Wouldn't this be really hard on the rudder gudgeons
and pintles as well as the pivoting rudder points? I
am going to try to "paddle" my M-15 this weekend with
a long canoe paddle and the rudder tied off. I have a
short channel(about 30 yards) out of the marina with
about 6 or 8 seaplane wings sticking out into the
channel. Very narrow clearance but I think I can make
it. Wish me luck!
-Rusty
--- wayne yeargain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Bill
> Enjoyed your account of rudder sculling your Monty
> 15. Might be intresting
> to you to know I too have used this technique
> on occasion on my M17 & it does work, however as the
> weight of a boat goes
> up the effect goes down proportianally.
> I have even used it on my previous boat a Hunter 23
> which weigs in at #2500
> .
> Regards
>
> Wayne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill & Gigi Day"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:56 PM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: C'mon, join the Pardey!
>
>
> > I've been lurking on the list, for some time,
> enjoying the questions and
> > answers, and especially the friendliness and
> helpful attitudes.
> >
> > I thought I'd drop in and mention how easy it is
> to scull the '15' with
> > its rudder. By rhythmically flipping the rudder
> from side to side, it's
> > very easy to propel the boat forward. I
> discovered this the very first
> > time I took my boat out, which happened to be in
> the San Juaquin delta.
> > My 2 horse Honda died just as I left the marina
> and entered the main
> > channel. The current immediately caught me and
> was carrying me toward a
> > low bridge and I didn't have time to get the sails
> up. Out of
> > desperation, I started pumping the tiller back and
> forth and, lo and
> > behold, I started moving against the current. I
> sculled the boat about
> > a quarter mile against a slow but relentless
> current and got back into
> > the marina. At that point, without the current, I
> probably could have
> > pulled a skier or two. Fear does that to a
> person.
> >
> > Since then, I often maneuver into and out of slips
> and away from docks
> > using this rudder sculling technique. To move
> forward just flip the
> > tiller rapidly from side to side and as far as
> possible each way, with a
> > very slight hesitation at the end of each stroke.
> To turn to port, flip
> > the rudder rapidly to the port side and return it
> slowly to the the
> > starboard side and repeat. You'll be able to turn
> the boat almost on a
> > dime.
> >
> > I discovered that first day of sailing my "15"
> that I hadn't opened the
> > gas valve on the outboard, and it died as soon as
> it consumed the
> > thimbleful of gas in the carb. Now, that's on my
> checklist of
> > pre-launch tasks. Also, that day, I realized how
> easy it would be to
> > lose the gas cap on the Honda motor. Fortunately,
> I didn't lose it, but
> > I figured I had better do something before I did.
> I bought a plastic
> > spring loaded clip (like you would use for
> clipping papers or a small
> > towel on the wall) and attached it with double
> sided tape to the motor
> > case. When you remove the gas cap, you just clip
> it to the motor with
> > the clip and it stays put. Later, I got a more
> substantial clip and
> > mounted it with screws, but the original one
> lasted two years or so.
> >
> > We're Bill and Gigi Day and we bought our boat new
> in 1986. It's number
> > 363, but we've never named it. We jokingly call
> it "das boot", but
> > don't really want that as an official name. After
> reading this list and
> > seeing all the clever boat names, I've decided
> that I must soon name the
> > boat lest it develop a complex. When we settle on
> something, the list
> > will be the first to know.
> >
> > We sailed mostly in the delta, San Francisco Bay
> and many northern
> > California lakes. We enjoyed camping on the boat
> or guesting in marinas
> > and yacht clubs. We belonged to the Potter
> Yachters, and also the
> > Lakeville Yacht Club.
> >
> > About 6 years ago, we moved to Houston, Missouri.
> If you can find
> > Houston on a map (it's only half a dot, and one of
> those places Rand
> > doesn't even tell McNally about), you'll see that
> it's the farthest
> > place in Missouri from any body of water. We can
> drive a couple of
> > hours, though, and be at some pretty nice lakes.
> Most of the lake
> > traffic is power boats, and as a sail boat, we're
> pretty much a novelty.
> > I don't know how many times I've been asked what
> makes it go, and how
> > can it sail into the wind. When I explain, I
> usually get, "Whooeee!
> > What won't they think of next!"
> >
> > I'll look forward to participating in the
> discussions on the list. In
> > my years of sailing the '15' I've made every
> mistake possible (repeating
> > some two or three times), so I'm a treasure trove
> of bad experience. In
> > a future message (this one's already too long)
> I'll relate my adventure
> > of picking my boat up at the factory. It's one of
> those events that
> > wasn't too much fun at the time, but is funny to
> look back on.
> >
> > Bill & Gigi Day
> >
> >
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