Hi, Bill.
Maybe I had the main sheeted in too much. On all the
bigger boats I have sailed, I have never needed to
blow the mainsheet but I will try it next time out on
my Monty. Thanks for the tip!
-Rusty
--- Bill Riker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rusty,
>
> I haven't had any problems with Storm Petrel. From
> a beat with the jib
> sheeted tight, just bring her through the wind, free
> the main and shove the
> tiller down. I don't usually lock or tie it there,
> unless it's really
> blowing.
>
> Maybe you just need to believe it will work. Just
> believe!
>
> Bill Riker
> M-15 #184
> Storm Petrel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
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> Behalf Of Rusty
> Knorr
> Sent: November 24, 2003 10:54 PM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: M_Boats: Heaving to
>
>
> Hello, all.
> I have had similar difficulties heaving to. I just
> couldn't get the boat to stop! I guess when you get
> a
> Monty going, she wants to go! I was just messing
> around at the time so I wasn't worried but I was a
> bit
> surprised. I have hove to in a variety of boats with
> no problems, I just thought it was the small size of
> a
> 15 footer. So, there are M-15 sailers out there who
> have put there boat hove to with no problems?
>
> -Rusty
>
>
>
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