Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emials? thanks, Tom B
There's only been a few posts, been very damn quiet ________________________________ From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 9:08 PM Subject: M_Boats: The website Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emials? thanks, Tom B
Tom I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season. George Merry Helen II M15 #602 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com>wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
Tom I worked on my trailer while the boat was in the water this season. I added a bracket to mount the OB on during travel and also a keel guide to center the boat during retrieval. I need to do get mine off the trailer sometime this Spring as my CB does not seem to travel Up & Down very well once I get it down I keep it there as I am at a slip for the season. Could use some details on how you keep it jacked up. I am stored in my garage and do have a small space heater that I can get the edge off but I will wait till Spring to do any serious work (Christmas gift to the boat was a Boomkicker on sale for 1/2 price) then I can get it out into the driveway. George Merry Helen II M15 #602 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:36 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com>wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
eorge, Where did you find the ob motor bracket worked on your rig? On the M17 I owned back in the early eighties I left the ob on the transome all season and hauled the rig all over south east Texas ok. Some other gentleman on this site gave me a good idea of how to get the boat off the trailer without having to tie the back end of it to a tree and pulling the trailer out from under it, all the while propping up the boat as it slid off the back. Not a very controllable situation. He suggested dropping the trailer tongue to the ground and building a cross beam athwart the stern using a stout timber and some concrete blocks, then raising the tongue back up to start to lighten the trailer starting from the aft end. I used a couple of homemade jacks instead of the cross beam. I did use a cross beam and blocks to catch the keel just forward of the centerboard housing after a hydraulic jack picked up the whole boat enough to slide that beam under the keel. That took the load off the trailer so I could roll it forward under control a bit further. I then propped the hull with two more jacks. I used six jacks in all as the trailer movement allowed the placement of them under the hull just beneath the waterline. The final lift involved jacking the keel high enough to allow the trailer fenders to roll under the crossbeam. I then lowered the hydraulic jack back down to where the first four screw jacks had the load and inserted the last two jacks up by the bow. I then ran a 3 chains under the boat and connected them to each pair of screw jacks so they could not kick out at some inopportune moment. I then added a block at the stem and stern along the keel as well as blocking under the nose of the keel housing such that the keel slot was clear for work on dropping the centerboard later. It all went well and was controllable all the way. Thoughts of my boat falling and crushing the garage wall or the fence on the other side disappeared with the morning fogs. I will try to download a picture of the jacks I screwed together. After pricing them at about $400 each I decided I could devise some sort of substitute using 3/4 inch threaded rod and some 2x4's and 3/4 plywood. Turned out total materials amounted to about $180 for six jacks. Fair winds, Tom B Montgomery 17 #258 I sent a couple of pictures with this this afternoon but the site manager said the email was too large so I had to leave off the pictures. I am attempting to find out how to send pics on this site so I can show you what I did, if you still want to know. On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 7:32 PM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com>wrote:
Tom
I worked on my trailer while the boat was in the water this season. I added a bracket to mount the OB on during travel and also a keel guide to center the boat during retrieval. I need to do get mine off the trailer sometime this Spring as my CB does not seem to travel Up & Down very well once I get it down I keep it there as I am at a slip for the season. Could use some details on how you keep it jacked up. I am stored in my garage and do have a small space heater that I can get the edge off but I will wait till Spring to do any serious work (Christmas gift to the boat was a Boomkicker on sale for 1/2 price) then I can get it out into the driveway.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:36 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com>wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
Tom I added a 3' piece of 3"x2" angle iron to the mast support U beam at the front of the trailer about 2/3 of the way up even with the boat deck when on the trailer. This gets the weight of the motor away from the stern and really helps in the turns otherwise it can act like a crack the whip when we were skating back in the day. If you can get the pictures up on the site o.k. or send them to me of-site at griemmolo2@gmail.com George -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 5:04 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website eorge, Where did you find the ob motor bracket worked on your rig? On the M17 I owned back in the early eighties I left the ob on the transome all season and hauled the rig all over south east Texas ok. Some other gentleman on this site gave me a good idea of how to get the boat off the trailer without having to tie the back end of it to a tree and pulling the trailer out from under it, all the while propping up the boat as it slid off the back. Not a very controllable situation. He suggested dropping the trailer tongue to the