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Barlow winch upgrades
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

Thanks for the info guys! I found the webpage. Unfortunately, the upgrade kits appear to be only made for much larger Barlows than Dauntless has (or needs). Oh well. On another note..we are reaching a milestone today! The crane is due here at 1:30 to set Dauntless back on her trailer. The we will spend tomorrow cleaning her up getting her ready and then........Thursday night she's headed for the Pacific! Woohoo! By Friday mid-day we hope to be at the dock in Channel Islands Harbour, Oxnard California. Nope, we haven't launched her here in Lake Havasu to give her a shake down cruise. We are just gonna wing it. It should be interesting and yes, I probably do have a screw loose! Plan is to meet Norm Bundeck over there with his M15 Friday afternoon and on Saturday hook up with the Socal Potters for either a cruise out to Anacapa Island or up the coast to Ventura. We intend to stay on the boat Fri, Sat, Sun, and leave for home Monday afternoon. There is still a lot of work ahead to get her to the condition we really want her in but I think (hope!) the worst is behind us now and we can start having some fun! Wish us luck (we'll need it!) Thanks again for the help finding the winchmate.com site! Sean

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new owner
by TERMEQUIP＠aol.com 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

HI ALL. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE DELIVERY OF MY NEW M17 SEPTEMBER 27,2006. MY NEW BOAT IS #643 AND HER NAME WILL BE "SEABISCUIT". THIS WILL BE OUR 15th SAILBOAT AND HAVE JUST DOWNSIZED FROM A TARTAN 3800. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID SAILING A SMALL BOAT IS EVERY BIT AS MUCH FUN AS SAILING A LARGER BOAT AND MAYBE EVEN A BIT MORE. I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK TOD MILLS FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HELP HE HAS GIVEN ME IN SORTING OUT MANY OF MY QUESTIONS. I AM SURE THE MORE ONE HAS SAILED THE MORE QUESTIONS HE CAN COME UP WITH WHEN ORDERING A NEW BOAT. THANKS - JOHN RUPP CORTLAND OHIO

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RE: M_Boats: new owner
by htmills＠bright.net 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Welcome to the list, John It was a pleasure sailing with you and your lovely wife this summer! As I'm sure you know, you should be able to get a few weeks in on Lake Erie yet this fall; one year I didn't hang it up until early November. The sailing gets pretty good late in the season, not just because of good winds but because the cooler temps drive a lot of the powerboaters off the water, and their wakes with them. A few years ago - 2002, I think - I went out on the lake in either late October or early November to watch the Leonid meteor showers. Sailed over to the north side of Kelley's Island and anchored out. What a show! It was a bit nippy, but gorgeous. That night the lake was glassy calm. A couple of Saturdays ago I headed on over to Put-in-Bay. The wind was relatively light but the powerboaters were out in force. I suppose that is partly why so many sailors were motoring: http://www.cs-bb.com/forums/CSBB/index.cgi?read=57609 Then too, you have the option of heading south with the boat without taking all winter to do it! Tod Mills M17 #408 BuscaBrisas -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net(a)mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com ] On Behalf Of TERMEQUIP(a)aol.com Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 2:02 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: new owner HI ALL. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE DELIVERY OF MY NEW M17 SEPTEMBER 27,2006. MY NEW BOAT IS #643 AND HER NAME WILL BE "SEABISCUIT". THIS WILL BE OUR 15th SAILBOAT AND HAVE JUST DOWNSIZED FROM A TARTAN 3800. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID SAILING A SMALL BOAT IS EVERY BIT AS MUCH FUN AS SAILING A LARGER BOAT AND MAYBE EVEN A BIT MORE. I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK TOD MILLS FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HELP HE HAS GIVEN ME IN SORTING OUT MANY OF MY QUESTIONS. I AM SURE THE MORE ONE HAS SAILED THE MORE QUESTIONS HE CAN COME UP WITH WHEN ORDERING A NEW BOAT. THANKS - JOHN RUPP CORTLAND OHIO _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats

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Re: M_Boats: new owner
by kingneptune46＠netscape.com 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

HEY JOHN! WELOCOME TO THE GROUP! --- TERMEQUIP(a)aol.com wrote: From: TERMEQUIP(a)aol.com To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: new owner Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:01:35 EDT HI ALL. I AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE DELIVERY OF MY NEW M17 SEPTEMBER 27,2006. MY NEW BOAT IS #643 AND HER NAME WILL BE "SEABISCUIT". THIS WILL BE OUR 15th SAILBOAT AND HAVE JUST DOWNSIZED FROM A TARTAN 3800. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID SAILING A SMALL BOAT IS EVERY BIT AS MUCH FUN AS SAILING A LARGER BOAT AND MAYBE EVEN A BIT MORE. I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK TOD MILLS FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HELP HE HAS GIVEN ME IN SORTING OUT MANY OF MY QUESTIONS. I AM SURE THE MORE ONE HAS SAILED THE MORE QUESTIONS HE CAN COME UP WITH WHEN ORDERING A NEW BOAT. THANKS - JOHN RUPP CORTLAND OHIO _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need.

