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Question for Jerry Montgomery
by Arnold Sharpe 04 May '11

04 May '11

Jerry, Our M-17 is a 1977 Model, hull#265 way back when you still ran the Company as I recall. In any case, the interior is finished off like no other M-17 I have seen (but of course I haven't seen all of them) and it looks like it was done by a shipwright, do you remember if, in those early years, you employed a shipwright to do the joiner work on the interiors or would this have been done by the first owner? Regards Arnold Sharpe, M-17 "Little Breeze" in Brownsville, Oregon.

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M-15 for sale
by kdocter 04 May '11

04 May '11

First $2900 takes it. 1981 M-15. New cushions, blue boot stripe. Keeping my outboard. kdocter(a)bellsouth.net 318.470.5749

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rmceagrella
by rmceagrella＠aol.com 03 May '11

03 May '11

http://cadgeo.pl/n8500.html

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M-17 for sale
by Arnold Sharpe 03 May '11

03 May '11

My Monty Friends, I am selling My M-17, "Little Breeze",,,,Hull #265. Next week I will place an Ad on Craigslist Portland, Oregon but wish to alert you folks first. She is an olde but a goode and has given us 4 years of sailing fun but we have moved up to a Dolphin 24 and I can't afford two boats. Regards...Arnold Sharpe

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M17 373 New electrical panel
by Earl Landers 03 May '11

03 May '11

Hi, Because the old fuse panel on my boat was showing some corrosion, I wanted to do an upgrade. I like the new location above the seat back, because it is much easier to read the labels. Not having to stand on my head to see which switch is the running lights is a good thing. Picture at link; #373 New Panels <http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.178563832181472.37636.10000083 5691253&saved#!/photo.php?fbid=198311686873353&set=a.178563832181472.37636.1 00000835691253&type=1&theater> And, here is a preview of my next mod. Overhead console <http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.178563832181472.37636.10000083 5691253&saved#!/photo.php?fbid=198311713540017&set=a.178563832181472.37636.1 00000835691253&type=1&theater> Earl Landers

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M-12 For Sale
by Mark House 02 May '11

02 May '11

There's a M-12 for sale - $ 1800 - in Dana Point, CA. See www.sailingtexas.com. The boat looks great in the photos. Mark House

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Re: M_Boats: Monty Hippie
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 01 May '11

01 May '11

I have no problems in that regard - as a good hippie - your word is golden. Your 'customer service' is platinum ! Just waitin' for some spare time - retrieved the 'suspect- model' rudder from the boat after the sail race debacle. 75 inches long by 13 max. 26# s - yeow ! Take Care,Have Fun,Go Sailing GO

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Re: M_Boats: Question for Jerry Montgomery
by bownez＠juno.com 01 May '11

01 May '11

Hello Arnold and Jerry, My 1979 M23 has a custom interior as well. I have no idea who did it, but it was expertly done. A full wood sole and larger V berth sure is nice.Arnold, you should post some pictures of your boat and the interior work. I'd love to see it. Bones ____________________________________________________________ Groupon&#8482 Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dbdaf3eb08631b5b0bst03vuc

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Re: M_Boats: Monty Hippie
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 01 May '11

01 May '11

duuuuude - I went out yesterday to sail the "Tall Cactus" race - 12 miles - like some wanna be young buck - I saddled up the 'fish and took off, forecast for mid to upper teens out of the NNW -REACH CITY on the FISH - yeah baby - I was all over it ! Well - I start as scratch boat with a PH# (for Sunfish - I thought you need 'lifelines'!?!) 280 and at 11:02 the air goes to 0 - yes another great LP breeze kinda day, 25 minutes and maybe 100 yards from the start my lead has vapo-rized, - I go rhumb line 5 miles North, they heat up to fill their chutes (yeah A-sails and a 33 footer of some flavor!) I turn the 1st of five marks in 4th or 5 th place - beat the Megabyte but not the Laser. Coming out of the cove into new big minus breeze and shifts ONLY LP can match, I tack and discover the boom (set about 8 inches off the deck in anticipation of THAT breeze )is destined to catch on the back of my new fancy PFD and I go swimming - in head first of course - a spectacular recovery from a full-tilt turtle sitcheeation (any way else in the Sunfish?) and jump back in ----finally get in 1/2 ass phase with the shifts and screaming reach to mark 3 - an island rounding entailing a gybe - set up - full speed, jacket clear - and WHAM swimming again ! SUPER recovery this time and I don't even loose a place - back on a plane and round mark 4 semi uneventful a couple of OHHHYEAH reaches that BTW, are only available to those who 'fish ! 20 foot of spray off the beam with the centerboard tip only SCEEEEMIN' at an Ab like a real banshee ! I round the last mark in vacuum type ZEEERO air deep in a cove (the mark is the Floating Potti Docks !) now it decides to make up for all the missed opportunity - finish line dead upwind to the West, cubic yard waves three feet apart (Motoboat chop & wind) just below 20 and BIGAZZ gusts - like cage fighter gusts - 50 yards from the finish and the "3 capsizes rule" takes effect ! Over to the lee (overpowered big time) and it takes this fat outta shape Geezer almost thirty minutes and three rightings before he can slide the fat boy back in ! (water was nice). Two boats stood by (one took pictures from the YC !) and I called it a day - HISTORY was made - my first "DNF" - I just said F- it and took off SUPER SCREEMIN on a 2 mile plane back to the ramp! (stuffed it once - NoNOONOOONOOO whew) Too much fun was had by all - No equipment damage, driver beat to hell (his fault for no training and a bad lifestyle) one of the three "little boats" broke his tiller off at the cassette upon finishing ahead of me! - he did NOT have a nice planing reach home ! Laser Radial 1, MegaByte 2, Sunfish DNF ! (a first ever for yours truly!) That is the reason my drawings are not yet complete - I had to blow the cobwebs off the 'fish soose I could get spanked ! .........and I am stickin too it. The power boat big-breeze-aftermath-cluster-of-disorganization at the Launch Ramp was epic entertainment! You asked.... I LOVE a good Sunfish ride ! better than a Laser cuz it has that 'LazyBoy' posture when you are flying across the water. GO now back to your scheduled entertainment and my drawings.

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Re: M_Boats: Monty Hippie
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 01 May '11

01 May '11

Bones, As long as it is stated 'is an old hippie' and not "WAS an old hippie". Still waving my freak flag til they pry it from my cold dead..... GO M-17 "PURE DRIVEL"

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