ground and building a cross beam athwart the stern using a stout timber and some concrete blocks, then raising the tongue back up to start to lighten the trailer starting from the aft end. I used a couple of homemade jacks instead of the cross beam. I did use a cross beam and blocks to catch the keel just forward of the centerboard housing after a hydraulic jack picked up the whole boat enough to slide that beam under the keel. That took the load off the trailer so I could roll it forward under control a bit further. I then propped the hull with two more jacks. I used six jacks in all as the trailer movement allowed the placement of them under the hull just beneath the waterline. The final lift involved jacking the keel high enough to allow the trailer fenders to roll under the crossbeam. I then lowered the hydraulic jack back down to where the first four screw jacks had the load and inserted the last two jacks up by the bow. I then ran a 3 chains under the boat and connected them to each pair of screw jacks so they could not kick out at some inopportune moment. I then added a block at the stem and stern along the keel as well as blocking under the nose of the keel housing such that the keel slot was clear for work on dropping the centerboard later. It all went well and was controllable all the way. Thoughts of my boat falling and crushing the garage wall or the fence on the other side disappeared with the morning fogs. I will try to download a picture of the jacks I screwed together. After pricing them at about $400 each I decided I could devise some sort of substitute using 3/4 inch threaded rod and some 2x4's and 3/4 plywood. Turned out total materials amounted to about $180 for six jacks. Fair winds, Tom B Montgomery 17 #258 I sent a couple of pictures with this this afternoon but the site manager said the email was too large so I had to leave off the pictures. I am attempting to find out how to send pics on this site so I can show you what I did, if you still want to know. On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 7:32 PM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com>wrote:
Tom
I worked on my trailer while the boat was in the water this season. I added a bracket to mount the OB on during travel and also a keel guide to center the boat during retrieval. I need to do get mine off the trailer sometime this Spring as my CB does not seem to travel Up & Down very well once I get it down I keep it there as I am at a slip for the season. Could use some details on how you keep it jacked up. I am stored in my garage and do have a small space heater that I can get the edge off but I will wait till Spring to do any serious work (Christmas gift to the boat was a Boomkicker on sale for 1/2 price) then I can get it out into the driveway.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:36 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com>wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
Thomas, Five bolt wheels may work O K on your boat trailer in your warmer climate, but here in the Pacific NorthWest we stick with the four bolters, easier to change to the wheels with studded tires for winter use so we can get our M-Boats out on the ice. Steve M-15 # 335 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com>wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
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Hi Steve, This sounds like a tall tale from the Klondike. Do you haul your boat out on the ice often? Is that some form of ice sailing I have not heard of?? I do consider moving up there for the cruising and the M-boat activity there abouts but then a cold front (like the one last week when it got down to 39degrees for a few days) comes through here and I remember why I no longer live in Connecticut or Washington. On the other hand, I am always willing to find out new information. I am changing to five bolt wheels because it appears that if I want to use bigger tires I will have to go to the five configuration to get a wheel big enough for the larger (better load range, less rpm's down the road) tire. Read a good, if not a little confusing article, on the Trailer Sailor website about trailer bearings and how they are rated to last according to load and rpm. Almost "tmi" but worth a looksee since I am starting literally from the ground up reshodding my trailer. I realized, after the fact, that hauling my rig back here from Missouri involved using tires rated somewhat around enough to handle the boat weight but I had not figured in the weight of the trailer itself. Kind of like in Vietnam when you traipse across a field to find out what the sign on the other side said only to find "Mind field" written on it. Anyway, my "better half" gave me the green light as far as discretionary funds are concerned so putting the M 17 back up to snuff will be fun. Stay warm when you go ice fishing. Tom B M17 #258 On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:06 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Five bolt wheels may work O K on your boat trailer in your warmer climate, but here in the Pacific NorthWest we stick with the four bolters, easier to change to the wheels with studded tires for winter use so we can get our M-Boats out on the ice. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
