Love those mud-wasps, Bill. When I overhauled the brass lamps on my Flicka, I noticed solid chunks of something in the chimneys . . . My first guess was that it was some kind of artificial flame-retardant block, or maybe pumice-stone, to make the lamps safer to use in the small cabin. When I disassembled the lamps, out fell mud-wasp nests, thankfully, with their lingering inhabitants long-dead. I am still wondering how the heck they got in there. In a meandering reply to Steve McClelland, I just included my thoughts on why I want a mast-up cover for my M17. I like your grommet/bungee/trailer idea. --Craig
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Riker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 7:24 PM Subject: M_Boats: Mast-up cover Connie, Since my mast-up storage will be on dry land, I would prefer grommets all around and bungee it to the trailer. It is really buggy at Sandusky, and a full cover would go a long way toward keeping the boat clean. Another storage point. I think it's faster to pull the sail off the boom for storage than to install a sail cover. The first time I left Storm Petrel on the trailer, I put a boom tent over the sail, figuring it would act as a sail cover. But the mud wasps it perfect, and left a mess on the sail. Bill Riker M-15 #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Conbert H Benneck Sent: April 10, 2002 10:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: M_Boats: Mast-up cover Hi Bill, Way back when, in Germany about '58, I had a German racing centerboarder with small cabin - all mahogany- like a floating grand piano. It had a full - mast up - boat cover, which was very nice. It was a bit of a chore to undo all the twist lock fasteners, and untie this and that, but when it was folded up and out of the way, you had an absolutely clean boat. No bird dropping; no dust or other dirt. I would assume that it won't be cheap, but once you have it, you'll find it a big plus. ---------- Another thing that this boat had, which I've never seen on this side of the Atlantic was a wishbone shaped tiller. This allowed you to hold the tiller comfortably and conveniently while hiking out on the rail on either tack. It was also equipped with a side board motor. This motor mounted to an aluminum plate located about where an M17 would have a winch, on the port side of the cockpit. The motor was rigidly fastened to the plate. >From the aft end of the motor you had a prop shaft, about 3 feet long, with the propeller on the end, that angled into the water. There was a coupling so that you could easily remove the shaft when you wanted to stow the motor. A neat little engine for pushing you along in a flat calm. Connie ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
