Randy: My storebought fenders rest in the locker under the bunk for those raft-up occasions. My working fenders are made from red "noodles", those foam tubes used by swimmers. I found one 4" OD with a 1/2" hole in the middle, cut into 18" long pieces, and ran some 1/4" poly rope through the holes. I used some 3/4" plastic washers at each end with a retaining knot at each end. Made up four of them and they fit in the cockpit lockers with the mooring lines. The red color matches my M-15 stripe. I attach them to some SS eyes screwed to the outside of my teak toerail at 3 ft intervals amidships. They work very well. My tiller tamer is a homemade plastic jam cleat on the underside of the tiller connected to a Bungie cord strung across the stern from SS eyes. One end goes through a hole in a short teak block, around the eye, and back to another hole in the block. This acts a a tension device. When I heave to, to raise or lower the sails, I stow, or unstow the fenders. Fair winds Don Ludlow M-15 Sweet Dream -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 8:21 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 7, Issue 9 Send montgomery_boats mailing list submissions to montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com You can reach the person managing the list at montgomery_boats-owner@mailman.xmission.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of montgomery_boats digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: How to handle fenders when single-handed sailing? (chbenneck@juno.com) 2. Re: 17 center board (ron and cathryn goodspeed) 3. Re: Blocks (ron and cathryn goodspeed) 4. Re: Do we need a compass anymore? (n9ca) 5. M15's on Lake Coeur d' Alene, ID (GaryM.Hyde) 6. How to handle fenders when single-handed sailing? (Honshells) 7. Re: Do we need a compass anymore? (GaryM.Hyde) 8. RE: Honda 2HP - montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 7, Issue 7 (Ludlow, Don) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 13:28:43 -0400 From: chbenneck@juno.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: How to handle fenders when single-handed sailing? To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <20030907.143329.2052.2.chbenneck@juno.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Randy, When I go out sailing, as soon as I'm out in clear water, I put the boat on autopilot (my bungee cord to tiller system), and remove the fenders. My fenders - depending on length of sail, and number of people on board - have two stowage positions. If my wife is along, or the grandchildren, fenders go into the port sail locker, to clean up the cockpit floor area. If I'm sailing by myself for just an hour or two (and it's pleasant sailing - no rail under, etc.) I just leave them on the cockpit floor, at the aft end of the cockpit. There they are out of the way; but can be reached easily when I head back in to my slip at the marina. Connie ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 13:59:39 -0700 From: ron and cathryn goodspeed <rcgoodspeed@mac.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: 17 center board To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <32451D1E-E176-11D7-9424-00039358A95E@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Hello Dik, We took our M17 and hung it from the rafters in the shop using nylon web holddowns and some old wheels nested and tackwelded together. Blocked up the trailer about 15 inches using a floor jack, hooked into the aluminum toe rail, dropped and remove the trailer, slide the stands under the keel and nail/bolt some "wishbone struts" from the chainplates to the rafters so she wil not tip. Bottom PREP is the worst part, I think professional soda blasting might be the best way to go- the rolling is easy. There must be some clever boater our there who could write instructions for an NC mill to machine a bronze CB out of flat stock using the latest NACA foils. I single handed out of Richmond a ways the other day, first attempt at single handing in fact, it went well taking one turn around the opposite winch then behind [the large end] of the jamb cleat then across the cock pit to the unused cleat on the high side- I need more practice at switching te sheets and tiller behind my back! Just two more trips to the Bay before pullout- boohoo. Ron and Cathryn Goodspeed M17 "hula pie" #025 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 14:24:28 -0700 From: ron and cathryn goodspeed <rcgoodspeed@mac.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Blocks To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <A9CDBCC0-E179-11D7-9424-00039358A95E@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Hello Dale, Pickup some Davis "Air-Flow" telltales for the jib- they include a guide to the location of the snatch blocks along the aluminum toe rails for the best sail shape. We find the Davis "Shroud Telltales" excellent also. The really trick solution would track with cars, sheaves and cams on P&S, mounted inboard. Does any one use a barberhaul for tighter jib sheet angles? Ron and Cathryn Goodspeed 1974 M17 "hula pie" #025 ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 17:46:20 -0400 From: "n9ca" <n9ca@comcast.net> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Do we need a compass anymore? To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <007901c37589$79be7480$14e13b44@andrsn01.tn.comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MessageGPS affected by weather? LORAN, for sure, but GPS? I use GPS in Carpe Ventum (M-17 # 604) , and also in my Formula One racer, and have been fortunate enough not to have had weather affect it. Maybe it's because I only fly when the sun is shining;), ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve McClellan To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 1:01 PM Subject: RE: M_Boats: Do we need a compass anymore? I totally agree with Stephen about the GPS vs. Compass, and use a GPS constantly on my M15 -- the only thing I'd like to say is this: I know that there ARE certain weather conditions when a GPS does not work -- and they happen typically to be exactly the conditions when you may not be able to navigate by sight. So don't throw the compass away unless you only go out for short trips in clear weather. O ~~~~~~~~~_/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve McClellan M15 #152 Chicago, IL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats