August 2002 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Dulcibella arrived in good shape
by David Fann 15 Mar '03

15 Mar '03

The truck carrying Dulcibella, my shiny new Montgomery 17, reached Gainesville (FL) late this afternoon. Boat and trailer are in excellent condition. We started getting compliments even as the unloading proceeded in a mall parking lot. At home, we found she is just a hair too large for the garage. On to Plan B for storage... Now for some boat rigging. The mast/boom package was nicely bubble wrapped, so tomorrow will be like an early Christmas, with presents to open. Thanks, Montgomery Boats! David Fann M17 Dulcibella

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Re: M_Boats: Long M17 Cruise ?
by Conbert H Benneck 18 Sep '02

18 Sep '02

Hi Smitty, I have become a very happy M15 owner, after first buying a Bolger MICRO - which was a ball - then had a ComPac16, and after determining it's shortcomings, I finally found, bought, and love my M15. Before I had a 29 footer which was a great boat for 4 people. Then I bought it's big brother, a 38 footer, but found that I got size and mass, but really not more "useable" boat than we had with the 29 footer - and by now my crew were out of the house. So we sold the 38 footer. We sold the 29 footer because of increasing congestion here in the New England harbor areas. It's wall to wall boat these days. No place for peace and quiet. That when I bought the MICRO, a great boat. Being a Bolger box, it has a cavernous space inside, for it's size; and deck space is big enough to sleep two more. The reason I had to sell the MICRO was the problem of stepping the mast. It is a 22 foot long, solid spruce, no stays, and you have to hold it almost vertically to get it into the mast step at the bow. I could carry the mast horizontally, but stepping it became a problem at my age. That led me to the ComPac16 - with aluminum mast and shrouds, but............ The ComPac16 had no useable storage space as befits a good sailboat. You had to cram everything under the cockpit seats on the berths, and then if you want to use the berth you have to pile all your "stuff" up in the cockpit so that the berths are useable. No way to run a railroad! That's when I heard about the Montgomery. Talked with owners on the website and finally after all the good words I heard, bought one sight-unseen. For me it's a great little vessel: has excellent sail lockers and storage - which every boat has to have - it sails well; and is light enough so that I tow it with my VW-GTI. ......and the cockpit seats are long enough so that you could sleep there, if you have a Bimini. With the number of M17s in your area, why not get together with an owner and go for a sail to try it out? That would give you answers to your questions. Connie M15 #400 LEPPO

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Re: M_Boats: Tiller extension
by Saltm17＠aol.com 04 Sep '02

04 Sep '02

I replaced the tiller on my M17 when the original cracked. From West Marine I purchased a Catalina 22 tiller, and modified it. I routed out the butt area so the cheek plates would fit correctly. It extends forward as far as possible on the M17 and just clears the main sheet. It does help better balance the boat, but it also has a large handle area. It also provides a better attachment point for the auto - tiller. John

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Re: M_Boats: Electric system
by Harvey Wilson 03 Sep '02

03 Sep '02

Hi Jerry.. Send me an e-mail with your address, and I'll drop a check in the mail for $15 for one of those M-17 water pumps. Also, what kind of portapotty fits a 1979 model?? harveywilson(a)compuserve.com

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Re: M_Boats: Electric system
by Larry Yake 03 Sep '02

03 Sep '02

Jerry, I'ld be interested in one of the hand pumps. Can't beat 10 bucks. How do I order? Larry yake On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:06:59 -0700 "Jerry Montgomery" <jmbn(a)innercite.com> writes: Hi- The original 17's had a hand pump with the water system option- I have a box of them left if you're interested. Don't know how much they are worth these days, but 10. plus shipping sounds good to me. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Nesbitt To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 6:06 PM Subject: M_Boats: Electric system I have a 1977 M-17 that needs electrical work and a fresh water system. I had to remove the old system years ago because of corrosion. Now I want to replace the systems and I am not sure how everything goes together. Does anyone know if the old M-17 had an electric pump that provided water to the sink? Thanks Bob Nesbitt Minneapolis "Pretty Tacky" Hull 266 Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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Fw: Sail Shape
by Jerry Williams 03 Sep '02

03 Sep '02

----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Williams To: montgomery_boats(a)lists.xmission.com Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 8:47 PM Subject: Sail Shape Left work at 4 and went for a sail in the rain. I was the only boat on 13.5 mile long Lake Wallenpaupak in NE Pa. Winds were about 10 mph, rain was light, and the sail was perfect. I have not gotten the trolling motor out from down below yet this year. Smaller is definately better. I am still a relatively new Montgomery owner and have a question regarding position of the boom with the sail raised and sheeted fairly close. Is the boom lower at the aft end than at the gooseneck? Jerry Williams Montgomery 15 A'Claim

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Re: M_Boats: Lights for a juiceless M15
by IDCLLC＠aol.com 30 Aug '02

30 Aug '02

In a message dated 8/30/02 10:05:03 AM Central Daylight Time, chbenneck(a)juno.com writes: > Steve, > > Thanks for the additional information on your gel cell source and > location. > > Thus armed I shall ride forth into battle, and hope for a victorious > outcome. > > Connie > Forth Eorlingas!

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Re: M_Boats: Lights for a juiceless M15
by Conbert H Benneck 30 Aug '02

30 Aug '02

Steve, Thanks for the additional information on your gel cell source and location. Thus armed I shall ride forth into battle, and hope for a victorious outcome. Connie

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Re: M_Boats: Lights for a juiceless M15
by Steve R 30 Aug '02

30 Aug '02

One of the suggestions on the Trailer Sailor site it to use a battery for a security system. I bought a battery for a security system from this site: http://sescodatasystems.com/12volt.html There is a page that indicates which type of terminals they have. The price was better than what I could find locally. A 7 amp hour runs $17.85. No 4 amp hour size is listed. In some cases you can buy two 6 volt batteries cheaper than the 12 volt equivalant. A 12 volt 10 is 34.90, where two 6 volt 5s are $12.50 each. Maybe even use 12 volts for bright and 6 for dim. Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY --- message from IDCLLC(a)aol.com attached:

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Sail Shape
by Jerry Williams 30 Aug '02

30 Aug '02

Left work at 4 and went for a sail in the rain. I was the only boat on 13.5 mile long Lake Wallenpaupak in NE Pa. Winds were about 10 mph, rain was light, and the sail was perfect. I have not gotten the trolling motor out from down below yet this year. Smaller is definately better. I am still a relatively new Montgomery owner and have a question regarding position of the boom with the sail raised and sheeted fairly close. Is the boom lower at the aft end than at the gooseneck? Jerry Williams Montgomery 15 A'Claim

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