December 2004 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

North Channel Cruise
by htmills＠bright.net 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

I'm planning on a two week North Channel Cruise in mid June. I'll probably drive from Ohio to Tobermory, take the Chi-Cheemaun ferry over to South Baymouth (Manitoulin Island), and then drive to Little Current (Manitoulin Island) on Saturday June 5th. I might end up taking the ferry on the morning of the 6th depending on how late I hit the road. At the present time I'm thinking of making a general counter clockwise spin around the North Channel, launching at Spider Bay Marina in Little Current and going north and then west to the Bustard Islands and west and then crossing south to the west end of Manitoulin and returning east again. Of course, all plans are subject to the weather and whims of the person at the helm! Mid June will probably be a bit ahead of the crowd and still kinda nippy. There is some info on the area at: http://www.continuouswave.com/north-channel/ and here: http://www.continuouswave.com/sail-logs/ If anyone else is planning on a trip up there, perhaps we can meet up! Tod

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more photo's
by MC Carpenter 09 Feb '05

09 Feb '05

Hi Bill, are any of these photo's useful for purpose. http://home.earthlink.net/~southisland2/

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Rigging question...
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

Hey - - - Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! For those of you who may have changed their M-17 mainsheet from a three part to a four part purchase... 1. Do you recall what size line 5/16 or 3/8? 2. Do you recall how many feet were required? Thanks, Bill M-17 #496 "Tipperary"

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Buying Sight Unseen
by Cindy Chris 06 Jan '05

06 Jan '05

I'm about to purchase a new Montgomery 15 - what propels me to this purchase is your enthusiasm for the Montgomery boats. But I have never even seen this boat in person. My question for you folks is: Have any of you put down your money to purchase a boat that you have never sailed, let alone, seen? Should I? My history is that I have been researching and looking for used Potters for about a year and came across your group and I have been following your writings for months. The upshot of it is that you have convinced me to get me a M15, but it remains a boat that I have never touched, sat in, launched or sailed, or even seen it sailed. The factory is 3,000 miles away from our home in SC, so going there for a first-hand look-see is not a viable option. I'm fortunate that I have a wife who supports my getting into sailing, but she does raise the question if I am of sound mind ordering something sight unseen. What do you think? Chris __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Re: M_Boats: Has anyone used the Garmin 168 GPS Sounder?
by Harvey G Wilson 02 Jan '05

02 Jan '05

Hi Norm... I've not used the G-168 on a boat, but it was pretty popular with the locals when I worked at W-Marine a few years ago. Most liked the internal antenna over the hassle of the external one. Internals work as well even when in a car....tested in the front seat, of course. Harvey/ Ga M-17 Stargazer #294

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Photo Updates...
by BILLAMICASR＠aol.com 28 Dec '04

28 Dec '04

Hi All, Just a couple more pictures... MSOG Boats & Owners section on page three you'll find M-17 #226 Windsong from Minnesota and... You'll find a nice chilly morning picture of Oregon and Keith Harris on his Gator, towing his M-12. There is also a new album of Keith's M-12. Look for "Harris." I sure hope Santa brought lots of digital cameras to the Montgomery Owners. I'm expecting great things for the Photo Site in 2005... And... any of you folks that happen to be digging through your sailing/sailboat pictures to while away a cold evening. Dont forget, there are lots of folks that would love to see the same pictures you are looking at. So, keep the rest of us in mind and forward me a photo... Thanks for all the support and words of praise for the Photo Site. May each and every one of you have a very happy and prosperous new year... Bill www.MSOG.funtigo.com

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Re: M_Boats: A piece of Hess history for sale on e-bay....
by Rachel 28 Dec '04

28 Dec '04

This same boat was on e-Bay a month-or-so ago and I believe it sold. Wonder what the story is behind the re-list. Neat looking boat. --- Rachel On Mon Dec 27 18:26 , <htmills(a)bright.net> sent: >Not quite on topic; a 40' Lyle Hess designed (and built) boat, Lady >Elizabeth, is on e-bay:

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Fw: Sail area & heeling moment
by Keith Diehl 28 Dec '04

28 Dec '04

----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Lane" <rqlhgl(a)ieee.org> To: "Keith Diehl" <kdiehl(a)xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 10:21 AM Subject: Sail area & heeling moment > Kieth, I just came across something I did when I first had M23 Sadhana > and I seem to remember a recent inquiry on the list about heeling, > anyway here it is. > Dick > > Wind Strength and Sail Area > 1) Measuring Righting Moment > Using inclinometer, note heeling angle for 200lbs placed on each rail, > note distance of each rail to center line (half beam). Place 200lbs > about 2 off center line, note these inclinometer readings. If not enough > heel to be accurately read can be induced in the above way, use a more > sensitive inclinometer consisting of a bronze scrub pad immersed in a > bucket of water hanging by a light line and a tape measure taped to a > bulkhead. Righting moment is the product of the movable mass in lbs and > the distance off center in ft needed to produce 1 deg heel. > Plot a graph of heel angle vs righting moment lbs ft. > 2) Finding Center of Pressure and Wind Pressure of available sail > combinations. The center of pressure of each sail is where the bisectors > of the angles intersect. > The area of each sail is the luff x 1/2 L.P. LP.is the perpendicular > from the clew to the lull When the individual sail C.P.s and areas have > been calculated, the C.P. of each combination is lies on the line > joining each individual C.P. and positioned towards the larger sail > proportional to their areas. The Heeling arm is the height above water > of the combined C.P. and the heeling moment is the product of the > heeling arm and total wind pressure on the sails. > Where wind pressure (lbs/sq ft) = .004 x velocity2 in knots. > Wind velocity-pressure table > Wind Wind > velocity pressure > (knots) (lbs/sq ft) > 8 0.25 > 12 0.6 > 16 1.0 > 20 1.6 > 25 2.5 > 30 3.6 > 35 4.9 > > The heel angle = (heeling arm x wind pressure x sail area) / righting > moment for 1 deg heel (This is a linear approx to -cos but is pretty > close from 15 to 50 deg) > Application of above results > For the largest sail area, spindrifter and full main, calculate the wind > velocity for say a 25 deg heel. Now plot the areas that give the same > heel angle over the full expected wind range to be sailed in, say up to > 40 kts using the inverse square law. Overlay this plot with the sail > area combinations available (include all reefed down combinations). > Check that the full wind range can be covered. > > > > > >

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RE: M_Boats: MOSG web site support?
by Smith, Tom 28 Dec '04

28 Dec '04

Hey Doug, speaking of a wonderful websites, is it time to make a donation to support MOSG? Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Fairfield, WA M15-345 Chukar M17-064 Unnamed -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+tom.smith=itron.com(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+tom.smith=itron.com@mailman.xmission.co m] On Behalf Of Bud Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 10:31 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Thank you Bill : MOSG web site Happy New Year to all! I just wanted to say thank you Bill for the fantastic web site. It couldn't be nicer! Fair winds Bud M15 #500 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page - Try My Yahoo! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Thank you Bill : MOSG web site
by Bud 27 Dec '04

27 Dec '04

Happy New Year to all! I just wanted to say thank you Bill for the fantastic web site. It couldn't be nicer! Fair winds Bud M15 #500 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo!

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