Hi Steve ans Carla
Welcome.
I'm a new M-15 Owner too (#620 "Sweet Dream"). I hope you enjoy your new
boat like I am enjoying mine. Did you get the new Bimini top and boarding
ladder?
The M-15 is very easy to rig, tow,launch, and single-hand which makes it
easy to get into the water. There's a whole "trailersailor" mindset around
sailing and experiencing many new areas so Sweet Dream will live on her
trailer. (She does go 70 MPH close-hauled!)
Here's what I've done to date to get the "Sweet Dream" ready to sail.
A 2 HP Honda 4-stroke with a mount lock to keep it from walking off at the
ramp.
A spare tire on the trailer and a trailer strap.
A Thetford 135 portapotti.
I put indoor-outdoor carpet in the storage lockers to keep stuff from
rattling around.
I added an extra cleat to secure the centerboard lanyard (I don't trust
camcleats)
I added a 24" long tiller extension and a homemasde tiller tamer.
I added reefing lines to the main.
I ran a bungie along the boom through several eyes with hooks on the
opposite side to help furl the mainsail and added another slot stop. I leave
the main stowed on the boom which helps setting up.
I added telltails to the shrouds.
I use a short line at the bow cleat to attach the jib halyard to when
raising the mast. I cleat off the jib halyard and go forward to attach the
forestay. I leave the side stays attached. This make raising the mast quick
and simple.
I've still got a lot to do: bow chocks, running lights, VHF, Compass, bilge
Pump, extra floatation, a storm jib and a drifter and I'm working on
storage.
I've learned with the new Pacific trailer that if you back down til the
fenders are about 1" below the water that the boat just floats on and off
easy as pie.
Let us know how you're doing and send some pictures.
Fair winds
Don and Nancy Ludlow
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1. Anchor Storage (Ludlow, Don)
2. Re: RE: Photos of the Key West Trip (Doug Kelch)
3. RE: Anchor Storage (Bill Riker)
4. New M15 "Cadenza" (Stephen Martin)
5. Re: New M15 "Cadenza" ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
6. Re: New M15 "Cadenza" (Maria Jorge)
7. Re: North Channel, Lake Huron (Stanley Winarski)
8. Some M17 Questions (Smith, Tom)
9. Re: Some M17 Questions (n9ca)
10. Re: Some M17 Questions (Richard Cottrell)
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Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:56:00 -0500
From: "Ludlow, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Hi Folks
I'm stll rigging my M-15 "Sweet Dream" and have loads of questions. some of
this has probably been covered before but here goes:
1. Anchor storage: I've got a 9# Danforth forward under the v bunk and a 4.4
Claw in the port locker. Problem is, easing into an anchorage, there isn't a
lot of time to get the anchors out and having them in the cockpit, they are
unfoot. I've thought of hanging the Danforth from the bow pulpit and tiing a
knapsack to the boarding ladder with the lunch hook. Is there a better way.
2. Battery location: where is the best place:
3. Mast head light. Is one of the three way tri-colors the best.
4. Rod holder. I've worked up a bracket that clamps to the motor mount bu
there must be a better way
Thats all for now. Thanks in advance.
Don Ludlow
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Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:40:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: M_Boats: RE: Photos of the Key West Trip
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Glad you like the photos. It site I used is public and
free so ifyou would like to post some photos of Your
boat I would like to see them.
Unfortunately I did not make it to the Dry Tortugas.
Maybe next time but I really enjoyed the mangrove
islands and snorkeling reefs west of Key West.
Thanks
Doug Kelch
"Seas the Day"
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> Doug:
> Very cool photos. One shot was printed in the last
> issue of SCA. Did you
> make it all the way to the Dry Tortugas?
> Don Ludlow
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Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 09:43:38 -0400
From: "Bill Riker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Don,
I keep my 4.4 claw in a shallow cockpit locker with a few feet of chain and
150' of 1/4" rode. And there is room for a 1-gal fuel container.
Bill Riker
M-15 #184
Storm Petrel
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Hi Folks
I'm stll rigging my M-15 "Sweet Dream" and have loads of questions. some of
this has probably been covered before but here goes:
1. Anchor storage: I've got a 9# Danforth forward under the v bunk and a 4.4
Claw in the port locker. Problem is, easing into an anchorage, there isn't a
lot of time to get the anchors out and having them in the cockpit, they are
unfoot. I've thought of hanging the Danforth from the bow pulpit and tiing a
knapsack to the boarding ladder with the lunch hook. Is there a better way.
2. Battery location: where is the best place:
3. Mast head light. Is one of the three way tri-colors the best.
4. Rod holder. I've worked up a bracket that clamps to the motor mount bu
there must be a better way
Thats all for now. Thanks in advance.
Don Ludlow
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Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:58:00 +0000
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Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:31:20 -0400
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Hi Carla and Steve,
Welcome to the Montgomery clan.
May you have many joyous sails with your M15.
