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Re: M_Boats: Boat Hauling from Wye River, MD to Long Is NY
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Good afternoon - Can anyone steer me to a boat hauler that would be interested in moving a J-22 (no trailer) from East Wye River MD to Long Island NY ? Time frame is very open ended - Thanks in advance go

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Pacific Trailer extension
by Daniel Rich 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Montypals: I have a newer Pacific trailer for my older M15 (Thanks, Bob Becker!). I tend not to use the trailer extension because the thing weighs a ton, and seems to be really hard to deal with. Anybody got any suggestions on how to get that extension in and out without killing myself, and lining the holes up easily?? Daniel Rich M#208 Kestrel

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Re: M_Boats: Boat Hauling from Wye River, MD to Long Is NY
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

Thanks brother........

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Re: M_Boats: Boat Hauling from Wye River, MD to Long Is NY
by Stan Susman 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

I'm checking -----Original Message----- From: GILASAILR(a)aol.com Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 3:51 PM To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Boat Hauling from Wye River, MD to Long Is NY Good afternoon - Can anyone steer me to a boat hauler that would be interested in moving a J-22 (no trailer) from East Wye River MD to Long Island NY ? Time frame is very open ended - Thanks in advance go

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San Diego Sailing Experience
by David Grah 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

I thought I'd report on our sailing trip in our Montgomery 15 to San Diego weekend before last. We had some pleasant sailing and even a sort-of celebrity encounter. The first day we launched out of the northeast corner of Mission Bay at the De Anza Cove ramp. We launched late morning and didn't use a motor. The ramp and parking lot was almost empty so launching was really easy. We had a nice sail through Fiesta Bay (not to many motor craft and what may have been a Potter of some sort a ways off going the other way) under the Ingram Street bridge into Sail Bay where we saw more sailboats. We beached at the Fanuel Street Park to use the restroom and then continued our tour. We went under the West Mission Bay Drive Bridge, visited Mariners Basin where we planned to anchor some night, and headed out the channel toward the ocean. The wind was pretty light, less than 10 the whole time and there was a bit of a current headed into the bay which slowed our progress out (the mountain lakes we usually sail don't really have current). I realize I didn't know when the tide would turn and, especially without a motor, it seemed prudent to get out of this particular part of the bay. We headed back under the Mission Drive Bridge and under a different Ingram Street Bridge and past Sea World to the South shores Ramp. From there we sailed back through all the motor craft to near De Anza Cove and then sailed south past the Hilton Hotel before heading back to the ramp. A very nice day of sailing. Two days later we launched at the Shelter Island ramp on San Diego Bay with a motor. We set up our boat next to a dually pickup with an Arizona license plate and a HPCC sticker in the window. We realized that truck was none other than SeanMulligan's who was starting the Border Run 2 race later that day, I think. We'd miss him, but oh so exciting to see the Mangler's truck! Right after we put the boat in the water, a boat was boat-towed into the ramp area, which is pretty small, and those two boats coming in and a few launching,things got a little tight. No problems though. From the ramp we headed out the mouth of the Bay until we were clear of Loma Point, turned around and started heading further south into the bay. The wind was better this day with it being a little hard to keep the boat down in the few stronger gusts (no reef). We sailed in around the moored boats near Lindbergh Field, past downtown, the Midway, under the Coronado Bridge up into Glorietta Bay where a fellow (I am really back with names), also from Arizona, hailed us over with a call of "Montgomery!". He had a Montgomery 17 at home, he said, and suggested we go to the Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention. We'd been there, done that, and would do it again, we said. Further into Glorietta Bay there were some kids taking what seemed to be racing lessons in what I thought were El Toros. They were doing a great job and it looked like fun. We sailed back out into the main bay and then headed down to Coronado Cays and tucked back into one of there little waterways before heading back toward the ramp. We had a nice sail back north, but finally started the motor a mile or so from the ramps because it was feeling like dinner time. Another very nice day of sailing. Two more days later we went back to Mission Bay, this time to the South Shores ramp. We had the motor and I had looked at tides and it looked like we could have the current help us out of the bay into the ocean and then, if we timed it right, have it help us back into the bay on the way back in. The wind was light again and the ocean bumpy so we sort of sloshed our way north to the Crystal Pier past a Lightning race under way. I wouldn't trade the Montgomery, but I had to admit those boats were pretty cool racing around. We sloshed our way back to the entrance to the bay just as a bunch of the Lightnings were headed in too. The Lightnings zipped on by but we slowly reeled in some 28 foot boat until we turned to a reach at the end of the channel into the bay. We sailed up into Sail Bay and, since this was now a weekend day, was very busy with sailboats of many types and paddle boards. It was sort of fun to pass by all the different boats and peoples and skill levels. We toured San Juan Cove and Santa Barbara cove and then it was time to head back to the ramp and start our trip home. We had a great time sailing in the San Diego area and enjoyed the urban salt water sailing experience. The winds were mostly light, but the weather was always pleasant. We didn't fit in our one or two nights on the boat like we had planned, but then there is always next time. David Grah Montomery 15 Bishop California

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by colvin J 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