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Thomas, It is a tall tale, but I was thinking it is time to put the studded tires on my car, seriously, because we do get icy roads. We do have many lakes in Washington State that are good for sailing, but they are seasonal because they do freeze over in winter. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 8:54 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Hi Steve, This sounds like a tall tale from the Klondike. Do you haul your boat out on the ice often? Is that some form of ice sailing I have not heard of?? I do consider moving up there for the cruising and the M-boat activity there abouts but then a cold front (like the one last week when it got down to 39degrees for a few days) comes through here and I remember why I no longer live in Connecticut or Washington. On the other hand, I am always willing to find out new information. I am changing to five bolt wheels because it appears that if I want to use bigger tires I will have to go to the five configuration to get a wheel big enough for the larger (better load range, less rpm's down the road) tire. Read a good, if not a little confusing article, on the Trailer Sailor website about trailer bearings and how they are rated to last according to load and rpm. Almost "tmi" but worth a looksee since I am starting literally from the ground up reshodding my trailer. I realized, after the fact, that hauling my rig back here from Missouri involved using tires rated somewhat around enough to handle the boat weight but I had not figured in the weight of the trailer itself. Kind of like in Vietnam when you traipse across a field to find out what the sign on the other side said only to find "Mind field" written on it. Anyway, my "better half" gave me the green light as far as discretionary funds are concerned so putting the M 17 back up to snuff will be fun. Stay warm when you go ice fishing. Tom B M17 #258
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:06 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Five bolt wheels may work O K on your boat trailer in your warmer climate, but here in the Pacific NorthWest we stick with the four bolters, easier to change to the wheels with studded tires for winter use so we can get our M-Boats out on the ice. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
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Phew, Ok Steve, I was not entirely certain that that was a tall tale. I have spent some time in Anacortes as well as kayaked around the San Juan Islands and all the while thinking it would be a great area to cruise. At that time I had already sold my first Montgomery 17 and owned a 'Flicka 20" which would have made a great cruising boat for up there but hauling it all the way from south east Texas proved to be the stopper in that plan. So maybe once I get my super duper trailer built I will consider a camping trip using the boat as my home on wheels and since learning that my wife has had a solid sailing past and likes to sail a lot we may dedicate a month or two to doing just that. Retirement can be a good thing. Fair winds, Tom B Mont.17 #258 On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 11:12 AM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, It is a tall tale, but I was thinking it is time to put the studded tires on my car, seriously, because we do get icy roads. We do have many lakes in Washington State that are good for sailing, but they are seasonal because they do freeze over in winter. Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 8:54 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Hi Steve, This sounds like a tall tale from the Klondike. Do you haul your boat out on the ice often? Is that some form of ice sailing I have not heard of?? I do consider moving up there for the cruising and the M-boat activity there abouts but then a cold front (like the one last week when it got down to 39degrees for a few days) comes through here and I remember why I no longer live in Connecticut or Washington. On the other hand, I am always willing to find out new information. I am changing to five bolt wheels because it appears that if I want to use bigger tires I will have to go to the five configuration to get a wheel big enough for the larger (better load range, less rpm's down the road) tire. Read a good, if not a little confusing article, on the Trailer Sailor website about trailer bearings and how they are rated to last according to load and rpm. Almost "tmi" but worth a looksee since I am starting literally from the ground up reshodding my trailer. I realized, after the fact, that hauling my rig back here from Missouri involved using tires rated somewhat around enough to handle the boat weight but I had not figured in the weight of the trailer itself. Kind of like in Vietnam when you traipse across a field to find out what the sign on the other side said only to find "Mind field" written on it. Anyway, my "better half" gave me the green light as far as discretionary funds are concerned so putting the M 17 back up to snuff will be fun. Stay warm when you go ice fishing. Tom B M17 #258
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:06 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Five bolt wheels may work O K on your boat trailer in your warmer climate, but here in the Pacific NorthWest we stick with the four bolters, easier to change to the wheels with studded tires for winter use so we can get our M-Boats out on the ice. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo < griemmolo2@gmail.com wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
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Thomas, Indeed, retirement is a good thing, and I enjoy being retired. The San Juan Islands on Puget Sound are a great place for small sailing. There are a couple of M-Boat owner groups in the area that organize San Juan cruises every summer. Although I have not seen announcements of their cruises, I am sure that a few follow the M-Boat website and would respond to an inquiry. If you do tow your M-Boat all the way to Puget Sound take a few days along the way to explore Lake Couer D' Alene and Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho. There are M-boaters on both of those lakes too. You will want to observe the U.S. Navy submarine testing area limits on Lake Pend Oreille, seriously, that is not a tall tale. And you will need enough horsepower in your tow vehicle to get over mountain passes. Steve M-15 # 335 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 9:26 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Phew, Ok Steve, I was not entirely certain that that was a tall tale. I have spent some time in Anacortes as well as kayaked around the San Juan Islands and all the while thinking it would be a great area to cruise. At that time I had already sold my first Montgomery 17 and owned a 'Flicka 20" which would have made a great cruising boat for up there but hauling it all the way from south east Texas proved to be the stopper in that plan. So maybe once I get my super duper trailer built I will consider a camping trip using the boat as my home on wheels and since learning that my wife has had a solid sailing past and likes to sail a lot we may dedicate a month or two to doing just that. Retirement can be a good thing. Fair winds, Tom B Mont.17 #258
