Re: M_Boats: Re: Boat ramp strategies
Greetings Montgomery owners. I'm a Potter 15 sailor who regularly sails from fishing boat ramps. These are ramps without any frills-no docks, no beach, just a concrete ramp, usually with big ugly rocks on either side of it. On the Potter, I've resorted to launching the boat with the board and rudder up, then lifting the bow and very gently grounding her on the concrete ramp, which holds her in place under most conditions while I park the car and trailer. This isn't so bad as it sounds because the ramps are slicked over with algae. Retrieval is the reverse of this process. I often think about switching to a Montgomery 15 for all the sterling qualities they possess, but I haven't figured out how I'd deal with this aspect of my sailing. Many of these ramps are shallow, and the keel is likely to be the grounding point. How do Montgomery sailors deal with this sort of thing? On the Potter, the center skeg is the area that takes the abuse. I have an idea for its protection; I want to bond a 1/16" X 1 1/2" strip of aluminum to it with marine contact cement. Would this sort of thing work for an M-15? Has anyone tried to reinforce the leading edge of the Monty's keel? Steve Tyree, P-15, beset by rocks in Middle Tennessee
"Has anyone tried to reinforce the leading edge of the Monty's keel?" Don't mean to butt in, but this definitely seems do-able, and I've often wondered if it's been done, or if anyone has any suggestions as to how it MIGHT be done, myself. ----- Original Message ----- From: <IDCLLC@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:53 AM Subject: Boat ramp strategies Greetings Montgomery owners. I'm a Potter 15 sailor who regularly sails from fishing boat ramps. These are ramps without any frills-no docks, no beach, just a concrete ramp, usually with big ugly rocks on either side of it. On the Potter, I've resorted to launching the boat with the board and rudder up, then lifting the bow and very gently grounding her on the concrete ramp, which holds her in place under most conditions while I park the car and trailer. This isn't so bad as it sounds because the ramps are slicked over with algae. Retrieval is the reverse of this process. I often think about switching to a Montgomery 15 for all the sterling qualities they possess, but I haven't figured out how I'd deal with this aspect of my sailing. Many of these ramps are shallow, and the keel is likely to be the grounding point. How do Montgomery sailors deal with this sort of thing? On the Potter, the center skeg is the area that takes the abuse. I have an idea for its protection; I want to bond a 1/16" X 1 1/2" strip of aluminum to it with marine contact cement. Would this sort of thing work for an M-15? Has anyone tried to reinforce the leading edge of the Monty's keel? Steve Tyree, P-15, beset by rocks in Middle Tennessee
It would be easy enough to put a few layers of sacrificial cloth on the fwd bottom corner if you wanted. That way the integrity of the original layup would be maintained. Tod -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Honshells Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:39 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: boat ramp strategies "Has anyone tried to reinforce the leading edge of the Monty's keel?" Don't mean to butt in, but this definitely seems do-able, and I've often wondered if it's been done, or if anyone has any suggestions as to how it MIGHT be done, myself. ----- Original Message ----- From: <IDCLLC@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:53 AM Subject: Boat ramp strategies Greetings Montgomery owners. I'm a Potter 15 sailor who regularly sails from fishing boat ramps. These are ramps without any frills-no docks, no beach, just a concrete ramp, usually with big ugly rocks on either side of it. On the Potter, I've resorted to launching the boat with the board and rudder up, then lifting the bow and very gently grounding her on the concrete ramp, which holds her in place under most conditions while I park the car and trailer. This isn't so bad as it sounds because the ramps are slicked over with algae. Retrieval is the reverse of this process. I often think about switching to a Montgomery 15 for all the sterling qualities they possess, but I haven't figured out how I'd deal with this aspect of my sailing. Many of these ramps are shallow, and the keel is likely to be the grounding point. How do Montgomery sailors deal with this sort of thing? On the Potter, the center skeg is the area that takes the abuse. I have an idea for its protection; I want to bond a 1/16" X 1 1/2" strip of aluminum to it with marine contact cement. Would this sort of thing work for an M-15? Has anyone tried to reinforce the leading edge of the Monty's keel? Steve Tyree, P-15, beset by rocks in Middle Tennessee _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
For some reason, I didn't get Steve's original post below....and have been getting lots of replies to posts where I never got the original. Hmmmmmmm....could be my "Junk" filter is cranked up too high? Maybe not. I still get about 20 pieces of spam per day....and 2-3x that gets deleted before I ever see it. Anyway, sounds to me like Steve needs an extension on his trailer tongue, like the ones the big boats use. Add another 10' or so and she should float off. That sounds like a better solution than letting her bounce off the bottom. In a chop, that could get ugly! Howard On 8/12/04 7:55 PM, "htmills@bright.net" <htmills@bright.net> wrote:
It would be easy enough to put a few layers of sacrificial cloth on the fwd bottom corner if you wanted. That way the integrity of the original layup would be maintained.
Tod
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Honshells Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:39 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: boat ramp strategies
"Has anyone tried to reinforce the leading edge of the Monty's keel?"
Don't mean to butt in, but this definitely seems do-able, and I've often wondered if it's been done, or if anyone has any suggestions as to how it MIGHT be done, myself.
----- Original Message ----- From: <IDCLLC@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:53 AM Subject: Boat ramp strategies
Greetings Montgomery owners. I'm a Potter 15 sailor who regularly sails from fishing boat ramps. These are ramps without any frills-no docks, no beach, just a concrete ramp, usually with big ugly rocks on either side of it. On the Potter, I've resorted to launching the boat with the board and rudder up, then lifting the bow and very gently grounding her on the concrete ramp, which holds her in place under most conditions while I park the car and trailer. This isn't so bad as it sounds because the ramps are slicked over with algae. Retrieval is the reverse of this process.
I often think about switching to a Montgomery 15 for all the sterling qualities they possess, but I haven't figured out how I'd deal with this aspect of my sailing. Many of these ramps are shallow, and the keel is likely to be the grounding point. How do Montgomery sailors deal with this sort of thing? On the Potter, the center skeg is the area that takes the abuse. I have an idea for its protection; I want to bond a 1/16" X 1 1/2" strip of aluminum to it with marine contact cement. Would this sort of thing work for an M-15? Has anyone tried to reinforce the leading edge of the Monty's keel?
Steve Tyree, P-15, beset by rocks in Middle Tennessee
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