Gary, The one I used is no longer available. Bob Eeg is Seems to be using one of the newer telescoping models.
Maybee he will hop in and let us know what he is using. Doug M15 #310 "Seas the Day" --- "Gary M. Hyde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doug: > What permanently mounted ladder do you recommend? > --Gary Hyde > M15 #235 'Vanilla' > > On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 02:03 PM, Doug Kelch > wrote: > > > Don, > > > > Congratulations on Sweet Dream! The M15 fits your > > criteria to a tee. Your criteria are the same > reason > > I am able to subdue the bigger boat fever when it > > comes. > > > > Three primary things I would recommend. > > > > 1. Get a permanently mounted boarding ladder. > > The high freeboard in the M15 makes it very > > difficult to get into from the water or the beach. > I > > am sure you will get the urge to walk along those > > beautiful beaches in your area. Rope ladders do > not > > work. > > Permanently mounted for that day when a large > > fish pulls you off balance and you fall in > > unexpectedly. The permanent ladder is an > essential > > safety feature. > > > > 2. Learn how to "heave to". The M15 will foot > along > > forever when you heave to properly and you can > take > > care of personal needs, make a lunch, change a > lure, > > fight the the fish etc with out a worry and all > hands > > free. > > To heave to, swing the boat hard on the wind > (45 > > deg to true wind). Execute a slow tack without > > freeing the jib or the main (don't touch the > sheets). > > Don't complete the full 90 deg tack until most of > the > > speed is off of the boat. Slowly start to tack > back > > the other way (don't touch the sheets) and you > should > > find that the boat will stall (not complete the > > tack)with the tiller to leeward. Tie the tiller > off to > > leeward. The jib should be backwinded at this > point, > > the main sheeted in near the centerline and the > tiller > > tied to Leeward. Observe the hands free movement > of > > the boat and then go about your business. > > > > 3. Install jiffy reefing and learn how to use it. > I > > tried reefing hooks at the tack but they jambed > > between the boom and the mast because they are too > > big. > > > > Welcome aboard! > > > > Doug Kelch > > M15 #310 "Seas the Day" > > --- "Ludlow, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi: > >> I just took delivery of a 2003 model M-15 # 620 > >> named Sweet Dream. > > . > > . > > > >> I plan to sail the 40 mile long Mobile Bay and in > >> Mississippi sound and > >> around the barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico. > > . > > . > >> clear water and white sand beaches. > > ..With the > >> addition of a rod holder, I plan to do some > offshore > >> trolling also (Fishing > >> is great here). > >> Any rigging and handling suggestions would be > >> appreciated > >> Fair Winds > >> Don Ludlow > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
