Sean, I think I know the boat you were thinking about. Other than lost rudders, broken keel lifts and fractured keel trunks, and other quality and design problems, I guess that is a good boat. I think you are better off with Dauntless. Ron M17 #14 Griselda
From: Nebwest2@aol.com> Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:08:01 -0400> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: "Dauntless" is off the market..> > Let's say "I came to my senses!"..hahaha. > > She's staying put right here in Lake Havasu for her foreseeable future. > Believe it or not there was "some" interest in her, even at the screamin' high > price I was asking. However, as I had described, she was only going to be for > sale as long as a window of opportunity existed to make a move on another > specific vessel we were considering. Well, although that vessel is still > available, some further research on my part lead to the decision that at least for > now, we are not going in that direction. An email has been sent to the MSOG > site requesting that the ad be removed.> > Big thanks to all those that sent emails when I posted we might be leaving > the Monty Owners ranks. Cancel the party.....we're staying!!!> > Some of the inquiries re: "Dauntless" were rather interesting, though. Just > the other night, after emailing back and forth with a gentleman from the east > coast about sails, headroom, v-berth size, etc, he came back with the > following question. "Would you have any reservations at all about crossing the > Atlantic in this boat?"............................GULP....Heck yeah I would! > hahaha. I'd have reservations about crossing the Atlantic in any 23 foot boat! I > know it's been done...but by better sailors than me! I told him about the 17 > Bob just built that is crossing the Pacific and the 15 that is now in Hawaii > that Jerry built.....but .....well, like I said I'd have reservations! > (probably more about me than about the boat) Another thing was that both of those > boats had some custom work on them, and both were brand new....A lot of > Dauntless' parts and pieces are now 30 years old.....I think I'm sticking to > Coastal stuff! Who knows, though, maybe the Bahamas some year...yeah, I'd try > that! What do ya say Larry, Gary, Gary O., road trip to Florida in 2010???? :-)> > What changed my mind?...well, lets say that electric retracting vertical > bulb keels sound very enticing...best of both worlds, if you will......until you > find out that one of them has had the torpedo bulb "fall-off" three times! > Yeah, that's a headache I don't need, especially when that bulb has ALL of the > boat's ballast in it! "Further research required" before I move in that > direction!!!! As you all know...I'm very fond of my ballast!! hahaha.> > Be good...keep sailing...join us in Channel Islands/Oxnard/Ventura over > Labor Day Weekend. Three Montys have confirmed that they are going...in fact it > should be a Monty photo shoot! (23, 17, 15). We'll join those crazy Socal > Potter guys, a Catalina 25, and an Ensign 23, and whatever else shows up and > have a great time. If we can get to where we out-number the Potters maybe we can > change the name of the group to the Socal Montys! Hope to see you there.> > Don't forget to register your boat in the Monty Owners Registry. Over 80 > boats listed now!> _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Montyowners/_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Montyowners/) > > SEND COOL AIR PLEASE!!!!!!!! > > Sean > M23 "Dauntless"> _www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com_ (http://www.havasumontgomerys.piczo.com) > > > > > > > > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut000500000000... )> _______________________________________________> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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