Jesse, I have a brother who lives in Greenville, SC. I went to college in Greenville and used to go to Hartwell's shoreline to nature-hike in my pre-sailing days. If I'm remembering correctly, there is a small town called Hartwell that has an ancient steam locomotive: One of my college buddies used to work on that locomotive when he could spare the occassional Saturday. I'm a Michigander and I've been planning to trailer my M17 to Hartwell to spend a weekend on the water with my brother and his sons. I'll do it in early Spring or late fall, when it's unseasonably cold in Michigan, but perfect in Georgia (I LITERALLY sweated my way through my four years in Greenville: I'm not physiologically suited to that climate, so no summer trips for me!). If I ever get around to making the trip (my Monty almost knows the way: I bought her in Raleigh, N.C.), I'll let you know. Fair winds! --Craig Honshell, chonshell@ia4u.net p.s. Harvey Wilson sails his M17, Stargazer, on Lake Lanier: A body of water well worth the trailer trip. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Tate" <gunsblazing@charter.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:17 PM Subject: Fuel consumption Doug, I am in Greenville, SC and sail on Lake Hartwell mostly. I am looking forward to the trailerability of the M 15 so I can sail other area lakes and some distant waters too. The CBC '04 is on my calendar for the 2nd week in June. I should know my boat fairly well by then. Thanks for the heads up on the date. Jesse M 15 #343 Carolyn J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Kelch" <doug_kelch@yahoo.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:14 AM Subject: Fuel consumption Jesse, I generally run my M15 under power with the Honda 4cycle, 2hp engine at 3.7 to 4.1 kts. In a reasonable chop,(1 - 1 1/2 ft)the internal tank lasts approximately 1 hr and 15 min. When motoring long distances I time the run and refill the tank every hour. I generally top the tank off before entering congested area where I will get distracted about the time so that I don't run out at a critical time. If I am going to be out in remote areas for extended time I have a large gas tank which has a pump and a hose which works well to refill in route. On a normal 2 day weekend cruise with decent winds I will often not even use 1/4 tank. I look forward to meeting you on next years CBC. The cruise is always scheduled for the 2 nd week in June so you can mark your calender for the next few years :) Where are you located? Thanks Doug Kelch M15 #310 "Seas the Day" --- Jesse Tate <gunsblazing@charter.net> wrote: Lots of good ideas for refueling internal tank outboards. Just wondering - how many hours, miles, days of sailing do you Honda 4 stroke 2HP owners get? Jesse M 15 Carolyn J _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats