November 2007 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Re: M_Boats: Bimini for Montgomery 15
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

David, check some of the pictures on MSOG and see about contacting one of the owners. Good Luck. GaryO ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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February sailing in Lake Havasu
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Steve, looking forward to seeing you and your new boat! Jeff, Sounds like you need to figure out a way to come too! 3 Montys confirmed now, one 23 and two 17's ! Sean ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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February sailing in Lake Havasu
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

Come on down, up, over..whatever to Lake Havasu City, AZ Feb 23/24 and join us for a two day winter sailing event. No, it's not a race! Believe it or not...it's an almost 20 mile two-day cruise down Lake Havasu participating in a Poker Run and Scavenger hunt. Open to any and all trailerable sailboats. Not put on by any specific club, just a bunch of us getting together to have fun and do some winter sailing. Temps should be somewhere between the mid 60's and low 80's. Wind? Who knows. Could blow like heck, could be a drifter. Marina and motel available for the overnight portion about halfway down the lake for the more pampered types! and yes....I'm getting a motel room to keep Mrs Mulligan warm and happy! Should be a lot of fun. Check out the details by going to my webpage _www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com_ (http://www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com) and then scrolling to the bottom of the page to find the link to the "Havasu Pocket Cruiser Get-together/Poker Run. Plenty of time to make plans but if you are going to attend and want slips of hotel/motel rooms, now would be the time to get them. Hope some of you guys/gals will consider joining us. Love to have a good Montgomery showing. I'm in, and Gary O. is in and I think Dorothy and Eldor of the M17 Motu-iti , and Fu-shing Pan from Socal may be in as well.....that's a good start! How 'bout those Utah M boaters!!?? Sean M23 Dauntless ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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FW: Pelican M-15 keel repair
by Jim Sadler 13 Nov '07

13 Nov '07

-----Original Message----- From: Sandy Sadler [mailto:quiltnut@jascopacific.com] Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 8:48 PM To: Jelly Boy Subject: Fw: Pelican M-15 keel repair ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandy Sadler To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Cc: josh(a)normalinnovations.com ; Jeff Sadler Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 6:40 PM Subject: Pelican M-15 keel repair I have started to install lead plates in the keel. I posted some new pics to the site http://picasaweb.google.com/jascopacific/M15KeelRepair/photo#507038435631078 2498 what do you skippers think? Captain James Albert Sadler skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15

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Re: M_Boats: motor - Sculling
by bownez＠juno.com 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

HI Gary, I tried sculling my M17 while we were in the North Channel last June, not knowing how to do it and playing around, I got nowhere and gave up after 30 minutes. I do have the oar, it's about 12 feet long, two piece. Later, Bones

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motors
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Interesting review of the Torqueedo in this months "Practical Sailor". I too was very interested in it and was impressed with Dick Lane's dinghy motor. After reading PS's trials with the motor, it's obvious that it has market niche, but for me....I think I'm going to have to stick to a "Smoker" for now. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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Re: Electric power
by John R. Butler 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

I converted "Rejoyce!" from a noisy, stinky, too-heavy for a crumbled back outboard to a MotorGuide 54 pound static strust (FW54HTV) trolling mnotor powered by two deep cycle Group 27 batteries in parallel. She is mounted through the hull, beneath the cockpit sole, just aft of the keel, with the control mounted under the starboard seat, just forward of the transom, with only the control handle protruding into the cockpit a couple inches. No definitive test yet, and no GPS for speed checks, but she does nicely as an auxiliary, ran her full speed in a 30-knot blow a couple weeks ago, three plus hours, used about 30% of the power, according to a digital voltmeter reading taken after docked. I previously converted "Joy" my first M15 the same way with a Minn-Kota 65MX with 28 pounds of thrust, and then my 2,800 pound Cape Cod Catboat with a two hp golf cart motor in place of the expired ten hp gas engine. (read about that at <http:// www.unicorn-systems.com/theoldcat.htm> ) Obviously I like electric power! E-mail me at <theoldcat(a)cox.net> for photos of Rejoyce!'s installation, if you are more than just curious. .--.-. | ( ( )__ \ _ / (_, \ ) ,_) | -== (_) ==- -'--`--' /|\ / \ / | \ | ^^ / | \ / | \ ^^ /361| \ / | \ / | \ ^^ / | \ ___/____| \ ______|_ \ ___ _______/ ==== \___\___/ | “MONTGOMERY 15” / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~^~~^=~^~~-=~^~^~=~^~=~~^~= ~^~=~~^=~^~~^~^=~^~-~^~~^~= ^~=~^~=~~^~~=~~=~^~=~~^~~^~^^ John Butler - First M15 was #264

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motors
by Tom Jenkins 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Hello All, I am wondering if anyone has considered the Torqeedo electric outboard for a Montgomery 15 or 17. I saw them in a West Marine catalog and studied the factory website in some detail (www.torqeedo.com) they appear promising unless one needs to motor for miles in dead calm. With the integral rechargeable battery, they should push the 17 a couple of miles at 3 or 4 knots, and with an extra 24 volt battery (or the onboard bank if you have two that can be rigged in series) you would get maybe 10 or 12 miles. The 25 lb weight and folding feature, plus the possibility for eliminating gasoline and noise onboard, are enticing. Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla

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First attempt...
by Rick Langer 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Hey Sean, I agree, the wind in Tim's video is really cranked up. Must be about 40+ knots, wouldn't you say? Rick M15 #337 Bluebird p.s. Thanks for the action Tim. > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:12:55 EST > From: Nebwest2(a)aol.com > Subject: M_Boats: First attempt... > To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > Message-ID: <cc1.20b0ab12.3469c777(a)aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Great video, Tim! Looks like it was really cranked up!!! I love to see > folks letting their Monty do what it was built for. Thanks for posting > it...looking forward to more! > > Sean and Jo > M23 Dauntless >

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First attempt...
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Hey Rick.....Ouch! Thanks for that zinger. I got it. Hope that made you feel better. Don't have a lot of time for that, though. Heading out to go sailing. Whatever the wind was...it was definitely windier there than it was sitting at your keyboard! Maybe you could post a video of that and I'll hone my estimates of wind-speed. ;-) Gotchya! keep on smilin', only kidding. :-) Sean ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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