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 11:12 AM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, It is a tall tale, but I was thinking it is time to put the studded tires on my car, seriously, because we do get icy roads. We do have many lakes in Washington State that are good for sailing, but they are seasonal because they do freeze over in winter. Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 8:54 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Hi Steve, This sounds like a tall tale from the Klondike. Do you haul your boat out on the ice often? Is that some form of ice sailing I have not heard of?? I do consider moving up there for the cruising and the M-boat activity there abouts but then a cold front (like the one last week when it got down to 39degrees for a few days) comes through here and I remember why I no longer live in Connecticut or Washington. On the other hand, I am always willing to find out new information. I am changing to five bolt wheels because it appears that if I want to use bigger tires I will have to go to the five configuration to get a wheel big enough for the larger (better load range, less rpm's down the road) tire. Read a good, if not a little confusing article, on the Trailer Sailor website about trailer bearings and how they are rated to last according to load and rpm. Almost "tmi" but worth a looksee since I am starting literally from the ground up reshodding my trailer. I realized, after the fact, that hauling my rig back here from Missouri involved using tires rated somewhat around enough to handle the boat weight but I had not figured in the weight of the trailer itself. Kind of like in Vietnam when you traipse across a field to find out what the sign on the other side said only to find "Mind field" written on it. Anyway, my "better half" gave me the green light as far as discretionary funds are concerned so putting the M 17 back up to snuff will be fun. Stay warm when you go ice fishing. Tom B M17 #258
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:06 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Five bolt wheels may work O K on your boat trailer in your warmer climate, but here in the Pacific NorthWest we stick with the four bolters, easier to change to the wheels with studded tires for winter use so we can get our M-Boats out on the ice. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo < griemmolo2@gmail.com wrote:
Tom
I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the season.
George Merry Helen II M15 #602
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: The website
Hi, I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? thanks, Tom B
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Hi Steve, Very good point. HP for the passes. I have a v-8 chevy pu with 105k plus miles on it which is my tow vehicle. It has the towing package on it but the transmission is not the greatest. I am on my second one. The first pooped out at about 85k. I treat this one to regular oil changes but I would hate to have to back down Steven's pass in the right hand gutter for however many miles it would take to get to a repair shop :-( I will make a note of those Idaho lakes you mentioned. Thanks, Tom B On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 12:44 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Indeed, retirement is a good thing, and I enjoy being retired. The San Juan Islands on Puget Sound are a great place for small sailing. There are a couple of M-Boat owner groups in the area that organize San Juan cruises every summer. Although I have not seen announcements of their cruises, I am sure that a few follow the M-Boat website and would respond to an inquiry. If you do tow your M-Boat all the way to Puget Sound take a few days along the way to explore Lake Couer D' Alene and Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho. There are M-boaters on both of those lakes too. You will want to observe the U.S. Navy submarine testing area limits on Lake Pend Oreille, seriously, that is not a tall tale. And you will need enough horsepower in your tow vehicle to get over mountain passes. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 9:26 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Phew, Ok Steve, I was not entirely certain that that was a tall tale. I have spent some time in Anacortes as well as kayaked around the San Juan Islands and all the while thinking it would be a great area to cruise. At that time I had already sold my first Montgomery 17 and owned a 'Flicka 20" which would have made a great cruising boat for up there but hauling it all the way from south east Texas proved to be the stopper in that plan. So maybe once I get my super duper trailer built I will consider a camping trip using the boat as my home on wheels and since learning that my wife has had a solid sailing past and likes to sail a lot we may dedicate a month or two to doing just that. Retirement can be a good thing. Fair winds, Tom B Mont.17 #258
