August 2006 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Updates on Havasumontgomerys.funtigo.com
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 30 Aug '06

30 Aug '06

Hey all. Capt Howie of the Socal Potters just gave me some great shots of Dauntless sailing last weekend. I put them together with the shots I had of the other boats on the trip and put together a page for the site. If you're interested you can see it at www.havasumontgomerys.funtigo.com and then click on the link for "Dauntless sails with the Potters". Back to reality tomorrow...it'll be a little easier to take with my recent sailing fix! Sean

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Dauntless floats! and T-shirts
by David W. Wood 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Congratulations Sean! I just checked out the pictures on your site, and she looks beautiful! Well done! You're an inspiration to us all. What a lot of work! But now, let the fun begin! David =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= David W. Wood -=- dwood(a)dwoodworks.com 1981 M15 -=- Hull #163

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Re: M_Boats: Dauntless floats! and T-shirts
by Sandyal55＠aol.com 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Sean: Congratulation man. What a lot of work you went through. A group hug is in order, online of course. What's this about sweatshirts? I'm surprised you even thought of such a thing in the living H*ll of Arizona. Send me a pic or two of the boat on the water. Sandy in Mesa In a message dated 8/29/2006 11:34:19 AM Mountain Standard Time, Nebwest2(a)aol.com writes: Hey everyone, Quick note. Yep, Dauntless floats! We had a great trip to Oxnard, California and Ventura, Ca. Everything went pretty smooth. Few small bumps in the road but otherwise great. The So Cal Potters were very kind and there were even a couple of more Montys there! I'll try to post some pics and narrative of the trip on the www.havasumontgomerys.funtigo.com site this evening. On another note. I am on my way out the door to pick up the finished t-shirts and Sweatshirts. So.....if you have been patiently waiting ...........just be patient a little bit more! I will try to have them all shipped out by Thursday pm. (I have to sort, package, etc tonight and am on duty tomorrow). Seriously, thanks to everyone for their patience. It has taken a while to get this done, I know! Also, Thanks to all those that have helped out to get Dauntless back on the water both physically and with words of advice and encouragement. We were so excited to finally sail her. Check out the site later on for the details and pics. Sean _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Dauntless floats! and T-shirts
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 29 Aug '06

29 Aug '06

Hey everyone, Quick note. Yep, Dauntless floats! We had a great trip to Oxnard, California and Ventura, Ca. Everything went pretty smooth. Few small bumps in the road but otherwise great. The So Cal Potters were very kind and there were even a couple of more Montys there! I'll try to post some pics and narrative of the trip on the www.havasumontgomerys.funtigo.com site this evening. On another note. I am on my way out the door to pick up the finished t-shirts and Sweatshirts. So.....if you have been patiently waiting ...........just be patient a little bit more! I will try to have them all shipped out by Thursday pm. (I have to sort, package, etc tonight and am on duty tomorrow). Seriously, thanks to everyone for their patience. It has taken a while to get this done, I know! Also, Thanks to all those that have helped out to get Dauntless back on the water both physically and with words of advice and encouragement. We were so excited to finally sail her. Check out the site later on for the details and pics. Sean

