November 2006 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: Happy Thanksgiving!
by chbenneck＠juno.com 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Hi Donglai, Are you going to use your new M15 as the gravy boat? Will it fit on your table? Happy cooking and have a great Thanksgiving, Connie

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Re: M_Boats: Happy Thanksgiving!
by chbenneck＠juno.com 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Hi Donglai, How did your turkey turn out? ....and did the M15 serve as a good gravy boat? Please keep us informed. Multi- use boats are the best kind to own, and are the most satisfying. Connie

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Transom Access
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Hey Steve, Are you going to attend the B-day regatta at Lake Pleasant? sounds like we are going to have a few Montys there at least. Sean

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Re: Jerry Montgomery Tucson Trip via Leukemia cup
by Derfsails＠aol.com 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Hi Jerry, If you want to see your new design of the M-23 in the water you could take a detour to Roosevelt Lake and see/sail it. Let me know if this is something you would be interested in and we can work out the detail. Thanks, Fred Shelley

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Happy Thanksgiving
by Larry E Yake 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Thanks for the advice, tips, friendship, and sailing camaraderie you have all added to my life over the past years. Sailing with friends is truly as good as it gets. Larry

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Happy Thanksigiving!
by Donglai Gong 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm making my first turkey this year, wish me luck! I also got my first boat this year too so I have many reasons to be thankful. :D Cheers, Donglai M15 #612 "Shaolin'

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Re: M_Boats: Happy Thanksgiving
by chbenneck＠juno.com 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Hi Larry, Amen..... Connie

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Re: M_Boats: Lake Champlain Cruise
by chbenneck＠juno.com 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Hi Rick, I've come down the Hudson from Troy to Staten Island in a sister ship of our Tripp-Lentsch that my daughter's boy friend bought in Rochester, NY. We sailed from Rochester to Oswego; pulled the mast and then went up the Owego Canal to the New York State Barge Canal; and then headed East to Troy. It was a great trip, though mostly under power because we had to be home on time for him to get back to work the following Monday morning. The river is lovely, and I'm sure you'd have a great trip. It's one of those trips to be savored..... If you go upstream with the tide you should be able to make good time over ground. ========= Of course if you have a free summer, you could go up the Hudson; through the New York State Barge Canal to Oneida; then via the Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence River to Montreal. Below Montreal you go into the Canal that takes you to Lake Champlain, and thence back to the Hudson and home. All very doable. You just need the time. Happy dreaming, Connie

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Leukemia Cup and 47th Arizona Yacht Club Birthday Regatta
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

M-Boat owners - In case you need an excuse to: 1. Party. 2. Help a worthy cause. 3. Sail in beautiful Phoenix winter weather. 4. Race your Montgomery. 5. Just sail at a time of year when a lot of boaters can only dream about it. January 12, 13th, 14th 2007 (Holiday weekend) see "Eventagram Race" on the 12th or Leukemia Cup on 13th and 14th! _http://www.arizonayachtclub.org/TheCalendar/2007/birthday_regatta.shtml_ (http://www.arizonayachtclub.org/TheCalendar/2007/birthday_regatta.shtml) This is a Fun Event -lots of Party - Some Racing - Good Food and A Worthy Cause!! The Mulligans with their newly refurbished M-23, Jim Willerton with his M-15, yours truly & my M-17 , would LOVE to SEE YOU in PHOENIX for a great weekend of Sailing and socializing around our boats! The event can be as "casual' or competitive as you want to make it - the idea is to help the Leukemia Cup and their folks. I am available to help answer any questions regarding the area or assist with contacts and local info. WINTER SAILING in your t-shirt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOTTA LOVE IT! Gary O, M-17 #316a Looks Bad Goes Fast

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Lake Champlain Cruise
by Rick Langer 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Thanks for the advice Connie. It's printed and stored in my Lake Champlain cruising guide. I hope to make it there next summer, but I've been saying that for a couple of years now. One alternative to your approach is to sail up the Hudson River, through the canal and into the lake. That's a trip I've always wanted to try. We'll see. Summer always seems longer, with more available time from the winter perspective. Yours for a fair tide, Rick > Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:47:50 -0500 > From: chbenneck(a)juno.com > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Lake Champlain Cruise > To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > Message-ID: <20061113.171316.828.0.chbenneck(a)juno.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Rick, > > When Katrina and I went to Lake Champlain the first time, we launched at > the New York State launch ramp in Willsboro, NY. It is a very wide, > paved ramp, that also has docks for mooring or loading the boats after > launch. There is also a large parking lot where you can leave cars and > trailers. > > Willsboro is a few miles north of Essex, NY - and the excellent Essex > Marina where we got dock space. > > Initially we would launch at Willsboro then sail out of Willsoboro Bay > and down to Essex. Later we used the Essex Marina ramp - a dirt ramp at > the bottom of a steep driveway that takes you up to Main Street. > The first time I used it, I had a friend pull us up the hill with his > pickup truck. > > Later, I used my VW GTI and launched and retrieved at the Essex Marina, > once I got more familiar with the car's capability, and the M15. > Launching at Essex saved the 15 NM (or more) trip from Willsboro ramp to > Essex and back by boat, and eliminated the car ferrying that was needed > with car and trailer at Willsboro and B&B in Essex. > >>From Essex you can sail across Lake Champlain and you have some nice > corners to explore - or to spend the night - on the Vermont side. > > Further down the Lake is the Champlain Marine Museum - a nice place to > visit. > > At Essex Marina there is a very good French restaurant (and practice your > French, because as of Friday afternoon, all the Montrealers arrive, and > they all talk French with each other). They depart again Sunday evening, > heading north) Most of them are sailing Benetous 35, 38, & 45 foot > sailboats. > > There are very few power boats. A few trawlers pass by, but most of the > power boat traffic are fishermen trolling. There is one exception > however. Someone has a Cigarette with a duck painted on the side of the > hull. You can hear him coming 5 minutes before he gets there, and for 5 > minutes after he passes. > The Essex Marina attitude is there should be an open season on ducks all > year long............ > > If you have a bad weather day, you can drive up the lake from Essex to > Port Kent, NY and catch the ferry to Burlington. The ferry arrives in > downtown Burlington, so you don't need wheels to explore Burlington. You > can do it all on foot. (We took the car over from Essex to Vermont, but > that gets expensive. By driving to Port Kent, you can leave the car at > the Port Kent ferry terminal and just pay for yourself as a pedestrian) > > If you have cars available, then don't miss a visit to Ausable Chasm. It > really is worth an excursion to see this. > > Have fun, it's a great sailing area, and the scenery is terrific. > > Connie

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