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 11:12 AM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, It is a tall tale, but I was thinking it is time to put the studded tires on my car, seriously, because we do get icy roads. We do have many lakes in Washington State that are good for sailing, but they are seasonal because they do freeze over in winter. Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 8:54 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Hi Steve, This sounds like a tall tale from the Klondike. Do you haul your boat out on the ice often? Is that some form of ice sailing I have not heard of?? I do consider moving up there for the cruising and the M-boat activity there abouts but then a cold front (like the one last week when it got down to 39degrees for a few days) comes through here and I remember why I no longer live in Connecticut or Washington. On the other hand, I am always willing to find out new information. I am changing to five bolt wheels because it appears that if I want to use bigger tires I will have to go to the five configuration to get a wheel big enough for the larger (better load range, less rpm's down the road) tire. Read a good, if not a little confusing article, on the Trailer Sailor website about trailer bearings and how they are rated to last according to load and rpm. Almost "tmi" but worth a looksee since I am starting literally from the ground up reshodding my trailer. I realized, after the fact, that hauling my rig back here from Missouri involved using tires rated somewhat around enough to handle the boat weight but I had not figured in the weight of the trailer itself. Kind of like in Vietnam when you traipse across a field to find out what the sign on the other side said only to find "Mind field" written on it. Anyway, my "better half" gave me the green light as far as discretionary funds are concerned so putting the M 17 back up to snuff will be fun. Stay warm when you go ice fishing. Tom B M17 #258
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:06 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Five bolt wheels may work O K on your boat trailer in your warmer climate, but here in the Pacific NorthWest we stick with the four bolters, easier to change to the wheels with studded tires for winter use so we can get our M-Boats out on the ice. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
Thanks George, I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. Have a pleasant holiday. I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer out from underneath. The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace of mind. So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. Fair winds, Tom B
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo < griemmolo2@gmail.com wrote:
> Tom > > I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just > must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just > not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the > season. > > George > Merry Helen II > M15 #602 > > -----Original Message----- > From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas > Buzzi > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > Subject: M_Boats: The website > > Hi, > I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails > from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? > If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? > thanks, > Tom B > > >
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Tom, O K, if you know about Steven's Pass, then you know what to do. Snoqualmie Pass is not as steep, but I think the scenery is better on Stevens. If you watched the world series you saw a TV ad for Chevy trucks that was filmed on Hwy 2 on the way to Steven's Pass. Enjoy the scenery. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 3:09 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: PNW sailing boat trailer The website
Hi Steve, Very good point. HP for the passes. I have a v-8 chevy pu with 105k plus miles on it which is my tow vehicle. It has the towing package on it but the transmission is not the greatest. I am on my second one. The first pooped out at about 85k. I treat this one to regular oil changes but I would hate to have to back down Steven's pass in the right hand gutter for however many miles it would take to get to a repair shop :-( I will make a note of those Idaho lakes you mentioned. Thanks, Tom B
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 12:44 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Indeed, retirement is a good thing, and I enjoy being retired. The San Juan Islands on Puget Sound are a great place for small sailing. There are a couple of M-Boat owner groups in the area that organize San Juan cruises every summer. Although I have not seen announcements of their cruises, I am sure that a few follow the M-Boat website and would respond to an inquiry. If you do tow your M-Boat all the way to Puget Sound take a few days along the way to explore Lake Couer D' Alene and Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho. There are M-boaters on both of those lakes too. You will want to observe the U.S. Navy submarine testing area limits on Lake Pend Oreille, seriously, that is not a tall tale. And you will need enough horsepower in your tow vehicle to get over mountain passes. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 9:26 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Phew, Ok Steve, I was not entirely certain that that was a tall tale. I have spent some time in Anacortes as well as kayaked around the San Juan Islands and all the while thinking it would be a great area to cruise. At that time I had already sold my first Montgomery 17 and owned a 'Flicka 20" which would have made a great cruising boat for up there but hauling it all the way from south east Texas proved to be the stopper in that plan. So maybe once I get my super duper trailer built I will consider a camping trip using the boat as my home on wheels and since learning that my wife has had a solid sailing past and likes to sail a lot we may dedicate a month or two to doing just that. Retirement can be a good thing. Fair winds, Tom B Mont.17 #258
