boat experience and daysail w/ a Barnett 1400(which is for sale by the way, excellent shape, asking $1300). I had a 1996 West Wight Potter that I sailed w/ for 2 yrs. A great little boat, I enjoyed it very much. I picked a M-boat because I knew it was for sale at the Sailboat shop at the lake. I also hope I can sail slightly faster w/ the M-15 than w/ the Potter. I always came in last during races(my fault, probably not the boats). I just took my bareboat chartering course in Ca., so I hope to charter in the future but for now want a day sailer that can be handled easily on & off the water. I want to get my wife & 2 little boys out there sailing after I "break in" the boat for myself (debug). Does anyone have any thoughts on the following for the M-15. Bimini top? Which outboard, size & type shaft? Anchoring equipment & storage? Whats the Mast rake? Oars? Thoughts on putting reef points on the jib? Looking forward to hearing back from anyone. Thanks-JF
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