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MMP152880684
by Richard Cottrell 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hi Dave S. I sail "Really" a Montgomery 15, hull number 288- "MMP150684". The boat is cream colored with a blue boot stripe. You can find pictures of "Really" on Bill's site. Jerry built twins. Rich Cottrell

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Barlow winch upgrades???
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

I saw an episode of Lattitudes and Attitudes TV show yesterday. In it they were attending a boat show where one of the venders was offering an upgrade kit to turn obsolete Barlow winches into self-tailers. Now I can't remember the name or find the info anywhere, and I don't get the tv show at home. UGH! Does anyone know what the company is and/or if they have a website??? Thanks, Sean

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Re: M_Boats: Barlow winch upgrades???
by kingneptune46＠netscape.com 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

Hey Sean, Contact Bob at bob(a)seafaring.com He's the guy who publishes Lats & Atts Aka as "Bob Bitch'n" I'm sue=re he could point you in the right direction Mark E M17 F/D #103 "AMY" --- Nebwest2(a)aol.com wrote: From: Nebwest2(a)aol.com To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Barlow winch upgrades??? Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:39:20 EDT I saw an episode of Lattitudes and Attitudes TV show yesterday. In it they were attending a boat show where one of the venders was offering an upgrade kit to turn obsolete Barlow winches into self-tailers. Now I can't remember the name or find the info anywhere, and I don't get the tv show at home. UGH! Does anyone know what the company is and/or if they have a website??? Thanks, Sean _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need.

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wishing to find the history of an M15
by W David Scobie 19 Aug '06

19 Aug '06

fellow montgomery owners: i just purchased a 1984 M15 (HIN: MMP2880684 ... yes, the number is odd). i have contacted j.montgomery about the strangely formatted hull number and he says, "secretarial error." she is of cream hull and topside with a blue line running along the hull/cabin line. i am a long time tristen jones fan and as a result i love to know the history of boats ... the travels of his SEA DART, and her eventual arrival in idaho made me one for knowing where a boat 'has traveled.' i am interested to know my 'new' M15's travels before she came to live in my driveway. i have deduced the following: *her name for many years has been PATO. she was owned for the last 4 years by dennis who lives north of seattle. dennis didn't change her name when he purchased her from a gentleman living in reno, NV. *i have found records on PATO showing her prior outboard motor was purchased at the santa cruz, CA, west marine in march of 1990. (her current motor is a 2005 2-horse honda.) *while i was removing removing PATO from her transom (i graduated from WA St. U. and a boat named 'duck' will not do) i noticed that another name could be seen from just the correct angle - DANCER. so ... was DANCER in santa cruz prior to going to reno? *at one time this M15 was rigged for a spinnaker ... i have all the lines, pole, and in a box the hardware for the mast. even a second set of tracks are in this box that were attached to her toe-rails (i found the patched screw holes when cleaning and teak oiling the bright-work). so i put out this request to all long time members of this listproc, or those that have known many an M1: do you know any history and/or for M15 #288 (let it be known there is another M15 numbered 288). lots of information above that may not be clear, so thanks much for reading. dave s. M15 #288 and not yet named --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com

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hello all
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

Hey Dan, Welcome to the list. As a relative newcomer myself, I can tell you that the folks on here are awesome. If you have a question...someone will know the answer. Heck, even Jerry Montgomery himself posts on here occasionally and will usually chime in if there is a question or problem that the rest of us don't have the answer for! There are even some Minnesota Monty owners that post here. Good choice on thinking about making your new boat a Monty. I think the more you interact with the folks on here the more you'll see a Monty is a sound decision. Sean

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Re: M_Boats: Rudder
by Larry E Yake 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Sounds like the Ida Sailor rudder. Several of us in the northwest are using them with good results. I don't know that it performs "better" than the original, but it's as good anyway, plus the kickup capability will protect your transom in case of a grounding. The plastic blade is a bit heavy, but it has neutral buoyancy when in the water which makes it fairly easy to raise and lower. The Ida Sailor rudder is actually an option on the new Monty's now. Larry On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:06:25 -0700 (PDT) Jeff Royce <jeffroyce(a)sbcglobal.net> writes: > > Thanks for the info on the outboards. I hate to be a pest but the > next thing i need to replace is the rudder. I sent Bob Egg a note to > get pricing for a replacement with no response. Then i found a > company that has a plastic replacement that also kicks up. I don't > recall the manufacturers name but noticed that it actually weighs > more than the mahogony. Any experience with this rudder? The > manufacturer claims that it performs better than the original... > > Jeff > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > >

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