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 11:12 AM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, It is a tall tale, but I was thinking it is time to put the studded tires on my car, seriously, because we do get icy roads. We do have many lakes in Washington State that are good for sailing, but they are seasonal because they do freeze over in winter. Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 8:54 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Hi Steve, This sounds like a tall tale from the Klondike. Do you haul your boat out on the ice often? Is that some form of ice sailing I have not heard of?? I do consider moving up there for the cruising and the M-boat activity there abouts but then a cold front (like the one last week when it got down to 39degrees for a few days) comes through here and I remember why I no longer live in Connecticut or Washington. On the other hand, I am always willing to find out new information. I am changing to five bolt wheels because it appears that if I want to use bigger tires I will have to go to the five configuration to get a wheel big enough for the larger (better load range, less rpm's down the road) tire. Read a good, if not a little confusing article, on the Trailer Sailor website about trailer bearings and how they are rated to last according to load and rpm. Almost "tmi" but worth a looksee since I am starting literally from the ground up reshodding my trailer. I realized, after the fact, that hauling my rig back here from Missouri involved using tires rated somewhat around enough to handle the boat weight but I had not figured in the weight of the trailer itself. Kind of like in Vietnam when you traipse across a field to find out what the sign on the other side said only to find "Mind field" written on it. Anyway, my "better half" gave me the green light as far as discretionary funds are concerned so putting the M 17 back up to snuff will be fun. Stay warm when you go ice fishing. Tom B M17 #258
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:06 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Five bolt wheels may work O K on your boat trailer in your warmer climate, but here in the Pacific NorthWest we stick with the four bolters, easier to change to the wheels with studded tires for winter use so we can get our M-Boats out on the ice. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website
> Thanks George, > I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. > Have a pleasant holiday. > I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the trailer > out from underneath. > The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some > older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. > The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the > axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and peace > of mind. > So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the jacks. > I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. > Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south > here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. > Fair winds, > Tom B > > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo < griemmolo2@gmail.com >wrote: > >> Tom >> >> I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just >> must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there just >> not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for the >> season. >> >> George >> Merry Helen II >> M15 #602 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com >> [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas >> Buzzi >> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM >> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats >> Subject: M_Boats: The website >> >> Hi, >> I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any emails >> from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? >> If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? >> thanks, >> Tom B >> >> >> > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3426 / Virus Database: 3629/6880 - Release Date: 11/30/13 >
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Steve, Actually a trip to experience Lake Havasu facilities might be the start of a neat excursion. From there on out to the coast and take that highway all the way up to Washington. Tom B On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 5:33 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Tom, O K, if you know about Steven's Pass, then you know what to do. Snoqualmie Pass is not as steep, but I think the scenery is better on Stevens. If you watched the world series you saw a TV ad for Chevy trucks that was filmed on Hwy 2 on the way to Steven's Pass. Enjoy the scenery. Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 3:09 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: PNW sailing boat trailer The website
Hi Steve, Very good point. HP for the passes. I have a v-8 chevy pu with 105k plus miles on it which is my tow vehicle. It has the towing package on it but the transmission is not the greatest. I am on my second one. The first pooped out at about 85k. I treat this one to regular oil changes but I would hate to have to back down Steven's pass in the right hand gutter for however many miles it would take to get to a repair shop :-( I will make a note of those Idaho lakes you mentioned. Thanks, Tom B
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 12:44 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, Indeed, retirement is a good thing, and I enjoy being retired. The San Juan Islands on Puget Sound are a great place for small sailing. There are a couple of M-Boat owner groups in the area that organize San Juan cruises every summer. Although I have not seen announcements of their cruises, I am sure that a few follow the M-Boat website and would respond to an inquiry. If you do tow your M-Boat all the way to Puget Sound take a few days along the way to explore Lake Couer D' Alene and Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho. There are M-boaters on both of those lakes too. You will want to observe the U.S. Navy submarine testing area limits on Lake Pend Oreille, seriously, that is not a tall tale. And you will need enough horsepower in your tow vehicle to get over mountain passes. Steve M-15 # 335
