April 2002 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

7-11 Montgomery Good/Bad News
by Harvey Hochstetter 17 Apr '02

17 Apr '02

Fran, I bet you got a little jewel. Back in my other life, I owned a Montgomery 12. It was a blast to sail, and the quality and lapstrake design ;-) is what got me interested in looking for another one. That's after being out of the sailing market for 25 years and discovering that my old 12 had bigger family members. When we saw "Pelican" for the first time, it was a serious case of love at first sight. And well it should be. Happy Sails to You, Harvey and Deena M-15 #348 "Pelican" Walla Walla, WA

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Good news/bad news
by Francene Lebowitz 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

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Lake Lanier, GA Info
by Steve R 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

I will be in the lake Lanier vicinity to attend my brother's wedding the weekend of April 27. He and I are thinking of renting a boat either Thursday or Friday. Any recommendations? The only web site I can find is: http://www.laniersail.com/rentals.htm Any opinions? Suggestions? Was planning to take my boat but we will be traveling by a highly indirect route. Thanks, Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY

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Re:M_Boats: Retirement Sailing and Topping Lifts
by chbenneck＠juno.com 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Hi Joe, I'm in a Library in Black Mountain, NC at the moment, while the Admirable is at a gathering of the Guild of American Papercutters. As go-fer and chauffeur, I have now delivered her to the proper destination. We drove down from Connecticut and picked up the Blue Ridge Parkway. A most beautiful road - two lane blacktop but best of all almost no traffic. Most of the time I never saw a car in front of me. The road was all mine, and the squirrels, and the deer and the wild turkeys. The only problem was that the longest straigh stretch in the road was maybe a quarter of a mile long. All the rest was one turn after another. I ran a check anc found that there were at least 7 curves per mile (between mile posts)! My shoulders were sore at the end of the day! Will give you more details when I get home again, next week. Connie ________________________________________________________________ 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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re: Hawaii's "wake"
by Steve R 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Hi Werner, Thanks for the link. The theories about Pacific migrations have always fascinated me. Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington,KY Werner Pels" <wernerpels(a)earthlink.net> wrote: A fascinating article about Hawaii's "wake", and how it may have influenced ancient Polynesian sailing voyages: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/10apr_hawaii.htm?list456709 a lurker

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Re:M_Boats: CD Player
by chbenneck＠juno.com 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Hi John, Glad to hear that my two cents worth of information was of help. My SONY CD player is great, and doubles as the CD input to my Hi-Fi at home. Now just get the small SONY speakers - about $5.- and you have music in the cockpit while sailing. If they get wet and eventually give up the ghost, well, they only cost $5.-! Much better than using headphones. Enjoy the music Connie ________________________________________________________________ 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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Cool Flashlight
by Harvey Hochstetter 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

Peter, Sorry I'm late in responding, and I didn't give a very good description. The COOLBLUE is in the flashlight section, in the sporting goods and camping sections. It is as Don described about 4" long and the lens is about 2'' diameter, with the barrel slightly smaller through the length with a slight rib at the "aft end" where there is a wire loop for hanging. It is black rimmed around the lens and at the opposite end. the middle being a slightly orange to yellow colour. If you are unable to find this is your Walmart let me know and I could pick up one or more for you down here. I'd be happy to. Happy Sails to You, Harvey and Deena H M-15 #348 "Pelican" Walla Walla, WA

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Re: M_Boats: m-15 pivot pin
by Randy Watkins 16 Apr '02

16 Apr '02

thanks for the info >>> dalew(a)brainerd.net 04/15/02 10:45PM >>> Randy: I ordered a board from Bob Eeg which wouldn't fit into my slot. Before sending it to Doug Kelch, I took it to a machinist friend who traced it and made some notes. He made the board out of 3/4" cold roll plate steel. After it was primed and painted I think it weighed around 63 pounds. The project cost about $120. I was never able to sail with the original board so I can't compare the performance. Maybe ingnorance is bliss, but the boat seems to sail well with the new board. Dale Williams M15 #185 "Sophie Mae" Randy Watkins wrote: > Dale, > Could you provide the specifics on your board swap out. Did you use your original for a pattern and have a fabrication shop work one up? > material uses: > est . cost? > Weight: > how does it compare to the original sailing wise ? > I don't have board problems but it would be good reference for others. > > Randy Watkins > M15#194 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: m-15 pivot pin
by Randy Watkins 15 Apr '02

15 Apr '02

Dale, Could you provide the specifics on your board swap out. Did you use your original for a pattern and have a fabrication shop work one up? material uses: est . cost? Weight: how does it compare to the original sailing wise ? I don't have board problems but it would be good reference for others. Randy Watkins M15#194 >>> dalew(a)brainerd.net 04/12/02 10:39PM >>> Cherri: I had a centerboard made from steel and will want to drop it out for inspection from time to time. Since I don't want to monkey around with epoxy each time, I cut a pin to the width of the keel and had the ends tapped. Allen bolts inserted through caps screw into each end of the pin and hold in place. John, who made my board and the pin set-up said that he would be glad to make pins for anyone who was interested for ( I would have to check with him in case I am remembering wrong) $20, shipping included. If you are interested I can take a picture of my keel with the pin in it and post it on the web for you. Dale Williams Staples, MN M-15 #185 "Sophie Mae" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: m-15 pivot pin
by stevemc35＠attbi.com 15 Apr '02

15 Apr '02

My question for you, Cherri, is: what's holding your centerboard in place? Or more, are you sure you even have one? Actually, I am in the process of refurbishing my M15's centerboard and keel stub at the moment, so I am intimately familiar with this. What you need is a stainless steel pin or rod, about 4 or 4-1/2 inches long (about 1/2 inch shorter than the total distance from side to side of the keel stub at that point). Mine is 3/8 inches in diameter and I assume that's what yours would be. Apparently, a former owner of my boat also lost his pin, because what I HAD in mine was a threaded carriage bolt, but I think a non-threaded rod would be best. (Less wear on the hole in the centerboard around the pin) Ultimately, you want to epoxy the pin in place and fill the holes on both outer sides with thickened epoxy, fairing it smooth and even with the stub keel. Following the suggestions in a book I have, I actually created two epoxy tubes, 3/8 inch inside diameter, drilled out the hole in the keel stub oversized, and epoxied these tubes in place well, to serve as the pivot pin hole. This serves the same purpose as simply filling the oversized hole with epoxy and then drilling (to perfectly seal the opening), but avoids the possibility of having to fill large voids in the keel stub with epoxy. The tubes are also stronger because they are cloth re-inforced epoxy. I created them by soaking light cloth in epoxy, then rolling it around a (waxed) 3/8 inch rod. Presto! My only problem is, I'm having trouble finding a 3/8 inch diameter stainless steel pin. Anybody know where to look? -- Steve McClellan 1981 M15 #152 Evanston, Illiois stevemc35(a)attbi.com > In the process of powerwashing my boat this morning, my friend > discovered that the pin that holds the centerboard in the keel is > missing. Does anyone know what I would use to replace it? Do you seal > around the pin somehow? My friend asked about using 5200 marine sealant. > We also found a small void (ding? hole?) in the hull under the water > line. I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for filling that. > It isn't very deep but obviously has to be taken care of. > > Cherri > M-15 #322 > Cherri's Jubilee > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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