The M15 will open a whole new world for you.
Mine goes 70 MPH to windward up the Interstate: operating costs go to 0
when you aren't using it; all the ship ornamentation that owners apply,
suddenly are small dollar items, and not megabuck expenditures; and you
can be sailing 300 miles away in a matter of a few driving hours, not a
week of slogging to windward to get there.
Enjoy!
Connie
M15 #400 LEPPO
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Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 14:40:44 -0400
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Hi Steve and Carla:
Congratulations on your new boat. I also downsized from a bigger boat. I've
been working on my M-17 and hope to get her in the water by Columbus Day. I
am in Miami so perhaps we can get together some time. Let me know if I can
help in any way.
Maria Jorge
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Just wanted to say hi and introduce ourselves to the members of the list.
We're Steve and Carla Martin and our new M15 "Cadenza", hull number 619, has
just arrived here in Vero Beach, FL. It has been great reading the list
while waiting for our boat to arrive. I've learned a lot from the list and
the website but will probably have a few more questions now that the boat is
actually here. We've lived and cruised aboard larger boats for the last
four years, but are now looking forward to the fun and mobility of a small
trailerable sailboat.
Steve and Carla Martin
M15 "Cadenza"
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Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 22:38:52 -0400
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John;
We'll be traveling up the western shore of Michigan from about 3 to 8
September. Will you be anywhere within striking distance ?
Stan
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 13:53:14 -0700
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Good morning fellow Montgomery owners. I recently purchased an M17 and have
several questions, but none so pressing at this; when sailing the boat
yesterday, I discovered that what the former owner said was true, namely
that this particular M17 takes water in through the top of the CB trunk,
where the CB pendent drops through. Even in what I consider pretty tame
conditions (8-10 knots of wind and mild chop), a fair amount of water spouts
up through the hole.
When viewed from above, it certainly appeared if if the trunk was full to
the top with water, which seemed odd to me, but maybe normal. I say that
because the M15 cockpit actually drains through the trunk.
The boat is a '75, and the cb works freely and was deployed yesterday.
Simply stuffing a rag into the hole solves the problem, but I wondered if
anyone else had experienced this phenomenon. Thanks. t
Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle
Sandpoint, Idaho
M15-345, Chukar
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 17:18:42 -0400
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Tom,
My M-17 (#604 mfg 2000) does the same thing. When in fresh water, and with
the boat loaded, some water also comes in through the scuppers. I am
considering raising the floor of my cockpit about 2 1/2 to 3 inches so I
can have dry feet. I considered a grating, but it's a pain when something
drops through. What I'm considering is laying in a foam sheet about three
inches thick, with gutters around the sides, and a cut-out for the traveler
and the Whalegushe bilge pump, covering and bonding it in with a several
coats of 10 oz. cloth, then a gel coat. The foam can be obtained through
Wick's Aircraft Supply (http://www.wicksaircraft.com) , and is NOT
styrofoam, which would be melted by the resin. This is one of those 'might
do' projects, second in line behind making a kick-up rudder.
Clarence Andrews
M-17 Carpe Ventum
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Good morning fellow Montgomery owners. I recently purchased an M17 and have
several questions, but none so pressing at this; when sailing the boat
yesterday, I discovered that what the former owner said was true, namely
that this particular M17 takes water in through the top of the CB trunk,
where the CB pendent drops through. Even in what I consider pretty tame
conditions (8-10 knots of wind and mild chop), a fair amount of water spouts
up through the hole.
When viewed from above, it certainly appeared if if the trunk was full to
the top with water, which seemed odd to me, but maybe normal. I say that
because the M15 cockpit actually drains through the trunk.
The boat is a '75, and the cb works freely and was deployed yesterday.
Simply stuffing a rag into the hole solves the problem, but I wondered if
anyone else had experienced this phenomenon. Thanks. t
Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle
Sandpoint, Idaho
M15-345, Chukar
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:08:44 -0700 (PDT)
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Tom:
Having never sailed a '17 I'd be interested in knowing your impressions when
comparing sailing the '15.
Thank's,
Rich Cottrell
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Good morning fellow Montgomery owners. I recently purchased an M17 and have
several questions, but none so pressing at this; when sailing the boat
yesterday, I discovered that what the former owner said was true, namely
that this particular M17 takes water in through the top of the CB trunk,
where the CB pendent drops through. Even in what I consider pretty tame
conditions (8-10 knots of wind and mild chop), a fair amount of water spouts
up through the hole.
When viewed from above, it certainly appeared if if the trunk was full to
the top with water, which seemed odd to me, but maybe normal. I say that
because the M15 cockpit actually drains through the trunk.
The boat is a '75, and the cb works freely and was deployed yesterday.
Simply stuffing a rag into the hole solves the problem, but I wondered if
anyone else had experienced this phenomenon. Thanks. t
Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle
Sandpoint, Idaho
M15-345, Chukar
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