Jerry, My M17 #310 has a platform for a holding tank under the forward part of the V-berth. I removed the holding tank when I first got the boat 5 years ago. Is there any advantage, from a “trim” standpoint, to moving the house battery to this location? That would get its weight forward by a couple of feet, maybe offsetting my own considerable “ballast” in the cockpit. Henry Monita -- Sent from Gmail Mobile on Windows 10 phone
Yes, that would be good. -----Original Message----- From: Henry Rodriguez Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 5:26 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Trim Ballast Jerry, My M17 #310 has a platform for a holding tank under the forward part of the V-berth. I removed the holding tank when I first got the boat 5 years ago. Is there any advantage, from a “trim” standpoint, to moving the house battery to this location? That would get its weight forward by a couple of feet, maybe offsetting my own considerable “ballast” in the cockpit. Henry Monita -- Sent from Gmail Mobile on Windows 10 phone
Saw the first sailboat of the season run aground on the mud flats that just out from Priest Point in Budd Bay in South Puget Sound. See it happen every spring, somebody fails to stay within the channel markers and fails to check the tide table and tries to sail across an open area of water where it is too shallow, particularly at low tide. My tide book indicates it will be 3 to 4 hours before the incoming tide might float the boat free. Bet they’ll be more careful next time. The grounded boat was not a Montgomery. Steve M-15 # 33 5
Thanks for the info. I haven’t sailed that area, yet. Pete Winter Sky (Zimowsky) outdoors writer and photographer www.getoutdoorsnorthwest.com <http://www.getoutdoorsnorthwest.com/> Twitter: @zimosoutdoors "Be with Tahlequah" Tahlequah, you did this. From the day you lost your baby in the summer of 2018, then your 17-day tour of grief, you've brought the KEY crucial issues to the world to help us save your Orca family.
On Apr 20, 2019, at 2:58 PM, Steve Trapp <stevetrapp@Q.com> wrote:
Saw the first sailboat of the season run aground on the mud flats that just out from Priest Point in Budd Bay in South Puget Sound. See it happen every spring, somebody fails to stay within the channel markers and fails to check the tide table and tries to sail across an open area of water where it is too shallow, particularly at low tide. My tide book indicates it will be 3 to 4 hours before the incoming tide might float the boat free. Bet they’ll be more careful next time. The grounded boat was not a Montgomery. Steve M-15 # 33 5
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