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RE: M_Boats: Yamaha Outboard motor problem (Honda)
by Shawn Boles 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Yep, you always want the motor 'correct side up' when on the mount out of the water - I have a fixed mount and found this out the hard way - cheers- Shawn Boles Grey Mist (M17 #276 1978) -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+shawn=ori.org(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+shawn=ori.org@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rachel Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 5:01 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Yamaha Outboard motor problem (Honda) (I haven't been following this thread, so pardon any duplication) Don, I had a similar episode with a Honda 2hp but since mine wasn't from laying it down on the wrong side, I thought I might mention it because what happened to me could potentially happen with it on an M-boat as well. In my case I was using the motor on an 8-foot inflatable dinghy. The dinghy was in the slip next to the "big" boat (30' sailboat) and the motor was on the dinghy, tilted in the "up" position to keep the prop out of the water. One morning I took the motor off the dinghy (hadn't used it for a couple of days) and mounted it on the stern rail of the big boat in preparation for departure. At that point I noticed that something was dripping from the motor and making rainbows on the water. Hmm, not good. Fuel cap was closed, vent was closed, gas lever was in "off" position.... Further investigation showed that oil and gas had gotten mixed together inside the motor. After a call to the dealer (the motor was relatively new) and some head-scratching, what we figured out was that when the motor was tilted up - and if it happened to be "flopped" to the side on the side most resembling the "wrong" side, then when the dinghy rocked on the occasional wake in the marina it caused things to happen inside the motor just as if it were laid down on the wrong side. Luckily we had caught it before trying to start the motor. I could easily see this happening on a boat as small as an M-15, as it moved around in a seaway or even in a slip. At that time we took care of the problem by only flopping the motor over to the "better" side when it was tilted up, and then securing it with a bungee cord so it wouldn't flop the other way. At that time (2001) I didn't see any mention of this possible problem in the owner's manual. FWIW, --- Rachel Fatty Knees 7' #302 Former owner, M-17 #334 Former owner, M-15 #517 On Aug 14, 2006, at 6:07 AM, LUDLOWD2(a)aol.com wrote: > Tim: > the other day I laid my Honda 4-stroke on the dock on the wrong side. I > noticed it immediately and turned it over but in the 8 seconds or so, > oil leaked > into the cylinder. I stood it up and found there was no oil showing in > the > sightglass. Oops! ..... > I will be a > lot more careful in the future when laying the motor down to make sure > that it > is on the correct side. > Don Ludlow M-15 #620 Sweet Dream _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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M15 at Sailing Life
by Steve & Diana Parsons 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Greets, I had to go by Tomahawk Island today, so stopped in at The Sailing Life. The M15 looks to be in reasonable shape, last licensed in WA in '99. Old coat of bottom paint, and what appears to be a thin painted stripe at the bottom of the sheer strake. Steve

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Just finished two days sailing on Dauntless with Sean and Jo!
by Norm Bundek 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

I had the privilege of being on the maiden sail of Sean's Dauntless. It was perfect and handled well. The maiden launch took place about 3pm on Friday. We motored to the Channel Islands Harbor and entrance and raised the main and working jib in about 10 knots. Dauntless took off and performed beautifully! This was Sean's first rigging and test of his handy work under the water line as most of you know. This happened to be one the best days on the water in this area. There was a slight 1-2 NW swell and constant 10 knot wind. Sean was beaming like a proud father. Saturday we sailed from Channel Islands to Ventura Harbor instead of Anacapa with the Potters. One Potter, a Montgomery 15 and an another 18' home built headed to Ventura in no wind. We motored for about two miles before a breeze came up. The breeze came up to about 10 knots shortly. Sean put up a Genoa (150) he bought on Ebay and it turned out to work very well in the 10 knot breeze. We tacked back to the three other boats and round up behind them. We quickly passed them again and round up behind them again. Boy, Dauntless handles beautifully. After the third circling of the three boats we headed into Ventura Harbor for lunch and site seeing. The return was in 3-4 ft NW swell with about 15 knots. The Genoa was probably too much but Sean wanted to see what Dauntless would do. As you know, Sean is a great narrator of trips and his restoration of Dauntless. Most of the Potter sailors had been following his web progress. I'm going to let Sean fill in the rest. He should be home late Monday or early Tuesday. Norm M15 #172

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harbor guides
by htmills＠bright.net 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Perhaps this will be of some interest: http://www.harborguides.com/index.php Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas (<= whose trailer is sporting new bunk boards now)

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Re: M_Boats: hello all
by bownez＠juno.com 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello Dan, I pleasure to have our long conversation on Friday! Of course, as you can see, I am overly fond of the Montgomery line of boats. Feel free to contact me anytime with questions, and I will keep my eyes open for a lonely M-boat which belongs in your possession. Later, Bones

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Groaning M15
by Bobbie Mayer 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

The twisting mast is quite likely as we discovered when my sister released the forestay as we were taking the mast down and the mast toppled- the pin that holds it to the maststep had come out (still, amazingly, on the boat, as was the nut.) Luckily the mast just grazed my shoulder and does not appear to have bent as it fell. That's probably what it was. Now I have one more thing to check- when I trailer-sail of course I know the pin is in place, but the boat has been anchored out for five weeks and it must have worked loose. It probably couldn't move much with the wind in front of us but running downwind for several hours moved it around. Bobbie

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