I haven't lost the cap, but I have noticed another problem related to it... The vent on top of the cap will clog up, and without that vent clear, the motor stops. Most disconcerting when you really need the motor. Disassembling the vent and cleaning it is now a springtime maintenance chore. t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar -----Original Message----- From: Ludlow, Don [mailto:LudlowD@BEK.com] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 6:15 AM To: 'montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com' Subject: M_Boats: RE: Honda 2HP - montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 7, Issue 7 Hi all: Returning from a sail this Sunday (the first time I got to sail "Sweet Dream" with a reef in the main - She sailed like a champ with only the slightest bit of weather helm in the NE 15 Kt wind), as I motored to the dock my Honda 2 HP 4 cycle ran out of gas (you would think that for a thousand bucks they could put in a gas gauge). I was pushing it but singlehanding with the heavy chop, I didn't want to stop and bend over the transom to pour in gas. I took off the gas cap, letting it dangle to the side on the retaining chain and reached for the gas can when the gas cap dropped into the water. The retaining chain came loose. I quickly poured in a pint of gas, wrapped a plastic baggy around the top of the tank and fired her up just before drifting into some pilings. Has anyone else had their Honda gas cap fall off? Don Ludlow M-15 # 620 Sweet Dream -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com] Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:16 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 7, Issue 7 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: cloudy compass (John Fleming) 2. Wet core (Honshells) 3. Re: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 7, Issue 3 (Derfsails@aol.com) 4. Re: cloudy compass (Jerry Montgomery) 5. M23 (Honshells) 6. Honda Maintenance Issue (Steve & Diana Parsons) 7. Do we need a compass anymore? (Stephen Martin) 8. Older M17 Mast (Honshells) 9. Re: Honda Maintenance Issue (Wcpritchett@aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:19:26 -0700 From: John Fleming <jfleming1231@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: M_Boats: cloudy compass To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <3F59523E.8050605@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Tom, Don't despair. There is a product that does the job. It's not cheap, but it works. I believe it can be bought through West Marine. If not West Marine, then I must have got it from Sporty's, an aviation/pilot supply catalog. I used it to restore my Saturn bulkhead compass which was badly scratched, making it almost unusable. After I followed their directions, it brought the compass back to complete clarity. The product is called Nuvo-Shine Plastic Polishing Kit. The cost stamped on on the side of the box is $30. Here are the other particulars: www: nuvo-shine.com Address: Squadra Nuvolari, LLC 255 G Street Suite 250 San Diego, CA 92101 619/544-9450 If the compass lens is not too badly scratched or faded, you can try three of Meguiar's products, which you may find at auto parts stores, or once again at West Marine. They are: Mirror Glaze 18 Clear Plastic Detailer, 17 Clear Plastic Cleaner, 10 Clear Plastic Polish. I tried these first, and they were unable to work out the deep scratches on my compass lens, so I had to buy the Nuvo-Shine product. Hope this helps. John Fleming '82 M-17: "Star Cross'd" Smith, Tom wrote:

I have a bulkhead mounted compass that's apparently never had a cover on it and it hazy. Is there a plastic polishing compound or method anyone can recommend that might help?

Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar

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------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 01:01:07 -0400 From: "Honshells" <chonshell@ia4u.net> Subject: M_Boats: Wet core To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Message-ID: <003001c37433$e2b87780$b963b3cf@ajrogers> If I understand the literature correctly, if you use the epoxy-fill approach you used for your other fittings, that should solve the problem, whether the core is completely dry in that spot or not. I've read of people drilling a series of small holes, then setting up a suction system to leach out moisture, but it doesn't sound like your situation is serious enough for such a drastic cure. Your 21-days in the sun treatment seems as if it would completely dry the area in question, anyway. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Martin" <jonmartin666@msn.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:47 PM Subject: M_Boats: Wet core I have an area on the cabin top of my M15 about the size of a silver dollar that has a wet core. There was a fitting screwed on to the cabin top, and I removed it and drilled out the hole, and wet wood came out. I drilled about a half-inch hole, and picked out all that I could get to. Anoyther hole above and one below were dry. I have left these holes open for about three weeks now, in the hot sun (about 95 degrees). Is this enough to sufficiently dry it out? Any ideas on what I might do? I have removed all of the fittings, drilled out the holes and filled with epoxy, then redrilled and replaced each fitting. I only found the one spot that was wet. Thanks, Jon ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:35:05 EDT From: Derfsails@aol.com Subject: M_Boats: Re: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 7, Issue 3 To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <93.32a8ee44.2c8b90e9@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Mark, You may want to talk with Bob Eeg, as the 23 I have purchased from him does have a bronze center board. We are scheduled to put the mast up and check the center board this coming Monday then put it in the water on Tuesday. Fred Shelley derfsails@aol.com