I really lucked out when I found Lynne L (née Berly B). When I started to retire in 2007 and decided to become a boat owner again I'd never heard of Montgomery boats. Spent some time in the local marina looking at boats and talking to owners, and found Mike Murphy's M15, which really impressed me. Did some online research and found it came in the 17 ft size, and was quickly convinced that the M17 met my every need. Within a couple of days, I happened to find online that M17 #633 was on the market, not only on the East coast, but parked in a driveway not 20 miles from my house! I hightailed it over and bought her on the spot. And the rest, as they say is history. Rick M17 #633 Lynne L On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, Tyler Backman <casioqv@usermail.com> wrote:
I drove 2,000 miles (round trip) to get my M15 from Salem, OR while living in Riverside, CA. I did the drive to Salem in one day and slept aboard at a rest area on the way back. At the time it was the only M15 I could find for sale on the west coast. Luckily I had gotten to see it first before doing the drive because I happened to be flying to a friends wedding in Salem right when it hit the market.
It was quite and adventure because the trailer didn't have proper lights or fenders- I had to jury rig some temporary ones in one evening before I could go. The fenders I made with corrugated plastic from old political signs, zip tied to the frame.
Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 "Defiant"
On Jan 27, 2015, at 4:23 PM, stevetrapp wrote:
Dave, How far is some distance? Washington State is 1500 miles from Arizona. Seems a far piece to tow a boat. I have towed my M-15 from the S E corner of Oregon to the N E corner of Washington, and that seemed a far distance of 500 miles. Steve M-15 # 335