June 2004 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Forespar Tiller Extension
by Rick Langer 01 Jun '04

01 Jun '04

Does anyone have an opinions on the TFP quick release fitting verses the Sta-Fast Tiller end fitting which Forespar offers? One distributor (Sailnet) states that the Sta-Fast will no longer be available once supplies are depleted. Thanks, Rick Langer

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Chesapeake Bay Cruise - 6/12
by Doug Kelch 01 Jun '04

01 Jun '04

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RE: M_Boats: m15
by Hughston, Larry 01 Jun '04

01 Jun '04

I am getting close to buying a Monty 15 but more later if this deal solidifies. ---Larry in Sacramento -----Original Message----- From: chbenneck(a)juno.com [mailto:chbenneck@juno.com] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 3:06 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: m15 Hi Larry, Just to give you some perspective to the lengths we go to get a Montgomery 15; Bill Riker drove from Pittsburgh to Houston, TX and back to get his. I drove from Hartford, CT to Panama City, FL and back to get mine - bought sight unseen over the phone from the owner who was in Sausalito, CA. Great boats: lots of fun; wonderful performers.............. Connie M15 #400 LEPPO Glastonbury, CT _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: Bungee cord tiller tammer
by chbenneck＠juno.com 01 Jun '04

01 Jun '04

Hi Rick, I installed two small jam cleats on the P / S sides of the cockpit, about 6 - 8" back from the forward end of the tiller. My self steering lash-up is as simple as it gets. Part No. 1 is a piece of bungee cord (probably about 1/4" diameter x 3' long: finished length). Make a loop in the end that you can slide over the tiller (make it a fairly loose fit ). Part No. 2 is a piece of 1/4" line that goes through a toggle ( a small rectangle of wood with two holes drilled through it - about 2 inches apart) and after making a bight, put the end back through the toggle and tie a figure eight knot. Leave a lot of slack in the eye. The toggle allows you to adjust the length of the line. Depending on the tack you are on, the eye of the bungee cord is slipped over the tiller and the other end is put in the jam cleat. The eye in the line now goes over the end of the tiller and the loose end is put in the opposite jam cleat. Now you have to play with the adjustment: Tighten (or loosen) the toggle to get the tiller about where it wants to be when on course. Now stretch the bungee cord and adjust it's tension; and adjust the toggle so that the tiller is held where it needs to be to hold course. With bungee cord tension properly balanced, this systems will hold course nicely. Cost? A piece of scrap 1/4" line about 4' long. A scrap piece of wood about 1" wide x 4" long x 3/8" thick for the toggle. A piece of bungee cord Two small jam cleats about $3 each ...........and nothing added to the tiller. Connie

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Re: M_Boats: butcher boy . . .
by chbenneck＠juno.com 01 Jun '04

01 Jun '04

Hear, hear Steve! MAIB is a wonderful mixture - boat stew if you will - and utterly enjoyable. Each edition - at two week intervals - brings you things from all over the boating spectrum: the occasional stories of what the "big boys" are doing - sinkings strandings, pirates or musings on single handed kayak wanderings around Lake Superior islands or Rob Walkers wonderful accounts: "bare naked machining" or how to catch mullet or Phil Bolger's designs; and his philosophy and reasons why he did what he did. It's a gem, and totally original thanks to Bob Hicks, the editor, and his contributors Connie

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Re: M_Boats: butcher boy . . .
by IDCLLC＠aol.com 01 Jun '04

01 Jun '04

There was a wonderful article about it in MAIB, I think within the past year. It would take digging to find it again. For the truly addicted small craft junky, there's no better publication. You can get a fix from like minded sailors every couple of weeks.... Steve P-15 In a message dated 5/29/2004 12:40:51 PM Central Standard Time, chonshell(a)ia4u.net writes: Steve, What source quotes "Butcher Boy" as the inspiration for the M17? Thanks, Craig, chonshell(a)ia4u.net ---------------------------- "Butcher Boy" a legendary 19th century workboat and said to be inspiration for Hess's Montgomery 17, was often rowed in calm weather. It was used to service ships by selling fresh groceries when they came into port, and was fast enough to win many races in yachting's infancy. Steve Tyree P-15 #2098 "Amy Ann"

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Re: M_Boats: tiller tamer
by Larry Yake 31 May '04

31 May '04

Actually, it is a jam cleat. It's the smallest one I could find and it just happens to be the style with a standard horn on the other end. You need a jam cleat to grip the rope. I used a long bungee for a while, but it works better with the rope section. Larry On Mon, 31 May 2004 19:37:45 EDT Jeffco923(a)aol.com writes: > Larry, > In looking at the pic of your tiller tamer, it looks like you've > used a > standard cleat on the tiller? Others have mentioned using a jam > cleat(european?)..have you tried both? Which do you prefer? > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > >

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