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 9:26 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Phew, Ok Steve, I was not entirely certain that that was a tall tale. I have spent some time in Anacortes as well as kayaked around the San Juan Islands and all the while thinking it would be a great area to cruise. At that time I had already sold my first Montgomery 17 and owned a 'Flicka 20" which would have made a great cruising boat for up there but hauling it all the way from south east Texas proved to be the stopper in that plan. So maybe once I get my super duper trailer built I will consider a camping trip using the boat as my home on wheels and since learning that my wife has had a solid sailing past and likes to sail a lot we may dedicate a month or two to doing just that. Retirement can be a good thing. Fair winds, Tom B Mont.17 #258
On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 11:12 AM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Thomas, It is a tall tale, but I was thinking it is time to put the studded tires on my car, seriously, because we do get icy roads. We do have many lakes in Washington State that are good for sailing, but they are seasonal because they do freeze over in winter. Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 8:54 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: boat trailer The website
Hi Steve, This sounds like a tall tale from the Klondike. Do you haul your boat out on the ice often? Is that some form of ice sailing I have not heard of?? I do consider moving up there for the cruising and the M-boat activity there abouts but then a cold front (like the one last week when it got down to 39degrees for a few days) comes through here and I remember why I no longer live in Connecticut or Washington. On the other hand, I am always willing to find out new information. I am changing to five bolt wheels because it appears that if I want to use bigger tires I will have to go to the five configuration to get a wheel big enough for the larger (better load range, less rpm's down the road) tire. Read a good, if not a little confusing article, on the Trailer Sailor website about trailer bearings and how they are rated to last according to load and rpm. Almost "tmi" but worth a looksee since I am starting literally from the ground up reshodding my trailer. I realized, after the fact, that hauling my rig back here from Missouri involved using tires rated somewhat around enough to handle the boat weight but I had not figured in the weight of the trailer itself. Kind of like in Vietnam when you traipse across a field to find out what the sign on the other side said only to find "Mind field" written on it. Anyway, my "better half" gave me the green light as far as discretionary funds are concerned so putting the M 17 back up to snuff will be fun. Stay warm when you go ice fishing. Tom B M17 #258
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:06 PM, stevetrapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
> Thomas, > Five bolt wheels may work O K on your boat trailer in your warmer > climate, but here in the Pacific NorthWest we stick with the four bolters, > easier to change to the wheels with studded tires for winter use so we can > get our M-Boats out on the ice. > Steve > M-15 # 335 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Buzzi" <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < > montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 3:36 PM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: The website > > > > Thanks George, > > I thought I had inadvertently steered these emails into the trash bin. > > Have a pleasant holiday. > > I just this week got my boat up on some jacks I made and pulled the > trailer > > out from underneath. > > The board goes up and down wonderfully. The cast iron needs work. Some > > older layers of stuff have decided to flake off. > > The trailer is in better shape than I had feared. I will be replacing the > > axle with one that accepts five lug wheels for better load carry and > peace > > of mind. > > So my side yard looks like a real "boatyard" with my craft up on the > jacks. > > I am looking forward to getting into the rejuvenation of it. > > Hope you have a warm place to work on yours. The Texas weather down south > > here is usually pretty mild throughout the winter. > > Fair winds, > > Tom B > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 8:59 AM, George R. Iemmolo < griemmolo2@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> Tom > >> > >> I received yours and also have seen a sharp drop off of e-mails. It just > >> must be the season activities. I believe everyone is still out there > just > >> not sailing and some of us are in the Snow Belt and are in storage for > the > >> season. > >> > >> George > >> Merry Helen II > >> M15 #602 > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com > >> [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of > Thomas > >> Buzzi > >> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:08 PM > >> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > >> Subject: M_Boats: The website > >> > >> Hi, > >> I just realized that it has been over a month since I received any > emails > >> from the Montgomery site. Am I still on the mailing list? > >> If not, how do I get back on it so I receive the emails? > >> thanks, > >> Tom B > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2013.0.3426 / Virus Database: 3629/6880 - Release Date: 11/30/13 > > >
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