Randy,
Compac is introducing a new 19 footer later this year. Be on the
lookout for it. I love my M15 too but this new boat Compac is offering
looks promising.
Jesse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Graves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
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Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: M_Boats: New M-15 Sweet Dream
> Hi Don,
>
> Congratulations on your new Montgomery 15! She sounds like a great boat
and
> a well thought out purchase! Have you seen the MSOG website? www.msog.org
> My wife and I have a 1988 M-15 (our 3 rd and best boat). We are very
pleased
> with our M-15. Mostly I sail single handed, and my wife joins me from time
> to time to soak up some sun and go for a swim. We sail in N. Idaho and
are
> beginning to venture out into other locations in the Pacific N. West.
>
> Changes we have made to our M-15: We brought all the lines aft for single
> handed sailing, added a bracket to our trailer to hold the motor, added
keel
> guides (really makes launching and retrieving a snap!) Added a quick-pin
to
> the rudder/tiller to lock the rudder in the up position for launching.
>
> I think that is it, we are the 2 nd owners of our boat, traded our Laguna
24
> for her in 93. The original owner had teak hand rails added to the top of
> the cabin, a boarding ladder, and bulk-head mounted compass. All of which
> were great additions to the boat. Our boat also came with the factory
> electrical system.
>
> Congratulations again on your boat! As we become better sailors we are
> considering adding a second set of reef points to our mainsail, and
possibly
> a smaller storm type jib. Winds in N. Idaho are often strong, in the 20 -
30
> knot range.
>
> >From time to time we think of getting a bigger boat, recently we were
> considering a Compac 19 or 23, with the idea that a bigger boat might help
> us go on longer trips or handle rougher conditions. Then we thought about
> all the great things about our M-15 and decided that we had several more
> years of activities with our boat before we had sailed her to her
potential
> and decided to keep her. I mean, how many good sailboats can you store in
> your garage? How many can be in the water ready to go 20 min. after
arriving
> at the launch ramp? We have adopted the idea that the best sailboats in
the
> world are the ones that get sailed. With that philosophy, our M-15 is
among
> the worlds best boats!
>
> Randy Graves
> M-14 #407
> Dinky Boat
> Post Falls, ID
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ludlow, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Monty mail list (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 7:11 AM
> Subject: M_Boats: New M-15 Sweet Dream
>
>
> > Hi:
> > I just took delivery of a 2003 model M-15 # 620 named Sweet Dream. She
> sits
> > on her Pacific Trailer in my back yard in Mobile, Alabama right now.
Sweet
> > Dream has a factory installed Bimini top to shade my wife. I've added a
2
> > HP. 4 stroke Honda and a Thetford 135 Portapotti.
> > I decided on the M-15 for a number of reasons. I principally daysail but
> > wanted a boat with a small cabin so my wife can change clothes, nap, and
> > answer natures call. The boat had to be seaworthy and stable, but have a
> > shallow draft. I plan to single hand half the time so I wanted a boat
that
> I
> > could launch and rig quickly and easily. Having been stuck with no wind
> and
> > an outgoing tide (hello Cuba), a motor and a 4 knot hull speed was
> > essential. I narrowed my search to trailer-sailors from 15 ft to 19 ft.
> Good
> > cabin layout and storage was a prime consideration. I looked at Potters,
> > used Commodore 18's, Compac 16's and Suncats, P-18's, M-17's, etc but
> > picked the M-15 because it is easy to trail, launch, set up, has shallow
> > draft, a good interior layout, and LOOKS GREAT.
> > I plan to sail the 40 mile long Mobile Bay and in Mississippi sound and
> > around the barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico. With the ICW running
> > through the Bay, I've got access to several hundred miles of protected
> water
> > from Lake Borgn (New Orleans) to St Andrews Bay (Panama City, Fla) with
> > clear water and white sand beaches. There are many great launching ramps
> up
> > and down the stretch on coast which give me good daysailing access..With
> the
> > addition of a rod holder, I plan to do some offshore trolling also
> (Fishing
> > is great here).
> > I'm 61 years old but in great shape. Up to now, I've sailed Hobie cats,
> > sunfish, and my escape Rumba (a little small to fish the gulf out of but
I
> > managed).
> > Any rigging and handling suggestions would be appreciated
> > Fair Winds
> > Don Ludlow
> >
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