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Re: M_Boats: Video - Dauntless - Training Day for Border Run 2
by Larry E Yake 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Will do, Jeff. It will most likely be in June of 2013. Larry On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:57:07 -0700 (PDT) Jeff <northwave20(a)yahoo.com> writes: > Keep us informed of the next Mongomery/San Juan Islands trip. > > Maybe I'll be able to make it this time :) > > Jeff > > > ________________________________ > From: "Nebwest2(a)aol.com" <Nebwest2(a)aol.com> > To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 8:32 AM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Video - Dauntless - Training Day for Border > Run 2 > > Hey Jeff! > > Good to hear from ya! Glad that Clarity found someone like > yourself to > get her going again. When she was stuck just sitting on her > trailer year > after year in Tucson, that was a real shame! > > We loved Sucia. What a beautiful spot...and Orcas ta'boot!!!! > Woooohooo... We never got to see any on the two trips up there. I > tell Larry that I > am beginning to think whales are a myth and a cruel joke you guys > are > playing on me...that they really don't exist! LOL We are hoping > to see some > this weekend in Monterey and break the "Whale-less" streak! > > Thanks for the kind words on Big D. As I mentioned before....video > is very > kind to her. Her exterior gelcoat on the hull is shot and in real > life > looks nowhere near as good as on video.....she too is a candidate > for an > Awlgrip job when I win the lottery. She also has some pretty good > bumps and > bruises from riding out hurricane Irene and Rita at her dock in > Punta Gorda just > before we bought her. But she still gives us great adventures and > takes > care of us! > > Glad to hear that Clarity is prowling the Islands. Sooner or later > we're > gonna get back up there. What a great cruising grounds you have at > your back > door!! > > :-) > > S > >

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Re: M_Boats: Pacific Trailer/ M17 extension fix
by Daniel Rich 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Richard: Thanks for the info. I took the liberty of reposting to the list. Not sure why yours did not go through. OK, interesting solution, but not sure the geometry of it. My extension is inside the larger tube, and slides out about 8 feet. Your flange looks like it hits the end of the tube and stops. You must have a much shorter primary tube with your extension trailing way behind. My extension is almost completely enclosed in the larger tube, yet extends very far. Daniel On Jul 9, 2012, at 4:22 PM, Richard Everett wrote: > (I tried posting this reply but for some reason it wouldn't go through) > > We came up with a pretty simple solution several years ago that lets you extend the trailer slide (on a 2005 Pacific M17 trailer) worry free. > > We cut a stainless steel dowel to flush fit in holes drilled in the side of the extension. A stainless steel common U-bolt then wraps around this dowel and passes through a flange plate (sadly not stainless, but painted at least). Tightening the two nuts on the Ubolt pulls the plate against the dowel, locking both into position (used lockwashers with the ubolt nuts just to be extra safe). Now when you want to extend the trailer, just pull the standard lockpin up by the jack, climb in the truck and go slow foward. The steel plate acts as a stop preventing the extension from traveling too far and also aligning the pin hole perfectly to place the lockpin back in. > > It sounds complicated but really took all of about 30 minutes to make. Here is a closeup picture: > > http://www.skyko.com/M17extensionfix.jpg > > Rick and Debora, M17 #635 Eidolon

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Re: M_Boats: Video - Dauntless - Training Day for Border Run 2
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Hey Jeff! Good to hear from ya! Glad that Clarity found someone like yourself to get her going again. When she was stuck just sitting on her trailer year after year in Tucson, that was a real shame! We loved Sucia. What a beautiful spot...and Orcas ta'boot!!!! Woooohooo... We never got to see any on the two trips up there. I tell Larry that I am beginning to think whales are a myth and a cruel joke you guys are playing on me...that they really don't exist! LOL We are hoping to see some this weekend in Monterey and break the "Whale-less" streak! Thanks for the kind words on Big D. As I mentioned before....video is very kind to her. Her exterior gelcoat on the hull is shot and in real life looks nowhere near as good as on video.....she too is a candidate for an Awlgrip job when I win the lottery. She also has some pretty good bumps and bruises from riding out hurricane Irene and Rita at her dock in Punta Gorda just before we bought her. But she still gives us great adventures and takes care of us! Glad to hear that Clarity is prowling the Islands. Sooner or later we're gonna get back up there. What a great cruising grounds you have at your back door!! :-) S

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Re: M_Boats: Video - Dauntless - Training Day for Border Run 2
by Nebwest2＠aol.com 10 Jul '12

10 Jul '12

Thanks Robbin, those are really kind words. As everyone knows, 'cause I never shut up about it....I love our boat. She's 30+ years old and as such...there is always something I'm working on. Honestly, the video makes her look a little better cosmetically than she really is. But that's Ok. I rationalize it by telling myself she's not a shelf trophy, she get used and that's a good thing! My love affair with her only continues to strengthen as we grow our skills together and our adventures get more and more ambitious. Problem with that is....there seems to be no quenching the thirst for the adventure. One seems to lead to another....and another....lol. She just keeps showing me over and over that as long as I do my job and configure her for the conditions...she'll take care of us. It's really a cool thing to feel the confidence that I do in her, as it allows me to focus on the pure sailing without undo worry. I've never sailed boats that did that for me other than the Monty 17 and 23. Both of them are incredible little boats. The video thing is fun. I like doing it. It is taking me longer and longer to make them as I try to keep making them better and better but it takes a while to put them together. I have some really nice footage of flying the asymmetrical during the race (BR2) itself....but ...mmmm I gotta be honest....although Big D was taking good care of us.....King Neptune was messing with my stomach on this particular trip. That curtailed my desire to look through the lens a bit! That combined with the fact that we were eventually sailing in the 7+ range for extended periods and it was one of us on the tiller and one on the sheet trimming the chute...meant not a lot of video. LOL I do have some footage I am putting together though. Should be up soon and you know.....I'll be blabbin and sharing the link! LOL How your 23 doin?? :-)

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