December 2001 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Connie"s Squirrels
by Harvey Hochstetter 11 Dec '01

11 Dec '01

Hi Connie and Katrina, And Seasons Greetings to all. I'm down in Utah and we have plenty of winter, ( 6 plus inches of snow still on the ground from the last snow and snowing again tonight, and about 10 above 0 "cold" out there. ) I talked to Deena and she says that we are getting some snow at home in Walla Walla last night. Pelican is resting on the trailer in the shop, up on blocks and being carefully watched by Buzz, Deena's cat, who has adopted the same location to sleep on the boat. From there he can peek over the coaming and see what is going on in the shop, and hide if he is taken with a case of ignore, a chronic state of catatonics. Occasionally he will come down and sleep under the warming light, but that must be catagoricly condescending. I think he sleeps under the light only when he knows we aren't looking. There must be something about that position, maybe catnapping and dreaming of Charlie tuna, or like me wishing and hoping for the new sailing season to start again. Somehow I doubt that Buzz is thinking of sanding and oiling teak or mounting cabin hangers, or designing a tongue extension for the trailer while he is out there, but that is OK, just as long as he keeps the mouse out of the bilge, his rent is paid. Wish you, and the Squirrels, and all the Montgomery Boat people a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, a safe and healthy New Year, and Happy Sails in 2002, too ( or would that be tutu, a/w:) ) Harvey and Deena M-15 # 348 PELICAN Walla Walla, WA

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Re: M_Boats: On Donner, On Blitzen
by Conbert H Benneck 10 Dec '01

10 Dec '01

Three Cheers and a big mug of eggnog for our poets. What delightful verse: what imagination. Keep up the versifying, and when the muse caresses your brow, please share your thoughts with us. --------------------- We got our first snow Saturday night, after "suffering" with 50 degree weather! Even the forsythia thought it was spring and started blooming. LEPPO sits by our garage and the winter tarp is all white. I'm sure our squirrels are checking to see if they can make a nice cozy nest in the corner between cabin side and cockpit coaming. They've done it in prior years, and even cans of moth balls placed there didn't disuade them. Maybe I should try and train my boating squirrels to act as crew in summer. Probably would make good foredeck hands, and I could imagine that they would be the greatest to go retrieve a halyard that got away. I'll have to give that one more thought. But for now, let me wish you all a Merry Christmas and a good 2002! Connie & Katrina Benneck ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Cruising spinnaker
by Larry Yake 09 Dec '01

09 Dec '01

Hello fellow sailors, We are totally snowbound up here in the Inland Northwest (40 inches of snow in 3 days last week) and sailing season is far away, so naturally, sailing is foremost in my dreams. Specifically, a new cruising spinnaker. I have a CDI roller furler, with a 150 genoa, which is a little too heavy for a lot of the light air sailing we get around here. I've heard of a drifter/cruising spinnaker design built to work over a furled sail with a bead-loop system of raising and lowering. Has anyone out there had any experience with this, or care to comment on the merits, or "de-merits" thereof? Thanks, Larry Yake M17 #200 Tullamore

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Duet
by Fran Lebowitz 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

Thanks Sharon and Vince for putting together the neat photo story. Great photos. Congratulations on your new boat! Have fun with it. How nice of Gary to get you started. Fran M15 #236

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Sculling Oar
by Howard A 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

Eugene's recent comments reminded me about promises made, etc. Attached is a pic of the sculling oar I made. I will scan a more complete set and develop some comments to send to Doug for the web site. Howard

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Hi Folks, What's this about 'corroding thru-hulls' on the M-17's?
by Eugene Lodrini 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

Also, I think Howard Audsley was discussing sculling oar, or he made one for his M-17? While messin' about with my rudder assembly over the transom, I know it was'nt bright!, I dropped one of the retaining pin clips for the ss rod. Could someone tell me where to find 2, a replacement and a spare? This happened 2 months ago or so. Lastly, I've also enjoyed Tod's and the other's silly prose postings of late, sure does lighten up the mood for me :) Regards, Eugene Whoa Nellie! ( now on the registry!) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com

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Re: M_Boats: montgomery 15
by TOMMYVAL＠aol.com 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

John, Here's the info on the 15 in the DC/Annapolis area. 1982 M-15 1999 Evinrude 4 HP Main, Jib, Genny, Spin Sun Awning The owner told me the boats is in excellent shape, I have not seen it for a couple years. Akso please verufy the equipment list. I believe the asking price is approx. $3200 Please contact: Tony Scrivener Cell Phone # 240-350-6060 Best of luck Gary

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Rudder
by Howard A 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

Someone posted an address this fall for a source who had built them a plywood rudder for the M17. I thought I had saved it, but apparently didn't. Can we have it again? Howard

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Rudder Hole
by Peter Jacobs 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

To the person who enquired about the rudder hole (sorry, I deleted the message) On my 1989 M17 the center of the hole is: 24" below the top of the rudder 2 5/8" aft of the forward face, and is 1 1/4" in diameter. Hope this helps. -Peter- ======================= Peter Jacobs, M17 "Enfin" Victoria BC Canada 'The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span those hours spent in sailing.' -- Anonymous

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Rudder
by Thomas Wilkinson 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Can anyone tell me where the hole in the rudder for the lifting line is drilled and how large it is? Tom

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