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Re: M_Boats: Gmail test message
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

Keith, Thank you for your work and the list. GO In a message dated 1/26/2015 6:41:25 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, chbenneck(a)gmail.com writes: On 1/26/2015 12:49 AM, Keith R. Martin wrote: Received, and thanks for all your good work Keith, Connie Benneck > Received... > On Jan 25, 2015 9:07 PM, "Keith" <cnse133(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Test of Gmail delivery by your annoying list administrator. >> >> >> Sent from my SmartPhone, >> thus explaining the typos. >> >>

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2015 WICR & R-T is in the books - Thanks to all participants!!
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

WrinkleBoat Sailors, A hearty Thank You to all the participants and folk who helped make the 2015 event a success! Thanks to the Arizona Yacht Club and the Race Committee for running a set of races to our requests - TLE.s adjusted per Fleet and our 'El Grande Tour Sprint' - well the breeze tried to cooperate but we had about 1/2 the course covered with breeze on Sunday morning - (why don't we start EARLIER??) Next year we will see what can be done - Nice beat up and around Horse and Balance Rock islands for most of the Fleet and one hellishly long slooowww runreachrunjibereachrunbeatrunotherjibe leg down to 'No Name Island' where the course was thankfully shortened by the best looking R/C boat with an 'S' flag I have seen in a month or two! Dinner was an improvement on Saturday night - our fearless Leader Mr. Jerry Montgomery (yeah the boat guy) and crew John Owens from Troup TX were awarded the Leukemia Cup trophy for Saturday's performance besting the fleet - congratulations and THANKS to all who supported the Leukemia/ Lymphoma Society. Someboy has offered up next years 'Private Label Fleet BBQ' - watch for details! Saturday was spectacular............weather for sitting on the porch reading a book in shorts and a t-shirt......not so great for sailing as high pressure dominated the region and 'Hoovered' all chance of a breeze for the most part! (whadda they say - you paz yer $ an takz yer chances) Paul Bear had his M-17S screamin' in the wind-void conditions until the end of the day - a bad start cost them the regatta! Sunday they recovered and won in the light stuff again. PaintBoy was instrumental in supporting yours truly with a pack of REAL Ding Dongs for Sat. lunch - you da man - were those InterLux Ding Dongs with Akzo No Speed Coating?? Marty B. - a newcomer to the event - showed moments of serious speed and gave Doug K and Bernard P. fits! All three met with success and TLE*s !! (Time Limit Expired - awarded to boats finishing later than 20 minutes behind the second boat to finish the race - lest we still be out there waiting for the second race to end!....-really) Scoring in the 15' Fleet was as close as we have had I believe - good tight racing (albeit SLOOOw) Phil McK and Dave S. duked it out - and Dave almost (twice on one leg) slapped the 'old man' down a notch - -but treachery and old age prevailed again over youth and skill - Gerry W. showed some excellent speed and would da been a contender - - but Sunday had other plans for him and his good looking 17 that did not include 'yacht drifting' ! Nice job gents - and Mary!! Phil and Mary supported the Fleet with their cheery persona - a woman's touch and some damn good home brew - Go Boise State! The Glesser's sailed well and we hope to see them in a New Boat for 2016!! Marty Chokany - ex employee of Monkey Yachts and Thee Sailing Stooges back in 'the day' - when MOST great and some < than great were built on 17th, & 18th streets 'hood of Costa Mesa - was my crew for the weekend - We had met 30 years earlier when Marty was delivering boats to the family biz - but we hit it off again and had a great time 'skidding' around the lake! Marty was excellent at 'focus' when my complacency would reign - Marty would perk up and say -' lets try this' and away we would squirt for 8 or 10 feet! A great addition to my sailing & friends -Thanks Marty! - we'll have a helmet for you next time (Marty is kinda tall !!) To those that had plans that didn't quite work - we missed you, and hope to see you out next time! Thanks to Dave Scobie, Sage Marine, Montgomery Rigging, Spyderco Knives for your support and assistance in rounding up the 'chickens - Rubber Chickens!' Henry Rodriguez and his bride stopped by and visited - Doug K was kind enough and sacrificed ALL his speed on Saturday by taking Henry out for the 'white knuckle ride' on his M-15GK! Thanks to Doug for making a visitor feel welcome!! Good to see you again Henry!! Nels and Diane were in attendance, up on the hill in the coach - drinking adult beverages and playing cards watching from afar - I got a daily report! BTW - Marty kept me awake and had the boat moving most of the time to allow us to finish second,second,second - which was good enuf for first - Thanks and -Way to go Marty! (Jerry M and Paul B. each had First Place finishes for the weekend - good job mates.) CLose racing - SLOW but close - see the scoring - pretty da*M close heh? Thanks to All the Fleet - you make the event. NewsFlash - Next Year the event will be the WashboardBoat Intergalactic Championship Regatta as the patriarch of the Fleet says - 'yeah I do my wash on the topsides every once in awhile.' - this works great as the WICR &R-T acronym need not be modified....there will be a Private Fleet BBQ - possible Rendezvous - we will see what happens. Smile, Have Fun, Go Sailing, Thanks Again GO Results at _www.wrinkleboat.webs.com_ (http://www.wrinkleboat.webs.com) See "2015 Results" 'got Rubber Chicken?'

