May 2015 - montgomery_boats - mailman.xmission.com

Little Breeze M15
by Michael Mann 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Hi, My name is Michael Mann and in 1982, I sailed the Montgomery 15, Little Breeze from CA to Hawaii. I see on the web site that she has been rescued by new owners in Hawaii and I would love to correspond with them. I am currently sailing on a container ship headed for Honolulu and would welcome the chance to make contact. Thanks for any info. Michael Mann

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Honda 2.3 tilt on an M15?
by Charlie Fortner 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

Hello wrinkle boat lovers, I have a late '80s M-15 with the fixed motor mount and I've just purchased a Honda 2.3 hp to go with it. How the heck do you get this motor to tilt into the up and locked position? I've twisted the thing every which way and it always hits the transom before it locks. It'll tilt all the way up if I remove the motor's cowling, but that's a ridiculous thing to do on the water. The old Tohatsu 3.5 would clear the transom and tilt up if I used a spacer on the motor mount, but that won't work on the Honda because its jaws are narrower. It looks like all I really need is some way to move the motor's horizontal pivot point aft about 2 inches. I know lots of you love the M-15 & Honda 2.3 combo, so I'm sure my problem is not unique. I've searched the archives, but there wasn't much in the way of solutions to this problem. How have y'all gotten your motors up and out of the water? Better yet, have some photos of the solution? Thanks, Charlie -- Charlie Fortner Earth, USA, Georgia, ATL M-15 #411

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North Carolina Cruise Alligator River
by Michael Murphy 31 May '15

31 May '15

Launched at the Alligator River Marina about 4 miles from Albemarle Sound over Memorial Day. The marina/gas station along US 64 has a small grill that serves all the southern favorites: burgers, fried chicken, fried potatoes, and Alligator jerky. It provides great access to isolated cruising areas to the North, South, and East. It is a shallow angled ramp so I had to use my tongue extension to get the trailer deep enough to launch. Had to use extra long dock lines to reach the pilings at the end of the pier because there are no cleats . Finally had watch the overhead power/cable wires close to the ramp. I estimated that the M-15 would fit under them with the mast up but didn't want to take a chance so got everything ready, backed onto the ramp itself and raised the mast there. My plan was to cross the river, sail across East Lake and enter the Albemarle via a shallow inlet know as the Haul-over. Once in the Sound it is a nice loop back to the launch site. There is a 3' deep channel right along the beach that small boats can use. Unfortunately northerly winds produce breakers across the bar of the inlet making it impossible to sail it. Those winds also made beating across East Lake difficult even with a second reef in. Had to settle with sailing to the head of South Lake which was a sheltered reach. With the waves on the quarter I could wedge the hiking stick against the coaming, tighten the jib, ease the main a little and the boat pretty much steered itself for the first 1 1/2 miles except for easing/triming the mainsheet to avoid crab pots. Once out of the lee of Long Shoal the waves were larger which tended to push the bow off so had to sail with both sheet and tiller. On port tack the bow was directly onto the waves so wrestled with both tiller and sheet.

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M_boats: replacement keep bunk board
by Thomas Buzzi 25 May '15

25 May '15

When I replaced the bunk boards on my M17 I replaced with 2x6 treated wood as clear as I could find. Then covered it with bunk cloth. Make sure all the bolt heads are recessed, of course, else they could score the gelcoat bottom. I have had good luck with the above procedure. I would not go any more than 2x6 lumber, especially on an M15 since they are pretty light and may not bend the 2x8 lumber to their hull thereby lessening the contact between support board and hull. Your boat will end up sitting on top of the stiff bunk board rather than nestling down into it. I found I could change my bunkboards while the boat was on the trailer. I just jacked up the boat about two inches using a jack under the keel. That allowed me to cant the boat first to port than starboard using a line run from the jib sheet winch on the cockpit coaming down to the trailer. Once tipped to one side I was able to unbolt and remove the opposite side bunkboard and replace in kind. Then just shift the operation to the other side. Good luck, Tom B. M17, #258, "AS IS"

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M-boat:New bottom
by Thomas Buzzi 25 May '15

25 May '15

Recently cleaned off the old bottom paint from my M17. Got down to the gelcoat which had a waxy sheen to it. Lightly sanded the sheen and applied two coats of bottom paint directly to the gelcoat. The boat is 35 years old plus, had no sign of 2000e barrier coat and had no evidence of blistering. Am I in trouble for not applying a coat of 2000e before the bottom paint? My plan was to use the boat off the trailer with the hull being wet for no longer than a week at a time and mostly day sailing. If I do decide to moor the boat at a marina though would blistering become a problem? I had an M17 back in early 1980's which was a 1974 model and that did not show any signs of blistering either even though I had it at a marina for over a year at a time. Tom B, M17, "AS IS"

