I single-handed a 1977 M17 from W. Palm Beach to St. Thomas USVI in 1982. Mostly uneventful. The M17 is a good little sea boat. Wet Willy 2001 M17> From: seagray@embarqmail.com> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:03:16 -0400> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sleeping Accomodations, thanks.> > Speaking of blue water sailing. Have any of you sailed, say, to the Bahamas? > Crossed the Gulf Stream?> Be interested to hear from any of you that have done so.> Joe> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry" <wd4mph@yahoo.com>> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:43 AM> Subject: M_Boats: Sleeping Accomodations, thanks.> > > > Thanks, everyone, for the candid comments. Apparently> > the quarter berth in an M-17 is only suitable for> > smaller kids or storage. I may have to look for a> > larger boat to really sleep 3 comfortably in the> > cabin. (Rhodes 22, perhaps, for later. Same keel> > design as the Montgomery.) If I have to rely on the> > cockpit and a boom tent, I may just keep the SeaPearl> > for awhile. I made a platform for the cockpit, and> > have slept three boys there,(two grandsons and a> > friend) with me in the pop-up tent in the forward> > compartment, but they were very crowded. However,> > there is enough room for my two grandsons in the> > cockpit, who are my regular crew. I really don't have> > a suitable tent enclosure for the boys, though; they> > get wet with dew or eaten by mosquitoes on the local> > lakes. Perhaps a better investment for me for now> > would be to tackle making or finding an awning company> > to build a good tent enclosure for my SeaPearl> > cockpit. That would save me from buying a larger> > vehicle now, to tow a bigger boat. The SeaPearl (only> > 600 lbs. before water ballast of 250 lbs.) is a great> > boat for lakes and protected waters; It is essentially> > an open boat,though, so I'll just have to postpone my> > ambitions to cruise the Bahama's until I can get> > something capable of blue water trips.> >> > Thanks,> > Jerry> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _________________________________________________________________ Check out Barclays Premier League exclusive video clips here! http://fc.sg.msn.com/index.aspx