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Re: M_Boats: Gmail test message
by Keith 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

If you REALLY want to leave, browse to https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats and you'll find the unsubscribe option at the bottom of the page. Sent from my SmartPhone, thus explaining the typos. -------- Original message -------- From: Doug <doughenning1(a)gmail.com> Date:01/26/2015 8:36 AM (GMT-07:00) To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Gmail test message Thanks for your extra work on the list, Keith! But, I have moved up into a 25' keelboat, so wouldn't mind unsubscribing from the list. Cheers Doug Henning > On Jan 25, 2015, at 9:06 PM, Keith <cnse133(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Test of Gmail delivery by your annoying list administrator. > > > Sent from my SmartPhone, > thus explaining the typos. >

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Montgomery 17 for sale
by Cynthia Gillette 25 Jan '15

25 Jan '15

After 5 terrific years we have decided to sell our 2010 M17 Latitude mostly due to accumulating issues tied to getting older. Will send detailed information and pictures to anyone seriously interested via email. Best wishes to everyone we met and enjoyed spending time with as Monty owners. Cynthia Gillette & Jim Williams M17 Latitude

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A+
by Becky Belding 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

http://tour.offcenterharbor.com This is a great site most worthy of sharing. Hope you enjoy! Becky M17 "Grace" Sent from my iPad

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Re: M_Boats: Spreaders
by Steven C. Gordon 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Thanks for all the spreader tips (no pun). I'll try them out when it warms up a little. By the way I noticed a thread from last year asking about Montgomery owners in Minnesota. I sail on the St Croix River out of Bayport. I've thought about a flotilla to Lake Pepin some day. The Apostle Islands are also on my list. Steve On January 20, 2015, at 5:01 PM, Tom Smith <openboatt(a)gmail.com> wrote: Brion Toss, who might know as much about spreaders as jerry, agrees. If the spreader is angled properly (bisecting the angle formed by the shrouds), it functions as a pure compression member. On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 9:39 AM, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote: > Steve- are your spreaders the factory-supplied ones with the plastic tips? > If so, I'd move them up to bisect the angle and tighten the screws; if > not, > move them up and wrap them tightly with light stainless wire, then wrap > with > tape to save your genoa. I'm sure a bit of droop wouldn't hurt a thing, > but the book says to bisect the angle so it's important to be cool. > > -----Original Message----- > From: GARY M HYDE > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 9:20 AM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Spreaders > > My M17 spreaders are horizontal as those of most sloops seem to be. They > work just fine. > > ~~~_/)~~~ Gary > Sent from my iPhone :-) > > > On Jan 19, 2015, at 9:21 PM, Steven C. Gordon <stevencgordon(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I bought an M17 (#494) last spring. It has been a great little boat, > > regularly sailing past much larger ones. One thing has been nagging me > > though -- the mast spreaders are perpendicular to the mast or maybe even > > droop a bit. Normally they should tilt slightly upward so they bisect > > the > > angle of the upper shroud with equal angles above and below the > > spreader. > > Is this (perpendicular spreaders) normal for the M17 or do I need to > > somehow adjust the mast fittings? They don't appear to be bent or > > adjustable. Any thoughts? > > > > Steve > > M17 #494 > > Antidote > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > SPAMfighter has removed 2902 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan > http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen > > > >

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Spreaders
by Steven C. Gordon 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

I bought an M17 (#494) last spring. It has been a great little boat, regularly sailing past much larger ones. One thing has been nagging me though -- the mast spreaders are perpendicular to the mast or maybe even droop a bit. Normally they should tilt slightly upward so they bisect the angle of the upper shroud with equal angles above and below the spreader. Is this (perpendicular spreaders) normal for the M17 or do I need to somehow adjust the mast fittings? They don't appear to be bent or adjustable. Any thoughts? Steve M17 #494 Antidote

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M-boat spreaders
by Thomas Buzzi 20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

Hi Steve, On my M-17 the spreaders have fittings on the ends of them which allow via a screw locking plate to actually clamp the spreader in place on the shroud. The mast end has a bracket which allows quite a bit of up and down adjustment as well as the usual forward and aft movement. I think if you lay the mast on the ground and via bungy cords or something else apply tension to the upper shroud you can figure out what the bisecting angle is and devise some sort of clamp to anchor the spreader to the shroud. good luck, Tom B, Mont 17, #258

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Re: M_Boats: more Great book to read on a winter evening
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