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replacement keel bunk board
by Karen & Smiley 25 May '15

25 May '15

My M15 bottom board is worn and truthfully I would rather have a new one. I measured it to be 5 ft 6 inch Long by 5 1/2 inches wide and 1 ¾ inches deep. Would rather have a wider board like 7 inches wide by same other dimensions to replace it with once I put the boat in the water. Any suggestions including a synthetic board that wont rot? Smiley M15 #616 Karen & Smiley Magoo252(a)comcast.net <mailto:Magoo252@comcast.net>

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Honda 2.3 tilt on an M15?
by David Grah 25 May '15

25 May '15

I use the 3/4 inch plywood on back of the stock motor mount which is very simple and works well. In addition to the 3/4 back, I also went 3/4 inch up which helped with clearance. David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 - Sky Message: 1 Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 17:41:43 -0400 From: Charlie Fortner <charlie(a)rentrof.net> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Honda 2.3 tilt on an M15? Message-ID: <5560F417.2020607(a)rentrof.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hello wrinkle boat lovers, I have a late '80s M-15 with the fixed motor mount and I've just purchased a Honda 2.3 hp to go with it. How the heck do you get this motor to tilt into the up and locked position? I've twisted the thing every which way and it always hits the transom before it locks. It'll tilt all the way up if I remove the motor's cowling, but that's a ridiculous thing to do on the water. The old Tohatsu 3.5 would clear the transom and tilt up if I used a spacer on the motor mount, but that won't work on the Honda because its jaws are narrower. It looks like all I really need is some way to move the motor's horizontal pivot point aft about 2 inches. I know lots of you love the M-15 & Honda 2.3 combo, so I'm sure my problem is not unique. I've searched the archives, but there wasn't much in the way of solutions to this problem. How have y'all gotten your motors up and out of the water? Better yet, have some photos of the solution? Thanks, Charlie -- Charlie Fortner Earth, USA, Georgia, ATL M-15 #411

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New bottom.
by Bill Wickett 25 May '15

25 May '15

Had the old bottom paint from previous owner soda blasted during the winter. Have been waiting through the spring for room to open in the marina yard after all the winter storage boats were launched. This week the yard lifted our M17 of the trailer and onto a cradle high enough to drop the centreboard out We spent this weekend cleaning up spots that could not be reached during the soda blasting on the trailer. Filled and sanded some pin hole spots where the gel coat was thin, or the blasting a bit heavy. Took out the c/b and cleaned it up. Some of the seams were a bit open so they got thickened epoxy. Jacked the cradle so the boat was level as measured on the cockpit seats. Laser level helped to strike a new and slightly higher waterline. We went an extra 3/4" all around, plus some extra on the port side due to the list from the outboard and the anchor in the deep locker. Taped the waterline. That was tough. Thanks to pointers from Dave Scobie on doing this. First coat of four of Interprotect barrier coat on by this evening. So the major part is done now. Back to the yard next weekend. Hopefully balance of the barrier coat on Saturday, and 2 coats of anti fouling on Sunday. First year for us to slip the boat for the season. Have always dry sailed since we got the boat in 2009. Bill Wickett Makin' Time 2003 M17 #622

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The Price is Right game show Montgomery 15 is available.
by Bob Eeg 24 May '15

24 May '15

Summer starts tomorrow so why not get sailing a new, 2015 Montgomery 15. This new boat was on The Price is Right game show and the air date is Monday, June 1st If you want to see it. Or you could email me on the backside or call and I will send photos and details to you. This boat has the Ruddercraft rudder and a Honda 2. Main has 2 reefs and she sits on a new Pacific Trailer. She's ready to roll and we could ship it free or discounted East or North along our usual shipping routes. She is pristine of course. :-) Bob (949) 489-8227 (949) 307-5699 Cell, anytime. Sent from my iPad

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Montgomery 15 Sea of Cortez Video
by David Grah 21 May '15

21 May '15

I finally finished a video of a trip we took to the Sea of Cortez with our Montgomery 15 and posted it on YouTube: Sailing Bahia de los Angeles on Sea of Cortez | | | | | | | | | | | Sailing Bahia de los Angeles on Sea of Cortez | | | | View on www.youtube.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Jerry Montgomery first brought the idea to my attention about a year ago on this group. It was a great trip! We're taking the boat to the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada in July... David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 - Sky

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