+1 for Dana's Two Years Before the Mast - but my favorite - 'The Whale'.... GO In a message dated 1/10/2015 8:07:26 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, scoobscobie(a)gmail.com writes: One of my favorites is *Two Years Before the Mast* by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. <http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Henry_Dana,_Jr.> :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA :: Former M15 owner On Jan 10, 2015 7:38 AM, "Steven C. Gordon" <stevencgordon(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I recommend The Sea Wolf by Jack London, a well writen psychological > thriller thats hard to put down. > > Steve > M17 #494 > Antidote > > On January 10, 2015, at 5:17 AM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Second Steve's Hornblower recommendation. Great stories. And when you've > finished them, move on to the long Patrick O'Brien series of Jack Aubrey > adventures. I'm not sure if Aubrey is based on a real character, but most > of the incidents were taken from British Admiralty records. Also > highly recommend the one Aubrey movie, "Master and Commander", with Russell > Crowe. Hard to beat. And by then it's Spring! > > Rick > M17 #633 > Lynne L > > On Friday, January 9, 2015, stevetrapp <stevetrapp(a)q.com> wrote: > > > I will suggest the C.S. Forester series, "Hornblower". Forester > used > > the history and biography of an actual British naval officer during the > > Napoleonic era from Mid-shipman through the wars and ranks to Admiral to > > spin the yarns which > > also describe the workings and riggings of the ships of that era from > > Sloops of War, Frigates, and Ships of the Line. Begin with Midshipman > > Hornblower then follow the series in sequence through Admiral, it will be > > warm spring sailing weather by the time a reader a completes the series > of > > several books. Hollywood also did some movies, but I do not recommend > them. > > Steve > > M-15 # 335 > > on the cold, foggy, but not Arctic Puget Sound > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rick Davies" <jdavies104(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>> > > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < > > montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com <javascript:;>> > > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 4:47 PM > > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Great book to read on a winter evening > > > > > > > Connie reminded me of another great Grand Banks adventure, > > > Rudyard Kipling's "Captain's Courageous", which tells the story of a > > > spoiled brat who falls overboard from an Atlantic liner, is picked up > by > > a > > > Gloucester fishing schooner, the "We're Here" and becomes a man under > her > > > hard but fair captain, Disco Troop. Good for another long winter > > evening, > > > as is the movie with Spencer Tracy. Great sea photography of racing > > > schooners, heavy weather, and lots of fish. > > > > > > Enjoy, > > > > > > Rick > > > M17 #633 > > > Lynne L > > > > > > On Friday, January 9, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > >> If we can't go sailing in this arctic weather at least a good sailing > > yarn > > >> read in front of a nice fire in a fireplace would make up partially > for > > the > > >> lack of the real thing. > > >> > > >> As a boy of about 8 my doctor presented me with a copy of "OUT OF > > >> GLOUCESTER" by James Connolly. He knew that I built and sailed model > > >> boats, so thought that I would enjoy this book > > >> I still have the original copy, and reread it every few years again > and > > >> again. It's a real "keeper" for a sailor. > > >> > > >> It has a series of stores about the Grand Banks fishermen and their > > >> schooners sailing out of Gloucester, and when there holds were full of > > cod > > >> or mackerel would then race each other to T Wharf in Boston, with the > > first > > >> schooner to arrive getting the best prices for their catch. > > >> > > >> Reading these stories is what made a lifelong sailor out of me. > > >> > > >> The description of the races among the schooners; run-ins with > Canadian > > >> Authorities who confiscated their boats for fishing in Canadian > waters, > > and > > >> how they escaped, will have you sitting on the edge of your chair; > will > > >> they make it back to US water or will the Canadian revenue cutters > catch > > >> them again? > > >> > > >> In looking at Google, I find that copies of the book can be found on > > >> AMAZON, and that you can read the stories on your computer via the > text > > >> that the New York Public Library copied and made available on the > > Internet. > > >> > > >> Pour some rum into your hot tea, sit in front of the warm fire, and go > > >> sailing with the big boys.... It sure beats what's on the Boob Tube. > > >> > > >> Then you'll also know why my Boucher schooner, that I sailed at the > > >> Conservatory Lake in Central Park, New York was named the "LUCY > FOSTER" > > >> > > >> Happy reading > > >> > > >> Connie > > >> > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > No virus found in this message. > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > Version: 2014.0.4800 / Virus Database: 4257/8898 - Release Date: > 01/09/15 > > > > > >

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2015 WICR Sunday 'El Grande Tour Sprint'
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 13 Jan '15

13 Jan '15

To participants at the 2015 WICR & Ran-Tan: Sunday morning the fleet will be racing one longer course/race. "The El Grande Tour Sprint" This race will be around geographical features (islands), encompassing a large portion of the Lake. (Sorry I don't know the exact distance, we will work on that bit of information for those that desire.) See - For our fleet start on Sunday Morning and Sunday morning ONLY we will be starting under the 'TransLoch' flag - I am told it looks like a green Loch Ness 'Nellie?' on the flag . No worry, we will be given CLEAR instruction at the Saturday Skippers meeting - You will be at the Saturday Skippers Meeting - Right? Okay. The Championship trophy has been updated - room for your name on the Big Bowl ! Thanks to our sponsors Spyderco, Sage Marine, Jerry Montgomery Rigging Services, and Arizona Yacht Sales. To those of you driving into the venue - Motor Safe! See you at the Lake! GaryO. 602 Seven zero three - S - A - I - L ........... in case you need to call

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